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George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, KG, PC (6 October 1716 – 8 June 1771) was a British statesman of the Georgian era. Due to his success in extending commerce in the Americas, he became known as the "father of the colonies". [1] .
Founder: Halifax. George Montagu Dunk, 2nd earl of Halifax (born Oct. 5/6, 1716—died June 8, 1771) was an English statesman, after whom the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, is named. He was the son of George Montagu, 1st earl of Montagu, to whose title he succeeded in 1739.
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Introduction. George Montagu Dunk (b. 1716–d. 1771) was a British career politician from 1739 until his death in 1771. During his professional life, he successively held the titles of Lord of the Bedchamber (1742–1744), Master of the Buckhounds (1744–1746), Chief Justice in eyre south of the Trent (1746–1748), First Lord of the Board of ...
Dunk, George Montagu (1716–71), 2nd earl of Halifax , lord lieutenant of Ireland, was born 5/6 October 1716, the son of George Montagu (d. 1739), 1st earl of Halifax, whose seat was at Horton, Northamptonshire, and his wife, Lady Mary Lumley (1690–1726), daughter of the 1st earl of Scarborough.
The son of the 1st Earl of Halifax, he was styled Viscount Sunbury until succeeding his father as 2nd Earl of Halifax in 1739. Educated at Eton College and at Trinity College, Cambridge , [2] he was married in 1741 to Anne Richards (died 1753), who had inherited a great fortune from Sir Thomas Dunk , whose name Halifax took.
The Oxford Companion to British History. Halifax, George Montagu Dunk, 2nd earl of (1716–71). Halifax was a hard-working and useful administrator. He inherited the title at the age of 23 and two years later made a lucrative marriage to the heiress of a London merchant, taking the name of Dunk.
In the west aisle of the north transept of Westminster Abbey is a memorial for George Montagu Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, politician. The standing monument of white marble is by sculptor John Bacon and is dated 1782.
