List of titles and honours of Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax explained

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

• 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
	1931 – 23 December 1959	Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter	KG
	13 June 1946 – 23 December 1959		OM
	16 July 1957 – 23 December 1959		GCMG
	3 April 1926 – 23 December 1959		GCSI
	3 April 1926 – 23 December 1959		GCIE
	1922 – 23 December 1959		PC

Decorations and medals

Country	Date	Decoration	Post-nominal letters
	1919
	26 July 1919
	1 September 1919
			TD

Non-national titles and honours

Freedom of the City

British Empire

• 5 March 1923: Leeds
• 1926: Harrogate^[1]

Scholastic

Chancellor, visitor, governor, and fellowships

Location	Date	School	Position
	November 1903		Fellowship
	1933–1959		Chancellor
	1947–1959		Chancellor

Honorary degrees

Location	Date	School	Degree
	1931		Doctor of Laws (LL.D)^[2]
	1932		Doctor of Laws (LL.D)^[3]
	26 January 1934		^[4]
	19 June 1941		Doctor of Laws (LL.D)^[5]
	1941		Doctor of Laws (LL.D)^[6]
	10 April 1942		Doctor of Civil Law (DCL)
	1942		Doctor of Laws (LL.D)^[7]
	1955		Doctor of Laws (LL.D)^[8]

Honorary offices

Appointments

Country	Date	Appointment	Position
	1943–1959		Chancellor of the Order
	27 June 1947 – 23 December 1959		High Steward
	1957–1959		Grand Master of the Order

Notes and References

1. Web site: Freedom To Viceroy Elect (1926). British Pathe. 27 July 2021. YouTube.
2. Web site: Archived copy . 16 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192732/http://calendar.dept.shef.ac.uk/calendar/21_hon_grad.pdf . 29 October 2013 . dead .
3. Web site: University of Toronto Honorary Degree Recipients 1850-2021 . The University of Toronto . 27 July 2021 . en.
4. Lord Derby and the University of Liverpool . Nature . 1 February 1934 . 133 . 3353 . 168 . 10.1038/133168c0 . 1934Natur.133S.168. . free .
5. Book: Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin. 9780374707040. Franklin. John Hope. 1 April 2007. Farrar, Straus and Giroux .
6. Web site: Honorary Degrees Since 1702 | Office of the Secretary and Vice President for University Life.
7. Web site: Recipient of Honorary Degrees . 30 April 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100609172315/http://archives.syr.edu/awards/honorary_2.html . 9 June 2010 . dead .
8. Web site: Archived copy . 15 April 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170301182411/https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/registrar/documents/hon-deg-list-jan2017.pdf . 1 March 2017 . dead .