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Apr 12, 2024 · Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st earl of Halifax (born April 16, 1881, Powderham Castle, Devonshire, England—died December 23, 1959, Garrowby Hall, near York, Yorkshire) was a British viceroy of India (1925–31), foreign secretary (1938–40), and ambassador to the United States (1941–46).
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Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax (1881–1959) Charles Ingram Courtenay Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax (1912–1980) (Charles Edward) Peter Neil Wood, 3rd Earl of Halifax (born 1944)
1st Earl of Halifax. The English statesman Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax (1881-1959), was viceroy of India from 1926 to 1931. He later served as foreign secretary and as ambassador to the United States during World War II.
British Conservative politician. From 1925 to 1931 he was governor-general and viceroy of India (as Lord Irwin), and was involved in that country's struggle for independence. Halifax, who favoured dominion status for the subcontinent, ordered the imprisonment of Mahatma Gandhi after the Salt March.
Mar 11, 2024 · Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax ( 16 April 1881 – 23 December 1959 ), known as The Lord Irwin from 1925 until 1934 and as The Viscount Halifax from 1934 until 1944, was a British Conservative politician. He is usually considered as one of the architects of appeasement before World War II.
