Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford (1870-1949), Statesman; son of 1st Baron Runciman
Sitter in 25 portraits
A prominent Liberal politician from the 1900s until the 1930s. The son of shipping magnate Sir Walter Runciman, he was elected to Parliament as an MP in 1899. He rose through the ranks of the Liberal Party and in 1908 became President of the Board of Education which he held for three years, followed by another three years as President of the Board of Agriculture. Runciman served twice as President of the Board of Trade, from 1914 to 1916 and again from 1931 until 1937. In 1938, Neville Chamberlain sent him to Czechoslovakia to try to obtain a settlement between the Czechoslovak government and the Germans. The mission did not produce immediate results, although it led to the Munich Agreement.
Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford
by William Strang
drypoint and engraving, 1913
NPG 5157
Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford
by Matthew Sandford ('Matt')
ink and wash, 1924
NPG 5141
Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman
by (Mary) Olive Edis (Mrs Galsworthy)
platinotype on gold mount, 1930s
NPG x4096
Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman
by (Mary) Olive Edis (Mrs Galsworthy)
platinum print on photographer's card mount, 1930s
NPG x4173
Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford
by Bassano
vintage print, 12 March 1935
NPG x84641
Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford
by Bassano
vintage print, 12 March 1935
NPG x84642
Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford
by Bassano
vintage print, 12 March 1935
NPG x84643
Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford
by Bassano
vintage print, 12 March 1935
NPG x84644
Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford
by Bassano
vintage print, 12 March 1935
NPG x84645
by Sir (John) Bernard Partridge
pen and ink, wash and black chalk, 1908
NPG D11150
Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford
by Tom Cottrell
cigarette card, 1929
NPG D2630
Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford
by Elliott & Fry
vintage print
NPG x91249
Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford
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by William Edward Gray
sepia bromide print on card mount, circa 1915
NPG x137378
Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford
by Walter Stoneman, for James Russell & Sons
bromide print, circa 1916
NPG Ax39097
Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman
by Lafayette (Lafayette Ltd)
whole-plate film negative, 14 February 1927
NPG x49117
Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman
by Lafayette (Lafayette Ltd)
whole-plate film negative, 14 February 1927
NPG x49118
Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman
by Lafayette (Lafayette Ltd)
whole-plate film negative, 14 February 1927
NPG x49119
Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford
by Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 12 March 1935
NPG x179279
Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford
by Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 12 March 1935
NPG x179280
Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford
by Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 12 March 1935
NPG x179281
Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford
by Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 12 March 1935
NPG x179282
Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford
by Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 12 March 1935
NPG x179283
Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford
by Elliott & Fry
vintage print, 15 November 1949
NPG x91250
Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford
by Elliott & Fry
half-plate glass negative, 15 November 1949
NPG x92702
Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford
after Frances Amicia de Biden Footner
collotype, (1934)
NPG D20829
Politics, Government and Diplomacy
Groups
Statesmen
Place
Czech Republic
