Chamberlain, Sir (Joseph) Austen

Chamberlain, Sir (Joseph) Austen
born Oct. 16, 1863, Birmingham, Warwickshire, Eng.
died March 16, 1937, London

British statesman.

Son of Joseph Chamberlain and half brother of Neville Chamberlain, he entered the House of Commons in 1892. He held a variety of posts, including chancellor of the Exchequer (1903–05, 1919–21) and secretary of state for India (1915–17). As foreign secretary (1924–29), he helped bring about the Locarno Pact, intended to secure peace in western Europe. For that accomplishment, he shared the 1925 Nobel Prize for Peace with Charles Dawes.

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