Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax

• Born: 16 April 1881
• Died: 27 December 1959

Contents 1 Known as 2 Education 3 Offices 4 Peerage Titles 4.1 New Creations 5 =Inherited Titles 6 Chivalric Orders 7 Other Honours 8 Privy Council 9 Parliamentary Seats 10 Parliamentary Positions

Known asEdit

• 1881-1925 Edward Wood
• 1925-1934 The Lord Irwin
• 1934-1944 The Viscount Halifax
• 1944-1959 The Earl of Halifax

EducationEdit

• Eton College
• Christ Church, Oxford
• Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford

OfficesEdit

• 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
• Viceroy of India, 1926-1931
• 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
• Ambassador to the United States, 1941-1946

Peerage TitlesEdit

New CreationsEdit

• Baron Irwin, 1925
• Earl of Halifax, 1944

=Inherited TitlesEdit

• Viscount Halifax, 1934

Chivalric OrdersEdit

• 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

Other HonoursEdit

• Chancellor of the Order of the Garter, 1943
• Member of the Order of Merit, 1946

Privy CouncilEdit

• Privy Councillor, 1922

Parliamentary SeatsEdit

• Member of Parliament for Ripon, 1910-1925

Parliamentary PositionsEdit

• Leader of the House of Lords, 1935-1938, 1940

Preceded by: Anthony Eden

Foreign Secretary 1938–1940

Succeeded by: Anthony Eden