The Lord Irwin

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Christ_Church,_Oxford
gptkb:Eton_College
gptkbp:ambassadorTo gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:birthDate 1881-07-16
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Edward_Frederick_Lindley_Wood
gptkbp:deathDate 1959-12-23
gptkbp:father gptkb:Charles_Wood,_2nd_Viscount_Halifax
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Lord Irwin
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Order_of_the_Garter
gptkb:Privy_Council_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:order_of_merit
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Lady_Agnes_Elizabeth_Courtenay
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Irwin-Gandhi_Pact
role in Indian independence movement
appeasement policy before World War II
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:diplomat
politician
gptkbp:party gptkb:Conservative_Party_(UK)
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Powderham Castle, Devon, England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Garrows,_near_Halifax,_West_Yorkshire,_England
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:The_Viscount_Reading
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkbp:signature Edward Frederick Lindley Wood signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Dorothy_Evelyn_Augusta_Onslow
gptkbp:successor gptkb:The_Earl_of_Willingdon
gptkbp:termEnd gptkb:Viceroy_of_India:_1931
Ambassador to the United States: 1946
gptkbp:termStart gptkb:Viceroy_of_India:_1926
Ambassador to the United States: 1941
gptkbp:title gptkb:British_peer
gptkb:1st_Earl_of_Halifax
gptkb:Baron_Irwin
gptkb:Viscount_Halifax
gptkb:Secretary_of_State_for_Foreign_Affairs
gptkb:The_Lord_Privy_Seal
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lord_Willingdon
gptkb:Viceroy_of_India,_1926
gptkb:Viceroy_of_India,_1931
gptkb:Freeman_Freeman-Thomas,_1st_Marquess_of_Willingdon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6