sir joseph austen chamberlain

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Definition of sir joseph austen chamberlain in English English dictionary

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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Sir Austen Chamberlain

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

Hyphenation

sir Jo·seph Aus·ten cham·ber·lain

Turkish pronunciation

sır cōsıf ôstîn çeymbırlın

Pronunciation

/ˈsər ˈʤōsəf ˈôstən ˈʧāmbərlən/ /ˈsɜr ˈʤoʊsəf ˈɔːstɪn ˈʧeɪmbɜrlən/