Question: Where most notably did the Chancellor who's death resulted in the first election for Oxford Chancellor, held several senior ministerial posts? 
Sentence (from "Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax"): Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, (16 April 1881 – 23 December 1959), styled Lord Irwin from 1925 until 1934 and Viscount Halifax from 1934 until 1944, was one of the most senior British Conservative politicians of the 1930s.
Relevant evidence: No