Peter Wood, 3rd Earl of Halifax
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3 days ago · He was born into a Yorkshire family, the sixth child and fourth son of Charles Wood, 2nd Viscount Halifax (1839–1934), and Lady Agnes Elizabeth Courtenay (1838–1919). His father was President of the English Church Union , which pushed for ecumenical reunion, in 1868, 1919, and 1927–1934.
2 days ago · Halifax was founded below a drumlin that would later be named Citadel Hill. The outpost was named in honour of George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, who was the President of the Board of Trade.
5 days ago · The former is commemorated by a child in a cradle, and the latter by a pretty little altar-tomb, on which reposes the effigy of an infant. This aisle contains also two other tombs, an exceedingly heavy one to George Saville, Marquis of Halifax, and another to Charles Montague, Earl of Halifax.
Sep 11, 2024 · This three-story tavern was built at Court and Atkinson Street in Portsmouth, NH as the Earl of Halifax Tavern in 1766 by English immigrant John Stavers (or Stayers) and his second wife Katherine, a Portsmouth native. They re-named the business the William Pitt Tavern during the 1770s.
13 hours ago · Read a letter from Captain Purcell, Governor of the Virgin Islands, dated at St. Christopher's, the 31st of January, 1753, in answer to one from Mr. Hill, dated the 29th of April, 1752, relating to the state of those Islands. Nova Scotia. Wednesday, May 2. Present:Earl of Halifax, Mr. Grenville, Lord Dupplin, Mr. Fane.
Sep 5, 2024 · A new race was planned, and it was decided that it should be named after either the host of the party, the 12th Earl of Derby, or one of his guests, Sir Charles Bunbury (the Bunbury Cup run at Newmarket would later be named in his honour).
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5 days ago · Thursday, March 29. Present:—Earl of Halifax, Mr. Grenville, Lord Dupplin, Mr. Townshend, Mr. Oswald. Nova Scotia. Read a letter from Colonel Hopson, Governor of Nova Scotia, to the Board, dated at Halifax, the 4th of January, 1753, relative to some complaints made by the inhabitants of Halifax against the justices of the inferior courts.
