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Austen Chamberlain
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(1863–1937, KG 1925) Son of Joseph *Chamberlain (by his first wife) who followed his father into politics, becoming a Unionist MP in 1892 and remaining closely associated with him on most issues. They served together in *Balfour's cabinet of 1902, in which Austen became chancellor of the exchequer in 1903. He was briefly leader of the Conservative party (1921–2, after Bonar *Law's resignation for health reasons) until ousted by the *1922 Committee. His greatest achievement was as foreign secretary (1924–29), when his efforts to settle and guarantee Germany's disputed western frontiers led to his sharing (with his US colleague Charles Gates Dawes) the Nobel peace prize in 1925.
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