Halifax, Lord
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| Birthname | Halifax, Edward Frederick Lindley Wood | ||||
| born on | 16 April 1881 at 10:00 (= 10:00 AM ) | ||||
| Place | Devon, England, 50n45, 3w50 | ||||
| Timezone | GMT h0w (is standard time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   26°32'   21°05 Asc. 19°04'
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Biography
British diplomat known as Baron Irwin or Viscount Halifax, British viceroy of India 1925-31; foreign secretary 1938-40; and ambassador to the United States 1941-46. His resignation as ambassador became effective on 5/01/1946. In 1957 he published a volume of recollections, "Fullness of Days."
The fourth son of the second Viscount Halifax, born at Powderham Castle, Devonshire, Wood was born with an atrophied left arm that had no hand. Given a fine education, he entered Parliament in January 1930 and had a successful 30-year career in politics. In 1934, he succeeded to his father's title.
Died 12/23/1959, Garroby Hall, near York, Yorkshire.
Events
- Work : New Career 1925 (Diplomat, 21 years)
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1957 ("Fullness of Days")
- Death, Cause unspecified 23 December 1959 at 12:00 noon in Yorkshire, England (Age 78)
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Source Notes
M.M. Drew states data as "considered correct in England." World War II Charts given in AFA 6/1945 gives 10:44 AM LMT. David Fisher quotes reference for the same date but for Devon, England, with no record of the time.
Categories
- Vocation : Politics : Diplomat (Baron Irwin or Viscount Halifax)
- Vocation : Writers : Fiction (Volume of recollections)
- Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Arms (Atrophied, no hand)
- Personal : Birth : Defects, Handicaps (Atrophied left arm, no hand)
