William Randal Cremer was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1903 for his work with the international arbitration movement.
William Randal Cremer was born on 18th March 1828, in England. He grew up in poverty, and faced many hardships during his childhood.
Later, he was elected as a Member of Parliament. Cremer advanced his passionate belief that peace was the only acceptable state for mankind, and arbitration the method by which it could be achieved.
It was the Franco-Prussian War, which led to Cremer’s involvement with the peace movement. A public meeting of working men was held in London to oppose any intervention by Britain in the conflict.
A ‘peace committee’ was appointed of which Cremer was general secretary. This became the Workmen’s Peace Association (WPA), which later became the International Arbitration League.
Cremer died on 22nd July, 1908.
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