Birth of Edward Frederick Lindley Wood
Birth of Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 4th son of Charles the 2nd Viscount Halifax
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Edward Frederick Lindley Wood Biography and Timeline
Follow Edward Frederick Lindley Wood through 29 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1881–1945Years on this page
1881
1910
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Ripon
Role range: 1910-1925
1922
Board of Trade
Appointed President of the Board of Trade by Bonar Law
Role range: 1922-1923 – 1922-1923
President of Board of Trade
Appointed President of the Board of Trade by Bonar Law
Role range: 1922-1923 – 1922-1923
1924
Secretary of State for Agriculture
Appointed Minister of Agriculture
Role range: 1924-1929 – 1924-1925
1925
Peerage
Created Baron Irwin
Role range: 1924-1929 – 1924-1925
Viceroy
Appointed Viceroy of India
Role range: 1924-1929 – 1925-1931
1927
Indian Currency Act
The Indian Currency Act fixes the rupee at 1 shilling 6 pence and obliges the government to buy gold while permitting official sales of gold or sterling.
Role range: 1926-1931
1930
Independence of Great Britain
Supports the idea of "Dominion Status" for India
Role range: 1924-1929 – 1926-1931
Independence of India
Supports the idea of "Dominion Status" for India
Role range: 1924-1929 – 1926-1931
1932
Board of Education
Appointed President of the Board of Education
1934
Peerage
Created Earl Halifax, 3rd
1935
Lord Privy Seal
Appointed Lord Privy Seal
Role range: 1935-1937 – 1935-1938
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
Appointed Secretary for War
Role range: 1935-1937 – 1935-1935
1937
Invited by the German Hunting Association, hopes to inprove Anglo-German relations
Invited by the German Hunting Association, hopes to inprove Anglo-German relations
Role range: 1935-1937 – 1935-1935
Visit to Berchtesgaden
Visits Hitler at Berchtesgaden, despite opposition from the Foreign Office
Role range: 1935-1937 – 1935-1935
1938
Foreign Secretary of Great Britain
Appointed Foreign Minister
Role range: 1937-1940 – 1938-1941
Treaty of Anglo-Italian
Italy agrees to withdraw troops from Spain. Britain recognizes the King of Italy as Emperor of Ethiopia
Role range: 1937-1940 – 1938-1941
Anglo-Irish Agreement
Settles trade & financial questions, deprives the Royal Navy of Irish bases
Role range: 1937-1940 – 1938-1941
Treaty of Munich
Halifax reviewed Chamberlain's Berchtesgaden report and coordinated consultations with France.
Role range: 1938-1940
Bad Godesberg
Halifax examined the Godesberg memorandum with Chamberlain after the British delegation returned to London.
Role range: 1938-1940
Godesberg
Halifax examined the Godesberg memorandum with Chamberlain after the British delegation returned to London.
Role range: 1938-1940
Treaty of Munich
Halifax coordinated diplomatic warnings and Cabinet preparations during the final days before the Munich conference.
Role range: 1938-1940
1939
Supreme War Council
Attends discussions on Italy and Allied strategy.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1938-1940
1940
Iron Ore Debate
Halifax weighs diplomatic risks of violating Norwegian neutrality against the need to restrict German ore imports.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1938-1940
War Cabinet
Appointed Member of War Cabinet
Role range: 1940-1945
Supreme War Council
Discusses possible Italian mediation during the Dunkirk crisis.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1938-1940
1941
Ambassador
Appointed Ambassador of USA
Role range: 1940-1945 – 1941-1951
1945
United Nations
Signs the United Nations Charter on behalf of Britain
Role range: 1941-1951
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.