biography
| name: |
Cremer, Sir (William) Randal
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pronunciation:
[kreemer]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1838–1908)
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| biography:
| Pacifist, born in Fareham, Hampshire, S England, UK. An active trade unionist, he was a strong advocate of British neutrality in the Franco-Prussian war, and founded the Workmen's Peace Association, the germ of the International Arbitration League. A radical MP from 1885, he edited the peace journal Arbitor from 1889. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1903. |
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