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- The fourth son of the 2nd Viscount Halifax, a well-known churchman and a leader of the Anglo-Catholic movement in Yorkshire, Wood was born with an atrophied left arm that had no hand. He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford, and was elected a fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, in 1903.
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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.
Apr 12, 2024 · Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st earl of Halifax, British viceroy of India (1925–31), foreign secretary (1938–40), and ambassador to the United States (1941–46). As Neville Chamberlain’s foreign secretary, he was identified with the policy of appeasement toward Adolf Hitler.
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Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, Viscount Halifax. Foreign Secretary February 1938 to December 1940. Lord Halifax took over at the Foreign Office following the resignation of Anthony Eden in...
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.
Halifax, Edward Wood, 1st earl of (1881–1959). A Conservative politician, Halifax made some progress as viceroy of India (1926–31) towards constitutional change in talks with the nationalist leader Mahatma Gandhi. A devout high churchman, he was at first out of his depth in dealings with Nazi Germany.
Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, KG, OM, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, TD, PC , 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.
Feb 22, 2024 · In 1932, Edward Wood became the President of the Board of Education, holding the position till 1935. Meanwhile in 1934, he succeeded his father as Viscount Halifax. Also during this period, he helped in drafting what became the Government of India Act 1935.
