Birth of Walter Runciman6 July 1847
Birth of Walter Runciman
Historical person
Walter Runciman Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Walter Runciman, based on 16 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
16 records1847–193813 events4 places
Chronological biography
1847
1889
South Shields Shipping Company1889
Founds the South Shields Shipping Company, based in the port of South Shields
1906
Peerage1906
Created a Baronet
1908
Minister of Education1908
Appointed Minister of Education
1911
Secretary of State for Agriculture1911
Appointed Minister of Agriculture
1914
Board of Trade1914
Appointed President of the Board of Trade, 1st term
Member of Parliament1914
Elected Liberal Member of Parliament for Hartlepool
President of Board of Trade1914
Appointed President of the Board of Trade, 1st term
1931
Board of Trade1931
Appointed President of the Board of Trade, 2nd term
President of Board of Trade1931
Appointed President of the Board of Trade, 2nd term
1933
Peerage1933
Raised to the peerage as Baron Runciman of Shoreston
1938
Heads the Commission of Inquiry into Czech1938
Heads the Commission of Inquiry into Czech
Lord President1938
Appointed Lord President
Peace Mediation at Prague3 August 1938
Mediates between the Czech Government & Sudetens
Diplomatic Negotiations at Prague11 August 1938
Benes opens negotiations with the Sudetens
Recommends to cabinet the transfer of Sudetenland to Germany without a plebiscite16 September 1938
Recommends to cabinet the transfer of Sudetenland to Germany without a plebiscite
Titles and roles
Viscount · Viscount · Lord President of the Council · Viscount · Member of Parliament for Hartlepool · Viscount · Minister of Education · Viscount · President of Board of Trade · Viscount · Secretary of State for Agriculture
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.