Honours of Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax

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

Arms of The Rt Hon Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, The 1st Earl of Halifax
  • 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 Lord 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 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 Earl of Halifax PC, HM Ambassador to the United States of America
  • 1946–1959: The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Halifax PC

Commonwealth honours

British Empire

Appointments
CountryDateAppointmentPost-nominal letters
 England1931 – 23 December 1959Knight of the Most Noble Order of the GarterKG
British Empire13 June 1946 – 23 December 1959Member of the Order of MeritOM
 United Kingdom16 July 1957 – 23 December 1959Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St GeorgeGCMG
 United Kingdom3 April 1926 – 23 December 1959Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of IndiaGCSI
 United Kingdom3 April 1926 – 23 December 1959Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian EmpireGCIE
 United Kingdom1922 – 23 December 1959Member of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy CouncilPC
Decorations and medals
CountryDateDecorationPost-nominal letters
 United Kingdom19191914–15 Star
 United Kingdom26 July 1919British War Medal
 United Kingdom1 September 1919Victory Medal (United Kingdom)
 United KingdomTerritorial DecorationTD
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Non-national titles and honours

Freedom of the City

British Empire
  • England 1926: Harrogate[4]
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Scholastic

Chancellor, visitor, governor, and fellowships
LocationDateSchoolPosition
 EnglandNovember 1903All Souls College, OxfordFellowship
 England1933–1959University of OxfordChancellor
 England1947–1959University of SheffieldChancellor
Honorary degrees
LocationDateSchoolDegree
 England1931University of SheffieldDoctor of Laws (LL.D) [5]
 Ontario1932University of TorontoDoctor of Laws (LL.D) [6]
 Massachusetts19 June 1941Harvard UniversityDoctor of Laws (LL.D) [7]
 Connecticut1941Yale UniversityDoctor of Laws (LL.D) [8]
 Tennessee10 April 1942Sewanee: The University of the SouthDoctor of Civil Law (DCL)
 New York1942Syracuse UniversityDoctor of Laws (LL.D) [9]
 England1955University of NottinghamDoctor of Laws (LL.D) [10]
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Honorary offices

Appointments
CountryDateAppointmentPosition
 England1943–1959 Most Noble Order of the GarterChancellor of the Order
 United Kingdom1957–1959Order of St Michael and St GeorgeGrand Master of the Order

References

  1. ↑ "No. 32759". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 October 1922. p. 7527.
  2. ↑ "No. 33117". The London Gazette. 25 December 1925. p. 8567.
  3. ↑ "No. 33139". The London Gazette. 5 March 1926. p. 1667.
  4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWw5i87yaDE
  5. ↑ http://calendar.dept.shef.ac.uk/calendar/21_hon_grad.pdf
  6. ↑ http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/Assets/Governing+Council+Digital+Assets/Boards+and+Committees/Committee+for+Honorary+Degrees/degreerecipients1850tillnow.pdf
  7. ↑ https://books.google.ca/books?id=UOQ-ofXfrM0C&pg=PA98&lpg=PA98&dq=Lord+Halifax+Harvard+1941&source=bl&ots=aHsF6_N8wO&sig=o6-baKeBfdmoyB5pAFeZVl6Ph-0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiVvZXt1czTAhUi44MKHUB9Dx0Q6AEIOjAE#v=onepage&q=Lord%20Halifax%20Harvard%201941&f=false
  8. ↑ http://secretary.yale.edu/programs-services/honorary-degrees/since-1702?field_degrees_value=All&field_year_value=All&keys=&page=39&no_redirect=true&order=field_year&sort=asc
  9. ↑ http://archives.syr.edu/awards/honorary_2.html
  10. ↑ https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/registrar/documents/hon-deg-list-jan2017.pdf
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