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Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax
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Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax (1800–1885), known between 1846 and 1866 as Sir Charles Wood, Bt, was an English politician.
A Liberal, Wood served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in Lord John Russell's government (1846 - 1852), as President of the Board of Control under Lord Aberdeen (1852-1855), as First Lord of the Admiralty in Lord Palmerston's first administration (1855-1858), and as Secretary of State for India in Palmerston's second government (1859–1866). He was created Viscount Halifax in 1866.
Wood was married to Mary Grey, daughter of the Earl Grey.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William Duncombe |
Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby 1826–1831 |
Succeeded by John Villiers Shelley |
| Preceded by John Calcraft James Ewing |
Member of Parliament for Wareham 1831–1832 |
Succeeded by John Hales Calcraft |
| Preceded by None |
Member of Parliament for Halifax 1832–1865 |
Succeeded by Edward Akroyd |
| Preceded by John Greenwood Reginald Vyner |
Member of Parliament for Ripon with Robert Kearsley 1865–1866 |
Succeeded by Robert Kearsley Lord John Hay |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Edward Ellice |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury 1832–1834 |
Succeeded by Sir George Clerk, Bt |
| Preceded by George Robert Dawson |
First Secretary of the Admiralty 1835–1839 |
Succeeded by Richard O'Ferrall |
| Preceded by Henry Goulburn |
Chancellor of the Exchequer 1846–1852 |
Succeeded by Benjamin Disraeli |
| Preceded by John Charles Herries |
President of the Board of Control 1852–1855 |
Succeeded by Robert Vernon Smith |
| Preceded by Sir James Graham, Bt |
First Lord of the Admiralty 1855–1858 |
Succeeded by Sir John Pakington, Bt |
| Preceded by Lord Stanley |
Secretary of State for India 1859–1866 |
Succeeded by The Earl De Grey |
| Preceded by The Earl of Kimberley |
Lord Privy Seal 1870–1874 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Malmesbury |
| Honorary Titles | ||
| Preceded by New Creation |
Viscount Halifax 1866–1885 |
Succeeded by Charles Wood |
| Preceded by Francis Wood |
Baronet (of Barnsley) 1846–1885 |
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