# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/george-montagu-dunk-2nd-earl-of-halifax
# Generated: 2026-08-16T14:58:33.233Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/george-montagu-dunk-2nd-earl-of-halifax"
name: "George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax"
slug: "george-montagu-dunk-2nd-earl-of-halifax"
description: "George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax 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\". President of the Board of Trade from 1748 to 1761, he aided the foundation of Nova Scotia, 1749, the capital Halifax being named after him. When Canada was ceded to the King of Great Britain by the King of France, following the Treaty of Paris of 1763, he restricted its boundaries and renamed it \"Province of Quebec\"."
tagline: "British politician (1716–1771)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/2ndEarlofHalifaxByJoshuaReynoldsNSArtGallery.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1716-10-06"
deathDate: "1771-06-08"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           45.75
  momentum:             0.7457898957497995
  historical:           7.04824
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "جورج مونتاجو دونك"
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    title: "George Montagu, 2. hrabě z Halifaxu"
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  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Montagu-Dunk_(2e_comte_d'Halifax)"
    title: "George Montagu-Dunk (2e comte d'Halifax)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Montagu-Dunk%2C_II_conte_di_Halifax"
    title: "George Montagu-Dunk, II conte di Halifax"
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    title: "ジョージ・モンタギュー＝ダンク (第2代ハリファックス伯爵)"
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    title: "George Montagu Dunk"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump