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Chamberlain (JOSEPH an Engmission on Indian)

JOSEPH, an Engmission on Indian Finance and Cur-lish statesman, born in London in July, rency. He was Secretary of State for India from 1915 to 1917, resigning in the latter year. From April, 1918, he was a member of the Coalition War Cabinet. He was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer in January, 1919. He was successively elected to Parliament from East Worcestershire from 1892 to 1914, and from Birmingham, West, since 1914.

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