George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
English politician (1633-1695) · Politicians · Died at 61
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax, was an English statesman and writer. He sat in the House of Commons of England in 1660 before being elevated to the House of Lords in 1668.
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Halifax by Claude Lefèbvre![Title page of The Character of a Trimmer, composed by Halifax beginning in early 1685, but not published until April 1688.[8] The title page attributed the book to the recently deceased Sir William Coventry, but Halifax was its true author.[8]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/Character_of_a_Trimmer.jpg)
Title page of The Character of a Trimmer, composed by Halifax beginning in early 1685, but not published until April 1688.[8] The title page attributed the book to the recently deceased Sir William Coventry, but Halifax was its true author.[8]
The Marquess of Halifax during his time as William III's Lord Privy Seal, pictured with John Somers, 1st Baron Somers (Lord Chancellor) and John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (Commander-in-Chief of the Forces).
His second wife Gertrude, by the studio of Sir Peter LelyAwards
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Politicians
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Politician
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Deceased
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Lived 1633 to 1695 · aged 61
