Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Edward_Wood,_1st_Earl_of_Halifax

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:British_peer gptkb:human politician
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:Christ_Church,_Oxford gptkb:Eton_College
gptkbp:birthDate	1881-04-16
gptkbp:birthName	gptkb:Edward_Frederick_Lindley_Wood
gptkbp:birthPlace	Powderham Castle, Devon, England
gptkbp:child	gptkb:Charles_Wood,_2nd_Earl_of_Halifax
gptkbp:deathDate	1959-12-23
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Garrows,_near_Halifax,_West_Yorkshire,_England
gptkbp:father	gptkb:Charles_Wood,_2nd_Viscount_Halifax
gptkbp:honor	gptkb:Knight_of_the_Garter gptkb:Order_of_the_Indian_Empire gptkb:Order_of_the_Star_of_India Privy Counsellor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
gptkbp:mother	gptkb:Lady_Agnes_Elizabeth_Courtenay
gptkbp:nationality	British
gptkbp:notableFor	appeasement policy role in British foreign policy before and during World War II
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:diplomat politician
gptkbp:parliamentaryService	gptkb:Member_of_Parliament gptkb:Member_of_Parliament_for_Ripon
gptkbp:party	gptkb:Conservative_Party_(UK)
gptkbp:portrait	Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax portrait.jpg
gptkbp:positionHeld	gptkb:British_peer gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom gptkb:Lord_Privy_Seal gptkb:Secretary_of_State_for_Foreign_Affairs President of the Board of Education Chancellor of the University of Oxford Ambassador to the United States
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:The_Marquess_of_Reading_(as_Viceroy_of_India) George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (as Foreign Secretary)
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkbp:signature	Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Lady_Dorothy_Evelyn_Augusta_Onslow
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Sir_Archibald_Clark_Kerr_(as_Ambassador_to_the_United_States) gptkb:The_Earl_of_Willingdon_(as_Viceroy_of_India) gptkb:Charles_Wood,_2nd_Earl_of_Halifax gptkb:Anthony_Eden_(as_Foreign_Secretary)
gptkbp:termEnd	gptkb:Secretary_of_State_for_Foreign_Affairs,_1940 gptkb:Viceroy_of_India,_1931 Ambassador to the United States, 1946
gptkbp:termStart	gptkb:Secretary_of_State_for_Foreign_Affairs,_1938 gptkb:Viceroy_of_India,_1926 Ambassador to the United States, 1941
gptkbp:title	gptkb:1st_Earl_of_Halifax gptkb:Baron_Irwin gptkb:Viscount_Halifax gptkb:Lord_Irwin
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Baron_Irwin gptkb:Charles_Wood,_2nd_Viscount_Halifax gptkb:Rufus_Isaacs,_1st_Marquess_of_Reading
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6