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George Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax (also spelt George Montague) PC KB (c. 1684 – 9 May 1739), of Horton, Northamptonshire, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1705 to 1715 when he became a peer.
1714 and 1715 creations. The title was recreated in 1714 for Charles Montagu, 1st Baron Halifax, First Lord of the Treasury to George I, along with the courtesy title of Viscount Sunbury. Both titles were created with remainder to heirs male.
Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, KG, PC, FRS (16 April 1661 – 19 May 1715) was an English statesman and poet. He was the grandson of the 1st Earl of Manchester and was eventually ennobled himself, first as Baron Halifax in 1700 and later as Earl of Halifax in 1714.
1 de may. de 2022 · George Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax PC (c. 1684 – 9 May 1739), was a British politician. Halifax was the son of Edward Montagu, younger son of Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester, and Elizabeth Pelham.
15 de may. de 2024 · Charles Montagu, 1st earl of Halifax was a Whig statesman, a financial genius who created several of the key elements of England’s system of public finance. He was elected to Parliament in 1689 and appointed a lord of the Treasury three years later.
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At George I’s accession he was appointed to the greatest sinecure in England, the auditorship of the Exchequer, worth £7,000 a year, by his uncle, Charles Montagu, Earl of Halifax, then 1st lord of the Treasury, to whose barony he succeeded in 1715, the earldom of Halifax being at the same time revived in his favour. He died 9 May 1739.
Hace 5 días · In the west aisle of the north transept of Westminster Abbey is a memorial for George Montagu Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, politician. The standing monument of white marble is by sculptor John Bacon and is dated 1782.
