Charles Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax

The Earl of Halifax
Memorial in York Minster
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
23 December 1959  19 March 1980
Hereditary peerage
Preceded byThe 1st Earl of Halifax
Succeeded byThe 3rd Earl of Halifax
Member of Parliament
for York
In office
6 May 1937  15 June 1945
Preceded byRoger Lumley
Succeeded byJohn Corlett
Personal details
Born
Charles Ingram Courtenay Wood

(1912-10-03)3 October 1912
Garrowby, Yorkshire, England
Died19 March 1980(1980-03-19) (aged 67)
Garrowby, Yorkshire, England
Political partyConservative
SpouseRuth Primrose
Children3, including Peter
Parent(s)Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
Lady Dorothy Onslow
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford

Charles Ingram Courtenay Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax, DL (3 October 1912 – 19 March 1980), styled Hon. Charles Wood from 1925 until 1944 and Lord Irwin from 1944 until 1959, was a British peer, Conservative politician, Lord Lieutenant of Humberside and High Steward of York Minster.