George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax was a British statesman of the Georgian era. Due to his success in extending commerce in the Americas, he became known as the "father of the colonies". Preside
Portrait by Joshua Reynolds, 1764
The Earl of Halifax and his secretaries
Obelisk to Halifax, Chicksands Wood
Inscription on obelisk to Halifax
The secretary of state for the Northern Department was a position in the Cabinet of the government of Great Britain up to 1782. Following this, the Northern Department became the Foreign Office, and t
George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
…was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and during part of the time which he held this office he was also First Lord of the Admiralty. He became Secretary of State for the Northern Department under Lord Bute in October 1762, switching to the Southern Department in 1763 and was one of the three ministers to whom King George III entrusted the…
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