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Sir Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax

Header: Sir Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax
Also known as: Sir Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax; primary name: Wood, Charles; other name: (Baronet) Halifax; other name: (Viscount) Halifax
Details: individual; politician/statesman; British; Male
Life dates: 1800-1885
Biography: He became the Viscount Halifax in 1866. PC, GCB, and MA Oriel College Oxford. Married 29 July 1829 Mary, CI, Fifth daughter of the 2nd Earl Grey. Their children were: Charles Lindley, Francis Lindley, Henry John Lindley, Frederick George Lindley, Emily Charlotte, Alice Louisa and Blanche Edith. This distinguished politician and statesman was MP for Great Grimsby 1826-31, Wareham 1831-2, Halifax 1832-65 and Ripon 1865-6, Joint-Secretary of the Treasury 1832-4, Secretary to the Admiralty 1835-9, Chancelor of the Exchequer 1846-52, President of the Board of Control 1852-55, First Lord of the Admiralty 1855-8, Secretary of State for India 1859-66, and Lord Privy Seal 1870-4. He was raised to the Peerage as Viscount Halifax, of Monk Bretton, county York 21 February 1866.

33 related objects

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1882,1209.474 |
Producer name: BIOG25614 Drawn by:John Doyle (HB) |
Production date: 1840

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1882,1209.500 |
Producer name: BIOG25614 Drawn by:John Doyle (HB) |
Production date: 1841

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1882,1209.498 |
Producer name: BIOG25614 Drawn by:John Doyle (HB) |
Production date: 1841

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1882,1209.621 |
Producer name: BIOG25614 Drawn by:John Doyle (HB) |
Production date: 1847

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1882,1209.615 |
Producer name: BIOG25614 Drawn by:John Doyle (HB) |
Production date: 1847

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1882,1209.623 |
Producer name: BIOG25614 Drawn by:John Doyle (HB) |
Production date: 1847

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1882,1209.472 |
Producer name: BIOG25614 Drawn by:John Doyle (HB) |
Production date: 1840

print; satirical print

Title: A perambulatory advertisement. Political Sketches |
Museum number: 1868,0808.12012 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Doyle (HB)Printed by:General Lithographic Establishment |
Production date: 1841 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Breaking up for the vacation. Political Sketches |
Museum number: 1868,0808.11978 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Doyle (HB)Printed by:A Ducôte |
Production date: 1840 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Fates. Political Sketches |
Museum number: 1868,0808.12213 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Doyle (HB)Printed by:Thomas McLean |
Production date: 1847 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: "The travelled monkey." Political Sketches |
Museum number: 1868,0808.12154 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Doyle (HB)Printed by:General Lithographic Establishment |
Production date: 1844 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The "Dilly" looking up! Political Sketches |
Museum number: 1868,0808.11970 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Doyle (HB)Printed by:A Ducôte |
Production date: 1840 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The whigs "come to the conclusion". Political Fly Leaves |
Museum number: 1868,0808.12262 |
Producer name: Print made by:TouchstonePrinted by:Thomas McLean |
Production date: 1851 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Robinson Crusoe and his man Friday. Political Sketches |
Museum number: 1868,0808.11969 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Doyle (HB)Printed by:A Ducôte |
Production date: 1840 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Unhappy ghosts wandering on the banks of Styx Political Sketches |
Museum number: 1868,0808.12224 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Doyle (HB)Printed by:Thomas McLean |
Production date: 1847 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Joint secretaries of the Treasury. Political Sketches |
Museum number: 1856,0510.437 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Doyle (HB)Printed by:A Ducôte |
Production date: 1834 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The old donkey turned restive at last. Political Sketches |
Museum number: 1868,0808.12229 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Doyle (HB)Printed by:Thomas McLean |
Production date: 1848 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Procession of the Flitch of Bacon Political Sketches |
Museum number: 1868,0808.11999 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Doyle (HB)Printed by:General Lithographic Establishment |
Production date: 1841 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The triumph of independance. Political Sketches |
Museum number: 1857,1222.52 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Doyle (HB)Printed by:A Ducôte |
Production date: 1834 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The triumph of independance. Political Sketches |
Museum number: 1868,0808.11620 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Doyle (HB)Printed by:A Ducôte |
Production date: 1834 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Alarming case of indigestion: the doctor called in Political Sketches |
Museum number: 1868,0808.12220 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Doyle (HB)Printed by:Thomas McLean |
Production date: 1847 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: A pair of "wood"-be Conservatives. Political Sketches |
Museum number: 1868,0808.11954 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Doyle (HB)Printed by:A Ducôte |
Production date: 1840 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Joint secretaries of the Treasury. Political Sketches |
Museum number: 1857,1222.51 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Doyle (HB)Printed by:A Ducôte |
Production date: 1834 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Vingt-un versus fives! Political Sketches |
Museum number: 1868,0808.12010 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Doyle (HB)Printed by:General Lithographic Establishment |
Production date: 1841 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: New game of snap-apple. Political Sketches |
Museum number: 1868,0808.11974 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Doyle (HB)Printed by:A Ducôte |
Production date: 1840 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: The Right Honorable Sir Charles Wood Bart. G.C.B. |
Museum number: 1902,1011.6136 |
Producer name: BIOG50230 Print made by:William Walker |
Production date: 1856 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Rowing in the same boat. Political Sketches |
Museum number: 1868,0808.12228 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Doyle (HB)Printed by:Thomas McLean |
Production date: 1848 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Vacation amusements. (No.2.) Swing, Swong! Political Sketches |
Museum number: 1868,0808.11980 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Doyle (HB)Printed by:A Ducôte |
Production date: 1840 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Joint secretaries of the Treasury. Political Sketches |
Museum number: 1868,0808.11619 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Doyle (HB)Printed by:A Ducôte |
Production date: 1834 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Sibyl presenting the mysterious writings to Ta Political Sketches |
Museum number: 1868,0808.12245 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Doyle (HB)Printed by:Thomas McLean |
Production date: 1849 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The triumph of independance. Political Sketches |
Museum number: 1856,0510.438 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Doyle (HB)Printed by:A Ducôte |
Production date: 1834 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Steering between Scylla and Charybdis. Political Sketches |
Museum number: 1868,0808.12015 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Doyle (HB)Printed by:General Lithographic Establishment |
Production date: 1841 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: "The Procession of the Flitch of Bacon." Political Sketches |
Museum number: 1902,1011.9698 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Doyle (HB)Printed by:General Lithographic Establishment |
Production date: 1841 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

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