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George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, KG, PC (6 October 1716 – 8 June 1771) was a British statesman of the Georgian era. Due to his success in extending commerce in the Americas, he became known as the "father of the colonies". [1]
Founder: Halifax. George Montagu Dunk, 2nd earl of Halifax (born Oct. 5/6, 1716—died June 8, 1771) was an English statesman, after whom the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, is named. He was the son of George Montagu, 1st earl of Montagu, to whose title he succeeded in 1739.
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George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, KG, PC (6 October 1716 – 8 June 1771) was a British statesman of the Georgian era. Due to his success in extending commerce in the Americas, he became known as the "father of the colonies". President of the Board of Trade from 1748 to 1761, he aided the foundation of Nova Scotia, 1749, the capital ...
The Oxford Companion to British History. Halifax, George Montagu Dunk, 2nd earl of (1716–71). Halifax was a hard-working and useful administrator. He inherited the title at the age of 23 and two years later made a lucrative marriage to the heiress of a London merchant, taking the name of Dunk.
George Montagu Dunk (b. 1716–d. 1771) was a British career politician from 1739 until his death in 1771. During his professional life, he successively held the titles of Lord of the Bedchamber (1742–1744), Master of the Buckhounds (1744–1746), Chief Justice in eyre south of the Trent (1746–1748), First Lord of the Board of Trade ...
Dunk, George Montagu (1716–71), 2nd earl of Halifax , lord lieutenant of Ireland, was born 5/6 October 1716, the son of George Montagu (d. 1739), 1st earl of Halifax, whose seat was at Horton, Northamptonshire, and his wife, Lady Mary Lumley (1690–1726), daughter of the 1st earl of Scarborough. Known, until he succeeded to the earldom (9 ...
George Montagu Dunk (1716-1771), 2nd Earl of Halifax, was a British nobleman and politician who served as president of the Board of Trade from 1748 to 1761. He helped found Halifax, Nova Scotia, and was instrumental in American colonial development. He often signed his correspondence as "Dunk Halifax." As Sender. 27 February 1754.
