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CodeDS/UK/2189
NameHorne; Robert Stevenson (1871-1940); 1st Viscount Horne of Slamannan; Scottish businessman, advocate, Unionist politician
Dates1871-1940
GenderMale
BiographyRobert Stevenson Horne, 1st Viscount Horne of Slamannan GBE, PC, KC (28 February 1871–3 September 1940) was a Scottish businessman, advocate and Unionist politician. He served under David Lloyd George as Minister of Labour between 1919 and 1920, as President of the Board of Trade between 1920 and 1921 and as Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1921 and 1922. In 1937 he was ennobled as Viscount Horne of Slamannan.

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