Richard Burdon Haldane 1st Viscount Haldane KT OM PC KC FRS FBA FSA (30 July 1856 – 19 August 1928) was an influential British Liberal Imperialist and later Labour politician lawyer and philosopher. He was Secretary of State for War between 1905 and 1912 during which time the Haldane Reforms were implemented.
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active years end date
1912-06-12, 1915-05-25, 1924-11-03, 1924-11-06
active years start date
1905-12-10, 1912-06-10, 1924-01-22
alma mater
University of Göttingen, University of Edinburgh
birth date
1856-07-30
birth place
Edinburgh, Scotland
death date
1928-08-19
death place
Perthshire, Auchterarder
order in office
Leader of the House of Lords, Secretary of State for War, Lord Chancellor
George Curzon 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, J. E. B. Seely 1st Baron Mottistone, Stanley Buckmaster 1st Viscount Buckmaster, George Cave 1st Viscount Cave