George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax

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George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, was an 18th-century British statesman and colonial administrator often called the "Father of the Colonies" for his influential role in shaping British North American policy.

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instanceOf British politician ⓘ
colonial administrator ⓘ
human ⓘ
peer of the Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
birthDate 1716-10-05 ⓘ
burialPlace Westminster Abbey ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
deathDate 1771-06-08 ⓘ
educatedAt Eton College ⓘ
familyName Montagu-Dunk ⓘ
linked to: Montagu
father George Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax ⓘ
givenName George ⓘ
hasParticularSignificance British North American colonies ⓘ
hasPlaceNamedAfter Halifax, Nova Scotia ⓘ
Halifax, West Yorkshire (indirectly associated by title) ⓘ
heldRank Privy Counsellor ⓘ
heritageOrEthnicity English ⓘ
honorificPrefix The Right Honourable ⓘ
influenced British colonial administration in North America ⓘ
inOfficeEnd First Lord of the Admiralty, 1763 ⓘ
President of the Board of Trade, 1761 ⓘ
Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1765 ⓘ
inOfficeStart First Lord of the Admiralty, 1762 ⓘ
President of the Board of Trade, 1748 ⓘ
Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1763 ⓘ
knownFor promotion of the settlement of Nova Scotia ⓘ
shaping British colonial policy in North America ⓘ
support for the founding of Halifax, Nova Scotia ⓘ
memberOf House of Lords ⓘ
monarchDuringService George II ⓘ
George III ⓘ
nickname Father of the Colonies ⓘ
nobleFamily Montagu family ⓘ
nobleTitle 2nd Earl of Halifax ⓘ
notableWork oversight of colonial charters and trade regulations ⓘ
parliamentaryAffiliation Whig Party ⓘ
placeOfBirth Horton, Northamptonshire ⓘ
placeOfDeath London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
positionHeld First Lord of the Admiralty ⓘ
Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire ⓘ
Lord Privy Seal ⓘ
Member of the Privy Council of Great Britain ⓘ
President of the Board of Trade ⓘ
Secretary of State for the Southern Department ⓘ
residence Horton House, Northamptonshire ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Anne Dunk ⓘ
timePeriod 18th century ⓘ

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George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax → nobleTitle → 2nd Earl of Halifax ⓘ
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George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax → father → George Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax ⓘ
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Halifax, Nova Scotia → namedAfter → George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax ⓘ
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Halifax County, North Carolina → namedAfter → George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax ⓘ
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Father of the Colonies → honorificFor → George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax ⓘ
Anne Dunk → spouse → George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax ⓘ
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Horton House, Northamptonshire → ancestralSeatOf → George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax ⓘ
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George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax → nobleTitle → 2nd Earl of Halifax ⓘ
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Montague Island → namedAfter → George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax ⓘ
George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax → nobleTitle → 2nd Earl of Halifax ⓘ
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Viscount Sunbury → associatedWith → George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax ⓘ