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Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, Earl of Halifax
, commonly referred to as
Lord Halifax
, (
1881
-
1959
) was a
British
conservative
politician. He served as
Viceroy of India
(
1926
-
1931
),
Foreign Secretary[?]
(
1938
-
1940
) and
Ambassador
to the
United States
(
1941
-
1946
). As Foreign Secretary he was one of the leading opponents of British involvement in
World War II
.
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