born Sept. 14, 1864, London, Eng.
died Nov. 24, 1958, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
British statesman.
The son of the marquess of League of Nations covenant in 1919 and, as president of the League of Nations Union (1923–45), one of the League's most loyal workers until it was superseded by the {{link=United Nations">United Nations . In 1937 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.