Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford

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Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford

Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford (born November 19, 1870 in South Shields , † November 14, 1949 ) was a British politician. As a longtime Liberal member of the House of Commons , he has served on several occasions as a Minister in various British governments.

Life

Career

Walter Runciman was the son of Sir Walter Runciman (1847-1937). He began to work for Walter Runciman & Co. , and then became director of the Moor Line. In 1899 he became a member of the House of Commons. The following year he was defeated by Winston Churchill , whom he had previously defeated, but was re-elected in 1902. From 1908 to 1937 he held various ministerial posts. He was Minister of Education from 1908 to 1911, Minister of Agriculture in 1911 and finally British Trade Minister for two periods (1915–1916, 1931–1937). During the various divisions of the Liberal Party , he was in opposition to David Lloyd George and lost his mandate in 1918. He was not re-elected until 1924.

In June 1937 he was awarded the title Viscount Runciman of Doxford , of Doxford in the County of Northumberland . His father had been promoted to Baron Runciman four years earlier ; Runciman inherited this title two months after his own elevation to the nobility. From 1938 to 1939 he was Lord President of the Council .

family

Runciman married Hilda Stevenson (1869-1956) in 1898. They had two sons and three daughters. One of the daughters, Margaret, married Fairweather (1901–1944), was the first woman to fly a Spitfire ; she fell in the Second World War as a pilot in the transfer of aircraft.

His eldest son, Leslie (1900–1989), father of the sociologist Walter Runciman , inherited his title ; the second son, Steven Runciman , became an eminent historian.

Runciman Mission (1938)

From 3 August to 5 September 1938 Lord Runciman was by the British government Chamberlain in the Czechoslovakia been sent to the Sudeten crisis to mediate. The role of Runciman and the British government is critically examined in the novel " A man reads the newspaper " by Justin Steinfeld .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ František Sládek: The Years and Days Preceding the Munich Agreement ( Memento of May 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive ). (English). In: praha.eu , accessed on June 12, 2013,
    (caption :) Lord Runciman, who is from the British government (…) has arrived in Prague with his wife. In:  The Interesting Sheet , No. 33/1938 (LVII. Volume), August 11, 1938, p. 3, bottom right. (Online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / dib.
  2. ^ Final report from Lord Runciman to Sir Neville Chamberlain on his mission in Prague (1938) . In: zwittau.de , accessed on June 12, 2013, as well as
    Lord Runciman's Mission . In: schoenhengstgau.de , accessed on June 12, 2013.
  3. ↑ Justin Steinfeld : A man reads the newspaper. Neuer Malik-Verlag, Kiel 1984, ISBN 3-89029-004-3 .
predecessor Office successor
New title created Viscount Runciman of Doxford
1937-1949 		Walter Leslie Runciman
Walter Runciman Baron Runciman
1937-1949 		Walter Leslie Runciman
personal data
SURNAME Runciman, Walter, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Runciman, Walter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British politician, Member of the House of Commons, Minister
DATE OF BIRTH November 19, 1870
PLACE OF BIRTH South Shields
DATE OF DEATH November 14, 1949