George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax,, was an English statesman, writer, and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660, and in the House of Lords after he was raised to the peerage in 1668.
George Savile, Marquess of Halifax, by Mary Beale, circa 1674–1676
Halifax by Claude Lefèbvre
Title page of The Character of a Trimmer, composed by Halifax beginning in early 1685, but not published until April 1688. The title page attributed the book to the recently deceased Sir William Coventry, but Halifax was its true author.
The Marquess of Halifax during his time as William III's Lord Privy Seal, pictured with John Somers, 1st Baron Somers (Lord Chancellor) and John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (Commander-in-Chief of the Forces).
Thornhill, West Yorkshire
Thornhill is a village and former township on the southern outskirts of Dewsbury in the Kirklees district of West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Thornhill was absorbed into Dewsbury County Borough in 1910. It is located on a hill on the south side of the River Calder, and has extensive views of Dewsbury, Ossett and Wakefield. It is known for its collection of Anglo-Saxon crosses.
St Michael and All Angels, Thornhill Parish Church
St Michael and All Angels
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax. c. 1675
