Robert Horne, 1st Viscount Horne of Slamannan

The Viscount Horne of Slamannan
Chancellor of the Exchequer
In office
1 April 1921 – 19 October 1922
MonarchGeorge V
Prime MinisterDavid Lloyd George
Preceded byAusten Chamberlain
Succeeded byStanley Baldwin
President of the Board of Trade
In office
19 March 1920 – 1 April 1921
MonarchGeorge V
Prime MinisterDavid Lloyd George
Preceded bySir Auckland Geddes
Succeeded byStanley Baldwin
Minister of Labour
In office
10 January 1919 – 19 March 1920
MonarchGeorge V
Prime MinisterDavid Lloyd George
Preceded byGeorge Henry Roberts
Succeeded byThomas James Macnamara
Member of Parliament
for Glasgow Hillhead
In office
14 December 1918 – 9 June 1937
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byJames Reid
Personal details
Born
Robert Stevenson Horne

(1871-02-28)28 February 1871
Slamannan, Stirlingshire
Died3 September 1940(1940-09-03) (aged 69)
Political partyUnionist
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow
ProfessionAdvocate

Robert Stevenson Horne, 1st Viscount Horne of Slamannan, GBE, PC, KC (28 February 1871 – 3 September 1940) was a Scottish businessman, advocate and Unionist politician. He served under David Lloyd George as Minister of Labour between 1919 and 1920, as President of the Board of Trade between 1920 and 1921 and as Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1921 and 1922. In 1937 he was ennobled as Viscount Horne of Slamannan.