Halifax, Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of

Halifax, Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of ( 1881 – 1959 ),
British Conservative politician. From 1925 to 1931 he was governor-general and viceroy of India (as Lord Irwin), and was involved in that country's struggle for independence. Halifax , who favoured dominion status for the subcontinent, ordered the imprisonment of Mahatma Gandhi after the Salt March . As a member of Chamberlain 's government, he visited Germany and met Hitler. An advocate of appeasement , Halifax accepted the post of Foreign...

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