Robert Cecil 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood Politician

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, was a lawyer, politician and diplomat in the United Kingdom. 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.

Personal facts

Robert Cecil 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood
Birth dateSeptember 14, 1864
Date of deathNovember 24, 1958
Education
England
University College Oxford
Profession
Lawyer

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Office holder

monarch
George V
party
Conservative Party (UK)
prime minister
successor
Ronald McNeill 1st Baron Cushendun

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Robert Cecil 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://nobelprize.org
  2. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1937/chelwood-bio.html
  3. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1937/chelwood-lecture.html