| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1912 |
| Number: | 3 - 1 |
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Nominee:
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| Name: | Richard Bartholdt |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1855 |
| Year, Death: | 1932 |
| Profession: | Member of Congress. Newspaper editor and advocate of international peace work. |
| City: | Saint Louis |
| State: | MO |
| Country: | UNITED STATES (US) |
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| Motivation: | Bartholdt founded the American group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in 1904. He was president of the Inter-Parliamentary Council and he promoted international law and arbitration. He initiated the second peace conference at The Hague (1907). Bartholdt was considered to be the most significant person in the American peace movement. |
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Nominator:
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| Name: | Champ Clark |
| Gender: | M |
| Profession: | Member of Congress (Speaker of the House of Representatives) |
| City: | Washington, DC |
| Country: | UNITED STATES (US) |
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| Comments: |
Bartholdt was on the short list, but no new evaluation was requested. |
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