Plaque

Earl of Halifax

Erection date: 1994

Inscription

English Heritage
Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, 1881-1959, statesman, Viceroy of India and foreign secretary, lived here.

Site: Earl of Halifax (1 memorial)

SW1, Eaton Square, 86

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Earl of Halifax

Politician and diplomat. Born Edward Frederick Lindley Wood at Powderham Cast...

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