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Charles Ingram Courtenay Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax,, 4th Viscount Halifax of Monk Bretton, 6th Baronet Wood of Barnsley in the County of York, and 2nd Baron Irwin of Kirby Underdale in the County of York, was a British peer, Conservative politician, Lord Lieutenant of Humberside and High Steward of York Minster.
Charles Ingram Courtenay Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax (3 October 1912 – 19 March 1980) Major Hon. Francis Hugh Peter Courtenay Wood (born 5 October 1916, killed in action [64] 26 October 1942 while serving with the Royal Armoured Corps in Egypt [65] )
Early life and education. Wood was born on 16 April 1881 at Powderham Castle in Devon at the home of his maternal grandfather, William Courtenay, 11th Earl of Devon.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).
Earl of Halifax is a title that has been created four times in British history—once in the Peerage of England, twice in the Peerage of Great Britain, and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The name of the peerage refers to Halifax, West Yorkshire. Contents. History of the title; 1679 creation; 1714 and 1715 creations; 1944 creation
Charles, Viscount Halifax, died in 1885 and was succeeded by his son Charles Lindley Wood who became 4th Baronet Wood and 2nd Viscount Halifax. The 2nd Viscount served for many years as President of the English Church Union, from 1868 to 1919 and then again from 1927 to 1934, and was keen to being about dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England, although without success.
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22 de fev. de 2024 · His father, Charles Lindley Wood, 2nd Viscount Halifax, was the President of English Church Union and served as Groom of the Chamber to Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, from 1862 till 1877. His mother, Lady Agnes Elizabeth Courtenay, was the daughter of William Courtenay, 11th Earl of Devon.
