Person Open DS/UK/1769 Cecil; Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne- (1864-1958); 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood; British lawyer, politician, diplomat Cecil Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne- 1864-1958 British lawyer, politician, diplomat Male Lord Robert Cecil (1868-1923)

Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood CH, PC, QC (14 September 1864 – 24 November 1958), known as Lord Robert Cecil from 1868 to 1923,[1] was a lawyer, politician and diplomat in the United Kingdom. He was one of the architects of the League of Nations and a defender of it, whose service to the organisation saw him awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1937. President of the British League of Nations Union from 1923 to 1945, and joint founder and president, with a French Jurist, of the International Peace Campaign, known in France as Rassemblement universel pour la paix. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbryony 9/18/2012 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 4adf4cd0-4413-4464-a333-1c213d40cc43