The Earl of Halifax | |
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Secretary of State for the Northern Department | |
In office 22 January 1771 – 8 June 1771 | |
Monarch | George III |
Prime Minister | Lord North |
Preceded by | The Earl of Sandwich |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Suffolk |
In office 14 October 1762 – 9 September 1763 | |
Monarch | George III |
Preceded by | George Grenville |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Sandwich |
Lord Privy Seal | |
In office 26 February 1770 – 22 January 1771 | |
Monarch | George III |
Prime Minister | Lord North |
Preceded by | The Earl of Bristol |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Suffolk |
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | |
In office 3 April 1761 – 27 April 1763 | |
Monarch | George III |
Prime Minister | Duke of Newcastle Earl of Bute |
Preceded by | The Duke of Bedford |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Northumberland |
President of the Board of Trade | |
In office 1 November 1748 – 21 March 1761 | |
Monarch | George II |
Prime Minister | Henry Pelham Duke of Newcastle Duke of Devonshire Duke of Newcastle |
Preceded by | The Lord Monson |
Succeeded by | The Lord Sandys |
Personal details | |
Born | 6 October 1716 |
Died | 8 June 1771 | (aged 54)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Tory |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, KG, PC (6 October 1716 – 8 June 1771) was a British statesman of the Georgian era. Due to his success in extending commerce in the Americas, he became known as the "father of the colonies".[1] President of the Board of Trade from 1748 to 1761, he aided the foundation of Nova Scotia, 1749, the capital Halifax being named after him. When Canada was ceded to the King of Great Britain by the King of France, following the Treaty of Paris of 1763, he restricted its boundaries and renamed it "Province of Quebec".[2]