Halifax, Charles Montagu, 1st earl of
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Halifax, Charles Montagu, 1st earl of (1661–1715). Though of aristocratic background, Montagu achieved political recognition and advancement through matchless powers of oratory and a measure of machiavellian trickery rather than under a patron. Entering Parliament in 1689, he soon achieved prominence as a court spokesman and manager, becoming a Treasury commissioner in 1692, chancellor of the Exchequer in 1694, and 1st lord of the Treasury in 1697. Accusations of malversation forced his resignation in 1699, but in the year following he was created baron. An attempt to impeach him in 1701 failed. Throughout Anne's reign he was a
Junto leader in the Lords, and at George I's accession (1714) was reappointed 1st lord and made an earl. He is chiefly remembered for the financial reforms he undertook in the 1690s, most notably the establishment of the national debt (1693) and the foundation of the
Bank of England (1694), which greatly helped to rationalize the existing system of government finance.
Andrew Hanham
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Anniversaries
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 4/16/1998; 651 words
; ...physician and naturalist, 1660; Charles Montagu, first Earl of Halifax, politician, poet and founder...Frederick Wood, first Earl of Halifax (a new earldom), statesman...composer and teacher, 1887; Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, comedian...
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Gazzette: Anniversaries
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 4/16/1999; 330 words
; Births: Charles Montagu, first Earl of Halifax, politician, poet and founder...aviation pioneer, 1867; Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, comedian, 1889...of Lourdes, 1879. On this day: Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender...
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Bushy Park's secret garden gets [pounds sterling]7.2m restoration.
Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England); 4/13/2006; 588 words
; ...been appreciated or cared for for more than two decades." The Water Gardens were created in 1710 by Charles Montagu, first Earl of Halifax, before falling into disrepair. Mrs Lom said: "They are central to the Bushy story and are of huge...
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[pounds sterling]7.2m to find a secret garden; 'SLEEPING BEAUTY OF ROYAL PARKS' GIVEN KISS OF LIFE BY LOTTO CASH.
Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England); 4/13/2006; 481 words
; ...been appreciated or cared for for more than two decades." The Water Gardens were created in 1710 by Charles Montagu, first Earl of Halifax and close friend of Sir Isaac Newton. Mrs Lom said: "They are one of the finest examples of their kind...
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Sleeping beauty
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 11/1/2008; 700+ words
; ...fence from our allotment, the water garden was made during the first decade of the 18th century when Charles Montagu, the 1st Earl of Halifax, saw how the River Longford (an artificial watercourse built to supply water supply to Hampton Court...
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Lord Burghley's silver spice dishes.(Cover Story)
Magazine article from: Apollo; 2/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...generations of the Montagu family, since they...According to Charles Oman and Jonathan...Captain Frederick Montagu] could tell of the...line through the Earls of Halifax to Henry Montagu, created Earl of Manchester in...
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Back to Baroque.(NEWS)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Green Places; 10/1/2008; 553 words
; ...and planting will begin. The private Upper Lodge water gardens were built in the early 18th century by Charles Montagu, the 1st Earl of Halifax as a recreational garden and were later used by the Ministry of Defence for research into submarine technology...
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Charles Montagu Halifax, earl of
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Charles Montagu Halifax, earl of , 1661-1715, English statesman...1687). As a lord of the treasury, Halifax proposed (1692) the system of government...and issued the first exchequer bills. Halifax succeeded Sidney Godolphin as first...
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Halifax, Charles Montagu, 1st earl of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Halifax, Charles Montagu, 1st earl of (1661–1715). Though of aristocratic background, Montagu achieved political recognition and...was reappointed 1st lord and made an earl. He is chiefly remembered for the...
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Halifax, Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Halifax, Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of (1661–1715) English Whig statesman. He entered...1694–95), he introduced new coinage. In 1697, Halifax became first lord of the treasury but resigned when the Tories...
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Charles Montagu
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Charles Montagu see Halifax, Charles Montagu, earl of .
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William III
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Netherlands, and of Mary, oldest daughter of King Charles I of England. William's personality was cold...policy fully. His Whig ministers, most notably Charles Montagu, earl of Halifax , were responsible for establishment (1694) of...
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