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Charles Wood, 2Nd Earl Of HalifaxCharles Ingram Courtenay Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax (3 October 1912 - 1980) was a British politician and peer. Wood was the son of Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, statesman and Foreign Secretary. Lord Halifax had almost become Prime Minister in 1940 upon the resignation of Neville Chamberlain. The younger Wood also entered politics, becoming Member of Parliament for York as Lord Irwin in 1937, as a Conservative. In 1939, at the outbreak of World War II, Wood rejoined the Royal Horse Guards and served for three years in the Middle East. He continued as a Member of Parliament during this time. At the 1945 general election, he lost his seat to the Labour candidate, Dr J Corlett. Wood succeeded his father as 2nd Earl of Halifax in 1960. Halifax, Charles Ingram Courtenay Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax, Charles Ingram Courtenay Wood, 2nd Earl of Wood, Charles Ingram Courtenay Halifax, Charles Ingram Courtenay Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax, Charles Ingram Courtenay Wood, 2nd Earl of
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