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Robert Anthony Haldane Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Robert Anthony Haldane, based on 21 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

21 records1856–192519 events3 places

Chronological biography

1856

Birth of Richard Burdon Haldane30 July 1856

Politics / Liberal Party · Viscount · Edinburgh

Birth of Richard Burdon Haldane

1885

Member of Parliament1885

Politics / Liberal Party · Viscount · Member of Parliament for East Lothian

Elected Member of Parliament for East Lothian

1903

The Pathway to Reality1903

Science / Humanities · Viscount

Publication of "The Pathway to Reality"

1905

British Expeditionary Force (BEF)1905

Government / Liberal Party Government · Viscount · Secretary of State for War and the Colonies · London

Plans the mobilization of British Expeditionary Force

IGS1905

Government / Liberal Party Government · Viscount · Secretary of State for War and the Colonies

Founds the Imperial General Staff

Mobilization1905

Government / Liberal Party Government · Viscount · Secretary of State for War and the Colonies · London

Plans the mobilization of British Expeditionary Force

Secretary of State1905

Government / Liberal Party Government · Viscount · Secretary of State for War and the Colonies

Appointed Secretary of State for War & the Colonies

Territorial Army1905

Government / Liberal Party Government · Viscount · Secretary of State for War and the Colonies

Founds the Territorial Force which becomes the Territorial Army

1906

General Staff1906

Government / Liberal Party Government · Viscount · Secretary of State for War and the Colonies · London

Creates the General Staff to controls military expenditure & general mobilization

1908

Secretary of State for War and the Colonies1908

Government / Liberal Party Government · Viscount · Secretary of State for War and the Colonies

Appointed Secretary of State for War. continues in position under Asquith

1909

IGS1909

Government / Liberal Party Government · Viscount · Secretary of State for War and the Colonies

Creates the Imperial General staff

1911

Peerage1911

Government / Liberal Party Government · Viscount · Secretary of State for War and the Colonies · Cloan

Created Viscount Cloan

1912

Lord Chancellor1912

Government / Liberal Party Government · Viscount · Lord Chancellor

Appointed Lord Chancellor

Visit to London8 February 1912

Government / Liberal Party Government · Viscount · Secretary of State for War and the Colonies · London

Visits Berlin to seek a reduction of tension between Britain & Germany

RFC12 May 1912

Government / Liberal Party Government · Viscount · Secretary of State for War and the Colonies · London

Creates the Royal Flying Corps

1915

Dismissal1915

Government / Liberal Party Government · Viscount · Lord Chancellor · London

Dismissed for alleged German sympathies

1918

Labour Party1918

Politics / Labour Party · Viscount · Member of Labour Party · London

Appointed Member of Labour Party

1921

The Reign of Relativity1921

Science / Humanities · Viscount

Publication of "The Reign of Relativity"

1922

The Philosophy of Humanism1922

Science / Humanities · Viscount

Publication of "The Philosophy of Humanism"

1924

Lord Chancellor1924

Government / Labour Party Government · Viscount · Lord Chancellor

Appointed Lord Chancellor, 2nd term

1925

Lords Opposition1925

Government / Labour Party Government · Viscount · Head of Lords Opposition · London

Appointed Head of the Lords Opposition

Titles and roles

Viscount · Viscount · Head of Lords Opposition · Viscount · Lord Chancellor · Viscount · Member of Labour Party · Viscount · Member of Parliament for East Lothian · Viscount · Secretary of State for War and the Colonies

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.