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Politische Karriere. 1667 wurde Savile auf Veranlassung des Duke of York als Viscount Halifax und Baron Savile, of Eland in the County of York, zum erblichen Peer erhoben. Durch diese beiden zur Peerage of England gehörenden Titel erhielt er einen Sitz im englischen House of Lords.
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax, PC, DL, FRS (11 November 1633 – 5 April 1695), was an English statesman, writer, and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660, and in the House of Lords after he was raised to the peerage in 1668.
George Savile, 1st marquess of Halifax (born Nov. 11, 1633, Thornhill, Yorkshire, Eng.—died April 5, 1695, London) was an English statesman and political writer known as “The Trimmer” because of his moderating position in the fierce party struggles of his day.
The title Marquess of Halifax was created in the Peerage of England in 1682 for the George Savile, 1st Earl of Halifax . He had previously been created Baron Savile, of Elland in the County of York, Viscount Halifax in 1668, and Earl of Halifax in 1679, all also in the Peerage of England.
George Savile, Marquess of Halifax is buried in the north aisle of Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey in the vault first used by General George Monck. Near his grave is a large monument of white, grey and black marble which includes a full face relief portrait medallion.
George Savile, first Marquess of Halifax, eminent statesman and pamphleteer — Dryden's ‘Jotham of piercing wit and pregnant thought’ — was a prolific writer and correspondent and his papers have survived in considerable numbers.
A statesman and writer, Halifax was a favourite of Charles II; his best-known political tract, 'Character of a Trimmer', urged Charles to shake off the influence of his brother James.
