Rt Hon. Viscount Robert Cecil CH PC QC
(1864-1958)
creator of the League of Nations, lawyer, diplomat, politician, Queen's Counsel (from 1899), Member of Parliament (1906-1910), Member of Parliament (1911-1923), Privy Counsellor (from 1915), Lord Privy Seal (1923-1924), 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood (from 1924), Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (from 1937), and Companion of Honour (from 1956)
Died aged c. 94
Wikidata WikipediaEdgar 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 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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Viscount Cecil, of Chelwood 1864-1958 creator of the League of Nations lived here
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