George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax

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George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, was an 18th-century British statesman and colonial administrator often called the "Father of the Colonies" for his influential role in shaping British North American policy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
colonial administrator
human
peer of the Kingdom of Great Britain
birthDate 1716-10-05
burialPlace Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster
surface form: Westminster Abbey
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
deathDate 1771-06-08
educatedAt Eton College
familyName Montagu
surface form: Montagu-Dunk
father George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax self-linksurface differs
surface form: George Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax
givenName George
hasParticularSignificance British North American colonies (except some territories)
surface form: British North American colonies
hasPlaceNamedAfter Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
surface form: Halifax, Nova Scotia

Halifax, West Yorkshire
surface form: Halifax, West Yorkshire (indirectly associated by title)
heldRank Privy Counsellor
heritageOrEthnicity English
honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
influenced British colonial administration in North America
inOfficeEnd First Lord of the Admiralty, 1763
President of the Board of Trade, 1761
Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1765
inOfficeStart First Lord of the Admiralty, 1762
President of the Board of Trade, 1748
Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1763
knownFor promotion of the settlement of Nova Scotia
shaping British colonial policy in North America
support for the founding of Halifax, Nova Scotia
memberOf House of Lords
monarchDuringService George II of Great Britain
surface form: George II

George III of the United Kingdom
surface form: George III
nickname Father of the Colonies
nobleFamily Montagu family
nobleTitle George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax self-linksurface differs
surface form: 2nd Earl of Halifax
notableWork oversight of colonial charters and trade regulations
parliamentaryAffiliation Whig Party
placeOfBirth Horton, Northamptonshire, England
surface form: Horton, Northamptonshire
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
positionHeld First Lord of the Admiralty
Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire
Lord Privy Seal
Member of the Privy Council of Great Britain
President of the Board of Trade
Secretary of State for the Southern Department
residence Horton House, Northamptonshire
sexOrGender male
spouse Anne Dunk
timePeriod 18th century

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Halifax namedAfter George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
Montagu hasNotableBearer George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
Halifax County, Virginia namedFor George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax nobleTitle George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 2nd Earl of Halifax
George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax father George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: George Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax
Lord Halifax hasHolder George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
Lord Halifax namedAfter George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
subject surface form: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Earl of Halifax heldTitle George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
subject surface form: George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
this entity surface form: 2nd Earl of Halifax (second creation)
Earl of Halifax notableOfficeHolders George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
Halifax, North Carolina namedAfter George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax