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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.
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.
Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 3rd Viscount Halifax (1881–1959) (created Baron Irwin in 1925 and Earl of Halifax in 1944) Earl of Halifax (1944) Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax (1881–1959) Charles Ingram Courtenay Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax (1912–1980) (Charles Edward) Peter Neil Wood, 3rd Earl of Halifax (born 1944)
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 ...
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.
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C. J. Bartlett. 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.
(1881–1959), British Conservative politician. From 1925 to 1931 he was governor-general and viceroy of India (as Lord Irwin), and was involved in that country's struggle for independence. Halifax, who favoured dominion status for the subcontinent, ordered the imprisonment of Mahatma Gandhi after the Salt March.
