Nomination Archive


Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize
Year:1934
Number:20 - 1
 
Nominee:
Name:Arthur Henderson
Gender:M
Year, Birth:1863
Year, Death:1935
Profession:Former Foreign Secretary (1929-1931). Chairman of the World Disarmament Conference (1932-1935).
City:London
Country:UNITED KINGDOM (GB)
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1934
 
Motivation:Henderson strongly supported the League of Nations, and when he was foreign secretary he worked to strengthen the League in order to guarantee international security. He was chairman of the League of Nations Disarmament Conference from 1932 to 1935 and he actively worked to establish an armament limitation plan.
 
Nominator:
Name:Johan Ludwig Mowinckel
Gender:M
Profession:Prime Minister. Member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee (1925-1937).
City:Oslo
Country:NORWAY (NO)