Birth of Walter Runciman
Birth of Walter Runciman
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Walter Runciman Biography and Timeline
Follow Walter Runciman through 16 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Walter Runciman, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
16Distinct records
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1847–1938Years on this page
1847
1889
South Shields Shipping Company
Founds the South Shields Shipping Company, based in the port of South Shields
1906
Peerage
Created a Baronet
1908
Minister of Education
Appointed Minister of Education
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1911
1911
Secretary of State for Agriculture
Appointed Minister of Agriculture
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1911-1914
1914
Board of Trade
Appointed President of the Board of Trade, 1st term
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1914-1916
President of Board of Trade
Appointed President of the Board of Trade, 1st term
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1914-1916
Member of Parliament
Elected Liberal Member of Parliament for Hartlepool
1931
Board of Trade
Appointed President of the Board of Trade, 2nd term
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1914-1916
President of Board of Trade
Appointed President of the Board of Trade, 2nd term
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1914-1916
1933
Peerage
Raised to the peerage as Baron Runciman of Shoreston
1938
Peace Mediation at Prague
Mediates between the Czech Government & Sudetens
Role range: 1937-1940
Diplomatic Negotiations at Prague
Benes opens negotiations with the Sudetens
Role range: 1937-1940
Recommends to cabinet the transfer of Sudetenland to Germany without a plebiscite
Recommends to cabinet the transfer of Sudetenland to Germany without a plebiscite
Role range: 1937-1940
Heads the Commission of Inquiry into Czech
Heads the Commission of Inquiry into Czech
Role range: 1937-1940
Lord President
Appointed Lord President
Role range: 1937-1940 – 1914-1916
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.