E.F.L. Wood was born on April 16, 1881 in Powderham Castle, Devonshire, England, UK. He was married to Lady Dorothy Onslow. He died on December 23, 1959 in Garroby Hall, near York, Yorkshire, England, UK.
1st Baron Irwin (1925-1934), 3rd Viscount Halifax (1934-1944), and 1st
Earl of Halifax (1944-1959)
Viceroy of India (1926-1931), as Lord Irwin
Served as Great Britain's War Secretary (1935) and Foreign Secretary
(1938-1940), and was long a major opponent of British involvement in
WWII, firmly supporting Neville Chamberlain.
Served in the House of Commons (1910-?) and in the British cabinet from
1922-1925; later the Conservative leader in the House of Lords
(1935)
British Ambassador to the United States (1941-1946), and British
delegate to the San Francisco conference establishing the United
Nations.