CHAMBERLAIN, SIR 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 .