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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Halifax namedAfter George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
Montagu hasNotableBearer George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
Halifax County, Virginia namedFor George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax nobleTitle 2nd Earl of Halifax
linked to: George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax father George Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax
linked to: George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
Lord Halifax hasHolder George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
Halifax, Nova Scotia namedAfter George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
subject linked to: Lord Halifax
George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax heldTitle 2nd Earl of Halifax (second creation)
subject linked to: Earl of Halifax
linked to: George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
Earl of Halifax notableOfficeHolders George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
Halifax, North Carolina namedAfter George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax