The Marquess of Halifax | |
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 George Savile, Marquess of Halifax, by Mary Beale, circa 1674–1676 | |
| Lord President of the Council | |
| In office 18 February – 4 December 1685 | |
| Monarch | James II |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Rochester |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Sunderland |
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| Born | George Savile 11 November 1633 Thornhill, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 5 April 1695 (aged 61) |
| Resting place | Westminster Abbey, London, England |
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George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax, PC, DL, FRS (11 November 1633 – 5 April 1695), was an English statesman, writer, and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660, and in the House of Lords after he was raised to the peerage in 1668.