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Born September 13, 1863 • Glasgow • Scotland
Died October 20, 1935 (aged 72) • London • England
Title / Office foreign minister (1929-1931), United Kingdom • House of Commons (1903-1935), United Kingdom
Political Affiliation Labour Party
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (1934)

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