Person Open DS/UK/4617 Wood; Lord; Edward Frederick Lindley (1881-1959); 1st Earl of Halifax; British Conservative politician Wood Edward Frederick Lindley Lord 1881-1959 British Conservative politician Male Lord Halifax | The Lord Irwin (1925-1934) |The Viscount Halifax (1934-1944)

Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, KG, OM, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, TD, PC (16 April 1881 – 23 December 1959), known as The Lord Irwin from 1925 until 1934 and as The Viscount Halifax from 1934 until 1944, was one of the most senior British Conservative politicians of the 1930s, during which he held several senior ministerial posts, most notably as Foreign Secretary from 1938 to 1940. As such he is often regarded as one of the architects of the policy of appeasement prior to World War II. During the war, he served as British Ambassador in Washington. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbryony 3/1/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 7f50f643-71a6-4b95-9fe4-7a4da9f16d5e