Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood
British lawyer, politician, and diplomat (1864–1958) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Lord Robert Cecil" redirects here. For his father and the prime minister, see Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury.
Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, CH, PC, QC (14 September 1864 – 24 November 1958), known as Lord Robert Cecil from 1868 to 1923,[1] was a British lawyer, politician and diplomat. He was one of the architects of the League of Nations and a defender of it, whose service to the organisation saw him awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1937.
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The Viscount Cecil of Chelwood | |
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Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
In office 10 November 1924 – 19 October 1927 | |
Monarch | George V |
Prime Minister | Stanley Baldwin |
Preceded by | Josiah Wedgwood |
Succeeded by | The Lord Cushendum |
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal | |
In office 28 May 1923 – 22 January 1924 | |
Monarch | George V |
Prime Minister | Stanley Baldwin |
Preceded by | Austen Chamberlain |
Succeeded by | John Robert Clynes |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | |
In office 30 May 1915 – 10 January 1919 | |
Monarch | George V |
Prime Minister | H. H. Asquith David Lloyd George |
Preceded by | Neil Primrose |
Succeeded by | Cecil Harmsworth |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 28 December 1923 – 24 November 1958 Hereditary peerage | |
Member of Parliament for Hitchin | |
In office 23 November 1911 – 16 November 1923 | |
Preceded by | Alfred Peter Hillier |
Succeeded by | Guy Kindersley |
Member of Parliament for Marylebone East | |
In office 12 January 1906 – 15 January 1910 | |
Preceded by | Edmund Boulnois |
Succeeded by | James Boyton |
Personal details | |
Born | (1864-09-14)14 September 1864 Cavendish Square, London, England |
Died | 24 November 1958(1958-11-24) (aged 94) Danehill, East Sussex, England |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Lady Eleanor Lambton (1868–1959) |
Parent(s) | Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury Georgina Alderson |
Education | University College, Oxford (MA) |
Profession | Lawyer |
Awards | Nobel Peace Prize (1937) |
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