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Richard Burdon Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane, KT, OM, PC, FRS, FSA, FBA (/ ˈ h ɔː l d eɪ n /; 30 July 1856 – 19 August 1928) was a British lawyer and philosopher and an influential Liberal and later Labour politician.
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Mar 11, 2024 · Richard Burdon Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane of Cloan (born July 30, 1856, Edinburgh, Scot.—died Aug. 19, 1928, Cloan, Perthshire) was a Scottish lawyer, philosopher, and statesman who instituted important military reforms while serving as British secretary of state for war (1905–12).
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Richard Burdon Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane, KT, OM, PC, FRS, FSA, FBA ( / ˈhɔːldeɪn /; 30 July 1856 – 19 August 1928) was a British lawyer and philosopher and an influential Liberal and later Labour politician. He was Secretary of State for War between 1905 and 1912 during which time the "Haldane Reforms" of the British Army were ...
views 1,937,533 updated. Haldane, Richard Burdon, 1st Viscount Haldane (1856–1928). Haldane was the son of a Perthshire landowner and was perhaps most famous for the report to which he gave his name when secretary for war. After a Scottish education, he became a successful Chancery barrister in London, though he had little skill in advocacy.
Haldane, Richard Burdon (1st Viscount Haldane of Cloan) British Politician. Born 30 July 1856 in Edinburgh, Great Britain. Died 19 August 1928 in Perthshire, Great Britain. Liberal Secretary of State for War 1905-1912. Haldane’s reforms of the British Regular Army and its auxiliaries were instrumental in ensuring that Britain could dispatch ...
Apr 5, 2024 · Quick Reference. (1856–1928) British lawyer and politician, distinguished for his military reforms before World War I. He was created a viscount in 1911. Born and educated in Edinburgh, Haldane was called to the English bar in 1879 and became a queen's counsel in 1890.
Updated before 2020. artist: George Fiddes Watt (1873 - 1960) Scottish. title: Richard Burdon Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane of Cloan, 1856 - 1928. Statesman. date created: About 1916. materials: Oil on canvas. measurements: 75.90 x 63.10 cm; Framed: 89.50 x 77.00 x 7.00 cm. object type: Painting. credit line: Purchased 1940. accession number:
