List of titles and honours of Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax

Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, KG, OM, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, TD, PC, received numerous honours and awards throughout his career as a British Army officer, statesman and diplomat.

Styles

16 April 1881 – 8 August 1885: Edward Frederick Lindley Wood 8 August 1885 – 1910: The Hon. Edward Frederick Lindley Wood 1910 – 25 October 1922: The Hon. Edward Frederick Lindley Wood MP 25 October 1922 – 22 December 1925: The Rt. Hon. Edward Frederick Lindley Wood MP 22 December 1925 – 3 April 1926: The Rt. Hon. The 1st Baron Irwin PC 3 April 1926 – 18 April 1931: His Excellency The Rt. Hon. The Lord Irwin PC, Viceroy and Governor-General of India 18 April 1931 – 19 January 1934: The Rt. Hon. The Lord Irwin PC 19 January 1934 – December 1940: The Rt. Hon. The 3rd Viscount Halifax PC December 1940 – 1944: His Excellency The Rt. Hon. The Viscount Halifax PC, HM Ambassador to the United States of America 1944–1946: His Excellency The Rt. Hon. The 1st Earl of Halifax PC, HM Ambassador to the United States of America 1946–1959: The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Halifax PC

Commonwealth honours

British Empire Appointments Country Date Appointment Post-nominal letters 1931 – 23 December 1959 Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter KG British Empire 13 June 1946 – 23 December 1959 Member of the Order of Merit OM 16 July 1957 – 23 December 1959 Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George GCMG 3 April 1926 – 23 December 1959 Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India GCSI 3 April 1926 – 23 December 1959 Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire GCIE 1922 – 23 December 1959 Member of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council PC

Decorations and medals Country Date Decoration Post-nominal letters 1919 1914–15 Star 26 July 1919 British War Medal 1 September 1919 Victory Medal Territorial Decoration TD

Non-national titles and honours

Freedom of the City British Empire 5 March 1923: Leeds 1926: Harrogate

Scholastic Chancellor, visitor, governor, and fellowships Location Date School Position November 1903 All Souls College, Oxford Fellowship 1933–1959 University of Oxford Chancellor 1947–1959 University of Sheffield Chancellor

Honorary degrees Location Date School Degree 1931 University of Sheffield Doctor of Laws (LL.D) 1932 University of Toronto Doctor of Laws (LL.D) 26 January 1934 University of Liverpool 19 June 1941 Harvard University Doctor of Laws (LL.D) 1941 Yale University Doctor of Laws (LL.D) 10 April 1942 Sewanee: The University of the South Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) 1942 Syracuse University Doctor of Laws (LL.D) 1955 University of Nottingham Doctor of Laws (LL.D)

Honorary offices Appointments Country Date Appointment Position 1943–1959 Most Noble Order of the Garter Chancellor of the Order 27 June 1947 – 23 December 1959 Westminster Abbey High Steward 1957–1959 Order of St Michael and St George Grand Master of the Order

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