Joseph Austen Chamberlain
British politician (1863-1937)
- Born: 1863-10-16 (Birmingham)
- Died: 1937-03-16 1937-03-17 (London) (reason for deprecated rank: error in referenced source or sources)
- Country of citizenship: United Kingdom
- Occupation: politician
- Member of political party: Conservative Party; Liberal Unionist Party
- Position held: Chancellor of the Exchequer (period: 1903-10-09 through 1905-12-04; replaced by: H. H. Asquith; replaces: Charles Ritchie, 1st Baron Ritchie of Dundee); Financial Secretary to the Treasury (period: 1900-11-07 through 1902-08-11; replaced by: William Hayes Fisher, 1st Baron Downham; replaces: Robert William Hanbury); First Lord of the Admiralty (period: 1931-08-24 through 1931-11-05; replaced by: Bolton Eyres-Monsell, 1st Viscount Monsell; replaces: A. V. Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Hillsborough); Leader of the House of Commons (period: 1921-03-23 through 1922-10-19; replaced by: Bonar Law; replaces: Bonar Law); Lord Privy Seal (period: 1921-04-01 through 1922-10-23; replaced by: Robert Cecil; replaces: Bonar Law); Member of the 24th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: UK Parliamentary by-election; electoral district: East Worcestershire; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Liberal Unionist Party; parliamentary term: 24th Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1892-03-30 through 1892-06-28); Member of the 25th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1892 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: East Worcestershire; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Liberal Unionist Party; parliamentary term: 25th Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1892-07-04 through 1895-07-08); Member of the 26th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1895 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: East Worcestershire; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Liberal Unionist Party; parliamentary term: 26th Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1895-07-13 through 1900-09-17); Member of the 27th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1900 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: East Worcestershire; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Liberal Unionist Party; parliamentary term: 27th Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1900-10-01 through 1906-01-08); Member of the 28th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1906 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: East Worcestershire; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Liberal Unionist Party; parliamentary term: 28th Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1906-01-12 through 1910-01-10); Member of the 29th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: January 1910 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: East Worcestershire; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Liberal Unionist Party; parliamentary term: 29th Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1910-01-15 through 1910-11-28); Member of the 30th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: December 1910 United Kingdom general election, UK Parliamentary by-election; electoral district: Birmingham West, East Worcestershire; end cause: dissolution of parliament, resignation; parliamentary group: Conservative Party, Liberal Unionist Party; parliamentary term: 30th Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1910-12-03 through 1914-07-07, 1914-07-14 through 1918-11-25); Member of the 31st Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1918 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: Birmingham West; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Conservative Party; parliamentary term: 31st Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1918-12-14 through 1922-10-26); Member of the 32nd Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1922 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: Birmingham West; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Conservative Party; parliamentary term: 32nd Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1922-11-15 through 1923-11-16); Member of the 33rd Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1923 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: Birmingham West; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Conservative Party; parliamentary term: 33rd Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1923-12-06 through 1924-10-09); Member of the 34th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1924 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: Birmingham West; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Conservative Party; parliamentary term: 34th Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1924-10-29 through 1929-05-10); Member of the 35th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1929 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: Birmingham West; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Conservative Party; parliamentary term: 35th Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1929-05-30 through 1931-10-07); Member of the 36th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1931 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: Birmingham West; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Conservative Party; parliamentary term: 36th Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1931-10-27 through 1935-10-25); Member of the 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1935 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: Birmingham West; end cause: death in office; parliamentary group: Conservative Party; parliamentary term: 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1935-11-14 through 1937-03-16); Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom; Postmaster General of the United Kingdom (period: 1902-08-11 through 1903-10-09; replaced by: Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby; replaces: Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 6th Marquess of Londonderry); Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (period: 1924-11-03 through 1929-06-04; replaced by: Arthur Henderson; replaces: Ramsay MacDonald); Secretary of State for India (replaced by: Edwin Samuel Montagu; replaces: Robert Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe)
- Educated at: Rugby School; Sciences Po; Trinity College
- Spouse: Ivy Muriel Dundas (since: 1906-07-21)
- VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/66482160
- ISNI: https://isni.org/isni/0000000109102714
- WorldCat Identities ID: https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n85298947
- Library of Congress authority ID: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85298947