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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.
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.
Charles was styled Lord Irwin between 1944 and 1959. In 1959, Wood succeeded his father as 2nd Earl of Halifax. He continued as a member of parliament during this time. At the 1945 general election, he lost his seat to the Labour candidate, John Corlett.
Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1. Earl of Halifax (1881–1959) Charles Ingram Courtenay Wood, 2. Earl of Halifax (1912–1980) Charles Edward Peter Neil Wood, 3. Earl of Halifax (* 1944) Titelerbe ist der Sohn des jetzigen Earls, James Charles Wood, Baron Irwin (* 1977). Dessen Titelerbe ist sein Sohn, Hon. Rex Patrick Wood (* 2010). Quellen
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.
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] President of the Board of Trade from 1748 to 1761, he aided the foundation of Nova Scotia, 1749, the capital ...
Administrative / Biographical History. Edward Frederick Lindley Wood was born in 1881, the fourth son of Charles Lindley Wood, later 2nd Viscount Halifax, and his life Lady Agnes Elizabeth Courtenay, daughter of the 11th Earl of Devon. His three elder brothers, Charles, Francis and Henry, died between 1886 and 1890, leaving him the only son and ...
