VISCOUNT HALDANE DEAD

Northern Advocate, 20 August 1928, Page 6

VISCOUNT HALDANE DEAD

DISTINGUISHED STATESMAN, (Australian Press Assn.—United Service.) (Received 11.20 a.m.) LONDON, August 19. The death took place today of Viscount Haldane, in his 73rd year. HARSH TREATMENT. SPLENDID SERVICE HONORED. (Australian Press Association.) (Received 2.30 p.m.) LONDON, August 19. Mr Lloyd George, referring to Viscount Haldane, said: “I always thought he was most harshly treated in war time and accorded the basest ingratitude. No British statesman more greatly ensured Allied success. He organised the Territorials who saved us during the dark winter of 1915, when we had no other troops. He organised the General Staff and Expeditionary Force and initiated the Officers’ Cadet Corps, yet he was treated as if a traitor to his native land. It hurt him deeply at times.”

•The Rt. Hon. Richard Burden Haldane, F.R.S., P.C., LL.D., born on June 30, 1956, was created first Viscount of Clean in 1911. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy and the Edinburgh and Gottingen Universities and became distinguished as Gray Scholar and Ferguson Scholar in philosophy of the font Scottish Universities in 1876 and Gifford Lecturer in St. Andrew’s University in 1902-4. He became a barrister in 1879 and Q.C. in 1890. From 1905 to 1908 inclusive he was Rector of Edinburgh University. For 36 years continuously (.1885 —1911) he represented Haddingtonshire as a Liberal in the House of Commons. Viscount Haldane was Secretary of State for War (1905 — .12) and Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (1912 —15 and 1924).