Ronald John McNeill, 1st Baron Cushendun (April 30, 1861) - (October 12, 1934) was a British statesman and politician. Born in Ulster, he was educated at Harrow and Christ Church, Oxford, graduating in 1886. After being called to the bar in 1888, he worked as editor of the St James's Gazette (1900-1904) as well as assistant editor of the Encyclopædia Britannica (1906-1910). April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ulster (Irish: Cúige Uladh) is one of the four provinces on the island of Ireland. ... Harrow School Chapel Harrow School is a British public school, located in Harrow on the Hill, in North West London. ... Christ Church, called in Latin Ædes Christi (i. ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... A bar association is a body of lawyers who, in some jurisdictions, are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1913 advertisement for the 11th edition, with the slogan When in doubt - look it up in the Encyclopædia Britannica The Encyclopædia Britannica (properly spelt with æ, the ae-ligature) is the oldest English-language general encyclopedia. ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Having unsuccessfully contested the seats of West Aberdeenshire (1906), South Aberdeen (1907 and 1910), and Kirkcudbrightshire (1910), McNeill was elected Unionist Member of Parliament for the St Augustine's division of Kent in 1911. Seven years later he became representative for Canterbury, and in 1922 was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a post he held, with a short interval, until 1925. Introduction Aberdeenshire is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Aberdeens location in Scotland Aberdeen (Obar Dheathain in Scottish Gaelic) is Scotlands third largest city, with a population of 212,125. ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Kirkcudbrightshire (pronounced Ker-COO-bree-shire, also known as the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright or as East Galloway, and Siorrachd Chille Chuithbheirt in Gaelic) is a traditional county of south-western Scotland, bounded on the north and north-west by Ayrshire, W. and S.W. by Wigtownshire, S. and SE. by... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... 1911 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... St Peters St, Canterbury, from the West Gate, 1993 Canterbury (Latin: Duroverum) is a cathedral city in the county of Kent in southeast England. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The position of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs was created in the United Kingdoms governmental reorganization of 1782, in which the Northern and Southern Departments became the Home and Foreign Offices. ... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

After serving as Financial Secretary to the Treasury for two years, McNeill was in 1927 made Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster with a seat in the Cabinet. He was also that year created Baron Cushendun, of Cushendun in the County of Antrim, taking his title from the village he had designed by Clough Williams Ellis in memory of his Cornish wife, Mary, who died in 1925. This article is about various offices in the government of the United Kingdom. ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is, in modern times, a sinecure office in the British government. ... A Cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ... The island of Ireland is often referred to as the 32 counties, with its two states, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, being nicknamed respectively the six counties and the twenty-six counties. ... Antrim in Northern Ireland may refer to Antrim town. ... Joe Cornish, British TV presenter. ... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Acting Foreign Secretary in 1928 and twice chief British representative to the League of Nations, it was Lord Cushendun who signed the Kellogg-Briand Pact in August that year. He retired from office in 1929, and died five years later in Cushendun. The title of Foreign Secretary has been traditionally used to refer to the British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The League of Nations was an international organization founded after the First World War at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. ... The Kellogg-Briand Pact, also known as the Pact of Paris, is a treaty between the United States and other nations providing for the renunciation of war as an instrument of national policy. ... Note: as an adjective (stressed on the second syllable instead of the first), august means honorable. ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, previously known as Lord Robert Cecil (September 14, 1864 - November 24, 1958) was a lawyer, politician and diplomat. ... The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is, in modern times, a sinecure office in the British government. ... Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley, 6th Baronet (November 16, 1896 - December 3, 1980) was a British politician principally known as the founder of the British Union of Fascists. ...