Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax

The Right Honourable Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, K.G., O.M., G.C.S.I., G.C.M.G., G.C.I.E., P.C.
*Born: 16 April 1881
*Died: 27 December 1959
==Known as==
*1881-1885: E.F.L. Wood, Esq.
*1885-1910: The Hon. E.F.L. Wood
*1910-1922: The Hon. E.F.L. Wood, M.P.
*1922-1925: The Rt. Hon. E.F.L. Wood, M.P.
*1925-1926: The Lord Irwin, P.C.
*1926-1931: The Lord Irwin, G.M.S.I., G.M.I.E., P.C.
*1931-1934: The Lord Irwin, K.G., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., P.C.
*1934-1937: The Viscount Halifax, K.G., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., P.C.
*1937-1944: The Viscount Halifax, K.G., G.C.S.I., G.C.M.G., G.C.I.E., P.C.
*1944-1946: The Earl of Halifax, K.G., G.C.S.I., G.C.M.G., G.C.I.E., P.C.
*1946-1959: The Earl of Halifax, K.G., O.M., G.C.S.I., G.C.M.G., G.C.I.E., P.C.
==Education==
*Eton College
*Christ Church, Oxford
*Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford
==Political Offices==
*Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1921-1922
*President of the Board of Education, 1922-1924, 1932-1935
*Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, 1924-1925
*Secretary of State for War, 1935
*Lord Privy Seal, 1935-1937
*Lord President of the Council, 1937-1938
*Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1938-1940
==Colonial Offices==
*Viceroy of India, 1926-1931
==Diplomatic Offices==
*Ambassador to the United States, 1941-1946
==Peerage Titles==
===New Creations===
*Baron Irwin, 1925
*Earl of Halifax, 1944
===Inherited Titles===
*Viscount Halifax, 1934
==Chivalric Orders==
*Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India, 1926
*Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire, 1926
*Knight of the Garter, 1931
*Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, 1937
==Other Honours==
*Chancellor of the Order of the Garter, 1943
*Member of the Order of Merit, 1946
==Privy Council==
*Privy Councillor, 1922
==Parliamentary Seats==
*Member of Parliament for Ripon, 1910-1925
==Parliamentary Positions==
*Leader of the House of Lords, 1935-1938, 1940
==Party Positions==
*Leader of the Conservative Party in the House of Lords, 1935-1938, 1940
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Wood, Edward Frederick Lindley, 1st Earl of Halifax
Category:Secretaries of State
Category:Secretaries of State for Foreign Affairs
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