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Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax (16 April 1881 – 23 December 1959), known as the Lord Irwin from 1925 until 1934 and the Viscount Halifax from 1934 until 1944, was a senior British Conservative politician of the 1930s.
Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, KG, PC, FRS (16 April 1661 – 19 May 1715) was an English statesman and poet.He was the grandson of the 1st Earl of Manchester and was eventually ennobled himself, first as Baron Halifax in 1700 and later as Earl of Halifax in 1714.
In 1944 he was further honoured when he was made Earl of Halifax. As of 2018 the titles are held by his grandson, the third Earl, who succeeded his father in 1980. Another member of the Wood family was the Conservative politician Richard Wood, Baron Holderness. He was the second son of the first Earl of Halifax.
uncle also held Barony of Halifax which he inherited by special remainder, had been made first earl of the first creation in 1714. George Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax (also spelt George Montague ) PC KB ( c. 1684 – 9 May 1739), of Horton , Northamptonshire, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1705 to 1715 when he ...
The 3rd Viscount Halifax PC; December 1940 – 1944: His Excellency The Rt. Hon. The Viscount Halifax PC, HM Ambassador to the United States of America; 1944–1946: His Excellency The Rt. Hon. The 1st Earl of Halifax PC, HM Ambassador to the United States of America; 1946–1959: The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Halifax PC
George Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax; George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax This page was last edited on 13 January 2023, at 22:10 (UTC). Text ...
George Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax (c. 1684–1739), English politician; George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (1716–1771), British statesman of the Georgian era; George Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu (1712–1790), British peer; George Montagu, 4th Duke of Manchester (1737–1788), British peer
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