Halifax, George Montagu Dunk, 2nd earl of
- Halifax, George Montagu Dunk, 2nd earl of
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▪ English statesman
born Oct. 5/6, 1716
died June 8, 1771
English statesman, after whom the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, is named.
He was the son of George Montagu, 1st earl of Montagu, to whose title he succeeded in 1739. He assumed the name of his wealthy wife, Anne Dunk, whom he married in 1741.
He became president of the Board of Trade in 1748 and took an active interest in colonial development, helping to found Halifax, N.S., and in several ways rendering good service to trade, especially with North America. He was lord lieutenant of Ireland from March 1761 to March 1763 and for a time concurrently first lord of the Admiralty, from June to October 1762, in Lord Bute's administration; he then became secretary of state for the northern department, transferring to the southern department in 1763. Halifax was lord privy seal during 1770 in the ministry of his nephew, Lord North, and was again secretary of state for the northern department during 1771 from January until his death in June.
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