Charles Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax

Charles Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax

Charles Ingram Courtenay Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax (3 October 1912 – 19 March 1980) was a British politician and peer.[1] He was styled Lord Irwin from 1934 until 1959.

Biography

Wood was the son of Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, statesman and Foreign Secretary. The younger Wood also entered politics, becoming Member of Parliament (MP) for the City of York in 1937, as a Conservative.

In 1936, he married Ruth, daughter of the Liberal politician Neil James Archibald Primrose, and the granddaughter of Prime Minister Lord Rosebery.

In 1939, at the outbreak of World War II, Wood rejoined the Royal Horse Guards and served for three years in the Middle East. He continued as a Member of Parliament during this time. At the 1945 general election, he lost his seat to the Labour candidate, Dr John Corlett.

Wood succeeded his father as 2nd Earl of Halifax in 1960. In 1978, his horse Shirley Heights won the Epsom Derby.

References

  1. ^ "Charles Ingram Courtenay Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax". thePeerage.com. Darryl Lundy. 27 November 2008. http://www.thepeerage.com/p2259.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-09. 
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Roger Lumley
Member of Parliament for the City of York
1937–1945
Succeeded by
John Corlett
Honorary titles
Preceded by
The Lord Deramore
Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire
1968–1974
Office abolished
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Edward Wood
Earl of Halifax
1960–1980
Succeeded by
Charles Wood

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