Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax,, known as the Lord Irwin from 1925 until 1934 and the Viscount Halifax from 1934 until 1944, was a senior British Conservative politician of the 1930s. He held several senior ministerial posts during this time, most notably those of Viceroy of India from 1926 to 1931 and of Foreign Secretary between 1938 and 1940. He was one of the architects of the policy of appeasement of Adolf Hitler in 1936–1938, working closely with Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. After Kristallnacht on 9–10 November 1938 and the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in March 1939, he was one of those who pushed for a new policy of attempting to deter further German aggression by promising to go to war to defend Poland.
Halifax in 1947
Statue of Lord Irwin at Coronation Park, Delhi
Lord Halifax with Hermann Göring at Schorfheide, Germany, 20 November 1937
Halifax and Winston Churchill in 1938. Note Halifax's artificial left hand, concealed under a black glove.
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince of Wales, while he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III. It is named in honour of two military saints, Michael and George.
Collar and badge of the Grand Cross
Knight Commander, KCMG insignia
St George and the Dragon by Mattia Preti (1678)
The Order's insignia often depict St Michael subduing Satan