Robert Horne, 1st Viscount Horne of Slamannan
British politician (1871–1940) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert Stevenson Horne, 1st Viscount Horne of Slamannan, GBE, PC, KC (28 February 1871 – 3 September 1940) was a Scottish businessman, advocate and Unionist politician. He served under David Lloyd George as Minister of Labour between 1919 and 1920, as President of the Board of Trade between 1920 and 1921 and as Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1921 and 1922. In 1937 he was ennobled as Viscount Horne of Slamannan.
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The Viscount Horne of Slamannan | |
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Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
In office 1 April 1921 – 19 October 1922 | |
Monarch | George V |
Prime Minister | David Lloyd George |
Preceded by | Austen Chamberlain |
Succeeded by | Stanley Baldwin |
President of the Board of Trade | |
In office 19 March 1920 – 1 April 1921 | |
Monarch | George V |
Prime Minister | David Lloyd George |
Preceded by | Sir Auckland Geddes |
Succeeded by | Stanley Baldwin |
Minister of Labour | |
In office 10 January 1919 – 19 March 1920 | |
Monarch | George V |
Prime Minister | David Lloyd George |
Preceded by | George Henry Roberts |
Succeeded by | Thomas James Macnamara |
Member of Parliament for Glasgow Hillhead | |
In office 14 December 1918 – 9 June 1937 | |
Preceded by | Constituency created |
Succeeded by | James Reid |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Stevenson Horne (1871-02-28)28 February 1871 Slamannan, Stirlingshire |
Died | 3 September 1940(1940-09-03) (aged 69) |
Political party | Unionist |
Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
Profession | Advocate |
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