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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

Arms of The Rt Hon Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
  • 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
 England 1931 – 23 December 1959 Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter KG
British Empire 13 June 1946 – 23 December 1959 Member of the Order of Merit OM
 United Kingdom 16 July 1957 – 23 December 1959 Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George GCMG
 United Kingdom 3 April 1926 – 23 December 1959 Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India GCSI
 United Kingdom 3 April 1926 – 23 December 1959 Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire GCIE
 United Kingdom 1922 – 23 December 1959 Member of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council PC
Decorations and medals
Country Date Decoration Post-nominal letters
 United Kingdom 1919 1914–15 Star
 United Kingdom 26 July 1919 British War Medal
 United Kingdom 1 September 1919 Victory Medal (United Kingdom)
 United Kingdom Territorial Decoration TD
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (April 2017)

Non-national titles and honours

Freedom of the City

British Empire
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (April 2017)

Scholastic

Chancellor, visitor, governor, and fellowships
Location Date School Position
 England November 1903 All Souls College, Oxford Fellowship
 England 1933–1959 University of Oxford Chancellor
 England 1947–1959 University of Sheffield Chancellor
Honorary degrees
Location Date School Degree
 England 1931 University of Sheffield Doctor of Laws (LL.D)
 Ontario 1932 University of Toronto Doctor of Laws (LL.D)
 England 26 January 1934 University of Liverpool
 Massachusetts 19 June 1941 Harvard University Doctor of Laws (LL.D)
 Connecticut 1941 Yale University Doctor of Laws (LL.D)
 Tennessee 10 April 1942 Sewanee: The University of the South Doctor of Civil Law (DCL)
 New York 1942 Syracuse University Doctor of Laws (LL.D)
 England 1955 University of Nottingham Doctor of Laws (LL.D)
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (April 2017)

Honorary offices

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

References

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  2. "No. 33117". The London Gazette. 25 December 1925. p. 8567.
  3. "No. 33139". The London Gazette. 5 March 1926. p. 1667.
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  6. "University of Toronto Honorary Degree Recipients 1850-2021" (PDF). The University of Toronto. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  7. "Lord Derby and the University of Liverpool". Nature. 133 (3353): 168. 1 February 1934. Bibcode:1934Natur.133S.168.. doi:10.1038/133168c0.
  8. Franklin, John Hope (1 April 2007). Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 9780374707040.
  9. "Honorary Degrees Since 1702 | Office of the Secretary and Vice President for University Life".
  10. "Recipient of Honorary Degrees". Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  11. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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