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The Right Honourable George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, K.G., P.C.

  • Born: 5/6 October 1716
  • Died: 8 June 1771

Known as[]

  • 1716-1739: The Hon. George Montagu, commonly called Viscount Sunbury
  • 1739-1749: The Earl of Halifax, P.C.
  • 1749-1771: The Earl of Halifax, K.G., P.C.

Education[]

  • Eton College
  • Trinity College, Cambridge

Offices[]

Lord Lieutenancies[]

  • Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire, 1749-1771

Peerage Titles[]

  • Earl of Halifax, Viscount Sunbury, and Baron Halifax, 1739

Chivalric Orders[]

Privy Council[]


Preceded by:
The Lord Anson
First Lord of the Admiralty
1762
Succeeded by:
George Grenville
Preceded by:
George Grenville
Secretary of State for the Northern Department
1762–1763
Succeeded by:
The Earl of Sandwich
Preceded by:
The Earl of Egremont
Secretary of State for the Southern Department
1763–1765
Succeeded by:
Henry Seymour Conway
Preceded by:
The Earl of Sandwich
Secretary of State for the Northern Department
1771
Succeeded by:
The Earl of Suffolk
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