List of titles and honours of Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
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Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, KG, OM, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, TD, PC, received numerous honours and awards throughout his career as a British Army officer, statesman and diplomat.
Styles
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- 16 April 1881 – 8 August 1885: Edward Frederick Lindley Wood
- 8 August 1885 – 1910: The Hon. Edward Frederick Lindley Wood
- 1910 – 25 October 1922: The Hon. Edward Frederick Lindley Wood MP
- 25 October 1922 – 22 December 1925: The Rt. Hon. Edward Frederick Lindley Wood MP[1]
- 22 December 1925 – 3 April 1926: The Rt. Hon. The 1st Baron Irwin PC[2]
- 3 April 1926 – 18 April 1931: His Excellency The Rt. Hon. The Lord Irwin PC, Viceroy and Governor-General of India[3]
- 18 April 1931 – 19 January 1934: The Rt. Hon. The Lord Irwin PC
- 19 January 1934 – December 1940: The Rt. Hon. The 3rd Viscount Halifax PC
- December 1940 – 1944: His Excellency The Rt. Hon. The Viscount Halifax PC, HM Ambassador to the United States of America
- 1944–1946: His Excellency The Rt. Hon. The 1st Earl of Halifax PC, HM Ambassador to the United States of America
- 1946–1959: The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Halifax PC
Commonwealth honours
[edit]British Empire
[edit]- Appointments
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1931 – 23 December 1959 | Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter | KG |
British Empire | 13 June 1946 – 23 December 1959 | Member of the Order of Merit | OM |
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16 July 1957 – 23 December 1959 | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George | GCMG |
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3 April 1926 – 23 December 1959 | Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India | GCSI |
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3 April 1926 – 23 December 1959 | Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire | GCIE |
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1922 – 23 December 1959 | Member of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council | PC |
- Decorations and medals
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1919 | 1914–15 Star | |
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26 July 1919 | British War Medal | |
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1 September 1919 | Victory Medal (United Kingdom) | |
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Territorial Decoration | TD |
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Non-national titles and honours
[edit]Freedom of the City
[edit]- British Empire
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Scholastic
[edit]- Chancellor, visitor, governor, and fellowships
Location | Date | School | Position |
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November 1903 | All Souls College, Oxford | Fellowship |
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1933–1959 | University of Oxford | Chancellor |
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1947–1959 | University of Sheffield | Chancellor |
- Honorary degrees
Location | Date | School | Degree |
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1931 | University of Sheffield | Doctor of Laws (LL.D)[5] |
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1932 | University of Toronto | Doctor of Laws (LL.D)[6] |
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26 January 1934 | University of Liverpool | [7] |
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19 June 1941 | Harvard University | Doctor of Laws (LL.D)[8] |
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1941 | Yale University | Doctor of Laws (LL.D)[9] |
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10 April 1942 | Sewanee: The University of the South | Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) |
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1942 | Syracuse University | Doctor of Laws (LL.D)[10] |
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1955 | University of Nottingham | Doctor of Laws (LL.D)[11] |
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Honorary offices
[edit]- Appointments
Country | Date | Appointment | Position |
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1943–1959 | Most Noble Order of the Garter | Chancellor of the Order |
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27 June 1947 – 23 December 1959 | Westminster Abbey | High Steward |
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1957–1959 | Order of St Michael and St George | Grand Master of the Order |
References
[edit]- ^ "No. 32759". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 October 1922. p. 7527.
- ^ "No. 33117". The London Gazette. 25 December 1925. p. 8567.
- ^ "No. 33139". The London Gazette. 5 March 1926. p. 1667.
- ^ British Pathe (27 July 2021). "Freedom To Viceroy Elect (1926)" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "University of Toronto Honorary Degree Recipients 1850-2021" (PDF). The University of Toronto. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Lord Derby and the University of Liverpool". Nature. 133 (3353): 168. 1 February 1934. Bibcode:1934Natur.133S.168.. doi:10.1038/133168c0.
- ^ Franklin, John Hope (1 April 2007). Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 9780374707040.
- ^ "Honorary Degrees Since 1702 | Office of the Secretary and Vice President for University Life".
- ^ "Recipient of Honorary Degrees". Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
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