HALIFAX, GEORGE MONTAGU DUNK, 2ND EARL OF (1716-1771), son of George Montagu, 1st earl of Halifax (of the second creation), was born on Oct. 5 or 6, becoming earl of Halifax on his father's death in 1739. Educated at Eton and at Trinity college, Cambridge, he became in 1748 president of the Board of Trade. While filling this position he helped to found Hal ifax, the capital of Nova Scotia, which was named after him, and in several ways he rendered good service to trade, especially with North America. In March 1761 Halifax was appointed lord-lieu tenant of Ireland, and he was also for a time first lord of the admiralty. He was from 1762 to 1765 secretary of state for the northern department under Bute and under George Grenville. He sinned the general warrant under which Wilkes was arrested in 1763, for which action he was mulcted in damages by the courts of law in 1769, and he was mainly responsible for the exclusion of the name of the king's mother, Augusta, princess of Wales, from the Regency bill of 1765. He returned to office in 177o under his nephew, Lord North, but died on June 8, 1771.