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Copper Creek, Virginia. Coordinates: 36.827757°N 82.253412°W. Copper Creek is an unincorporated community located in Russell County, Virginia .
The son of the 1st Earl of Halifax, he was styled Viscount Sunbury until succeeding his father as 2nd Earl of Halifax in 1739. Educated at Eton College and at Trinity College, Cambridge , [2] he was married in 1741 to Anne Richards (died 1753), who had inherited a great fortune from Sir Thomas Dunk , whose name Halifax took.
History. Deriving its name from George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (1716–1771), Halifax County was established by order-in-council on August 17, 1759. The boundaries of four other counties – Annapolis, Kings, Cumberland and Lunenburg – were specifically defined at that time, with Halifax County comprising all the part of peninsular Nova Scotia that was not within their limits.
The Halifax River is part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, located in northeast Volusia County, Florida.The waterway was originally known as the North Mosquito River, but was renamed after George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (for whom Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada is also named), during the British occupation of Florida (1763–1784).
George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax: Georgian-era British statesman whose success in extending commerce in the Americas led him to be called the "father of the colonies". He aided the foundation of Nova Scotia, and its capital, Halifax, was named after him.
George Montagu-Dunk, Halifax 2. Kontu , KG, PC(6 Ekim 1716 - 8 Haziran 1771) Gürcü dönemi İngiliz devlet adamıydı. Amerikan ticaretini genişletmedeki başarısından dolayı "kolonilerin babası" olarak tanındı. Ticaret Kurulu Başkanı 1748'den 1761'e Nova Scotia kuruluşuna yardım etti, 1749, başkent Halifax onun adını almıştır.
GEORGE MONTAGU DUNK HALIFAX, 2ND Earl Of (1716-1771), son of George Montagu, 1st earl of Halifax (of the second creation), was born on the 5th or 6th of October 1716, becoming earl of Halifax on his father's death in 1739.
