Charles Wood, 2nd Viscount Halifax

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:birthDate 1800-05-20
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:child gptkb:Charles_Wood,_3rd_Viscount_Halifax
gptkbp:deathDate 1885-08-08
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Halifax,_West_Yorkshire,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:honorificPrefix PC
The Right Honourable
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Charles Wood, 2nd Viscount Halifax
gptkbp:image URL_to_image
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Richard_Cobden
gptkb:William_Ewart_Gladstone
gptkb:John_Bright
gptkb:Lord_Palmerston
gptkb:Thomas_Babington_Macaulay
gptkbp:knownFor Education reforms
Economic policies
Political_reforms_in_India
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWorks gptkb:Indian_Education_Act_1863
gptkb:Indian_Councils_Act_1861
Reform of the Indian Army
Promotion_of_English_education_in_India
Establishment_of_the_Indian_Civil_Service
gptkbp:office gptkb:Secretary_of_State_for_India
Chancellor_of_the_Exchequer
President_of_the_Board_of_Trade
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Liberal_Party
gptkbp:politicalRole gptkb:Governor-General_of_India
gptkb:Leader_of_the_House_of_Lords
Lord Privy Seal
First Lord of the Admiralty
Member_of_Parliament
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Charles_Wood,_1st_Viscount_Halifax
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Halifax,_West_Yorkshire
gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Mary_Wood
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Charles_Wood,_3rd_Viscount_Halifax
gptkbp:termEnd 1866
1874
1885
gptkbp:termStart 1859
1868
1880
gptkbp:title gptkb:Viscount_Halifax