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  2. 4 days ago · Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, KG, OM, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, TD, PC (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.

  3. 3 days ago · The establishment of the Town of Halifax, named after the British Earl of Halifax, in 1749 led to the colonial capital being transferred from Annapolis Royal. Father Le Loutre's War

  4. 1 day ago · Edward I (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he was Lord of Ireland, and from 1254 to 1306 he ruled Gascony as Duke of Aquitaine in his capacity as a vassal of the French king.

  5. May 16, 2024 · Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax; Charles Wood; Alexandra Wood; Francis Wood; Mary Wood; Henry Wood; Spouse: Agnes Courtenay (1869 – unknown value) Award received:

  6. May 15, 2024 · Charles Montagu, 1st earl of Halifax (born April 16, 1661, Horton, Northamptonshire, Eng.—died May 19, 1715, London) was a Whig statesman, a financial genius who created several of the key elements of England’s system of public finance. He was elected to Parliament in 1689 and appointed a lord of the Treasury three years later.

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  7. May 9, 2024 · William Pitt, the Elder (born November 15, 1708, London—died May 11, 1778, Hayes, Kent, England) was a British statesman, twice virtual prime minister (1756–61, 1766–68), who secured the transformation of his country into an imperial power. Background and education. Pitt was born in London of a distinguished family.

  8. 4 days ago · The British takeover of Nova Scotia in 1713 resulted in a permanent British settlement at Halifax when Edward Cornwallis arrived with some 2,500 settlers, most of them from England, and founded a fortified town (1749) as a counterbalance to Louisbourg, the French stronghold in Cape Breton.