Edward Wood, 2nd Viscount Halifax

GPTKB entity

Properties (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:The_House_of_Lords
gptkb:Royal_British_Legion
gptkb:National_Trust
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Arts
gptkb:The_Conservative_Party
gptkb:Royal_Institute_of_International_Affairs
gptkb:British_Red_Cross_Society
gptkb:British_Institute_of_Management
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:birthDate 1881-04-16
gptkbp:children gptkb:Edward_Wood,_3rd_Viscount_Halifax
gptkbp:deathDate 1959-05-23
gptkbp:education gptkb:Christ_Church,_Oxford
gptkb:Eton_College
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Edward_Frederick_Lindley_Wood
gptkbp:honors gptkb:Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George
Order of the Bath
Order of the Garter
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edward Wood, 2nd Viscount Halifax
gptkbp:image Edward_Wood,_2nd_Viscount_Halifax.jpg
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Winston_Churchill
Neville Chamberlain
gptkbp:knownFor Appeasement_policy_before_World_War_II
gptkbp:militaryRank Lieutenant
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWorks gptkb:The_Letters_of_Lord_Halifax
gptkbp:office gptkb:Leader_of_the_House_of_Lords
gptkb:British_Ambassador_to_the_United_States
Secretary_of_State_for_Foreign_Affairs
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Yorkshire,_England
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkbp:politicalRole 1925
1945
gptkbp:predecessor Lord Runcie
gptkbp:relatedTo Halifax_family
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Hickleton_Hall
gptkbp:serviceYears 1914-1918
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Dorothy_Wood
gptkbp:successor Lord Home
gptkbp:title gptkb:Viscount_Halifax