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  1. 2 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. May 16, 2024 · Charles Wood, 2nd Viscount Halifax ... 1st Earl of Halifax; Charles Wood; Alexandra Wood; Francis Wood; Mary Wood; Henry Wood; Spouse: Agnes Courtenay (1869 ...

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  4. 2 days ago · 2nd Member 2nd Party 1832: Rawdon Briggs: Whig: Sir Charles Wood: Whig: 1835: James Stuart-Wortley: Conservative: 1837: Edward Davis Protheroe: Radical: 1847: Henry Edwards: Conservative: 1852: Sir Francis Crossley: Radical: 1859: Sir James Stansfeld: Liberal: Liberal: 1865: Edward Akroyd: 1874: John Crossley: 1877 by-election

  5. May 20, 2024 · The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, forming part of the King's Division . In 1702, Colonel George Hastings, 8th Earl of Huntingdon, was authorised to raise a new regiment, which he did in and around the city of Gloucester. As was the custom in those days the regiment was named ...

  6. 3 days ago · Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685. Charles II was the eldest surviving child of Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland and Henrietta Maria of France.

  7. 3 days ago · Eleanor of Castile. Edward II (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), also known as Edward of Caernarfon or Caernarvon, was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327. The fourth son of Edward I, Edward became the heir to the throne following the death of his older brother Alphonso. Beginning in 1300, Edward accompanied his ...

  8. 6 days ago · Napoleonic Wars. Admiral of the Fleet John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent GCB, PC [1] (9 January 1735 – 13 March 1823) was an admiral in the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom. Jervis served throughout the latter half of the 18th century and into the 19th, and was an active commander during the Seven Years' War ...