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{{Short description|British aristocrat (1885–1976)}}

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'''Dorothy Evelyn Augusta Wood, Countess of Halifax''' (''née'' '''Onslow'''; 7 February 1885 – 2 February 1976), styled as the '''Lady Irwin''' from 1925 until 1934, was a British aristocrat, courtier, and [[Vicereine of India]]. Born at Richmond Terrace, [[Whitehall|Whitehall, London]], she was the daughter of [[William Onslow, 4th Earl of Onslow]], Governor-General of New Zealand, and Hon. Florence Gardner, the daughter of [[Alan Gardner, 3rd Baron Gardner]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Halifax, Dorothy Evelyn Augusta Wood |url=https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22474640 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=natlib.govt.nz}}</ref><ref name=":02" /> Her brother, [[Richard Onslow, 5th Earl of Onslow|Richard William Alan Onslow]], was a prominent politician and succeeded to the [[Earl of Onslow|Earldom of Onslow]].<ref>Vulliamy, C. E. (1953). ''The Onslow Family 1528–1874: with some account of their times''. London. Chapman & Hall.</ref><ref>Morris, Susan; Bosberry-Scott, Wendy; Belfield, Gervase, eds. (2019). "Onslow". ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage''. Vol. 1 (150th ed.). London: Debrett's Ltd. pp. 3895–3905. {{ISBN|978-1-9997670-5-1}}</ref>

She was the wife of Viceroy and Governor-General [[Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax|Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax]]. They had five children, including [[Charles Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax]] and [[Richard Wood, Baron Holderness]]. She held the office of [[Lady of the Bedchamber]] to [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother]].<ref name=":02">Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood'' (107 ed.). Burke’s Peerage & Gentry. p. 1729. {{ISBN|0-9711966-2-1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cfotAAAAYAAJ |title=Parliamentary Debates (Hansard).: House of Commons official report |date=1971 |publisher=H.M. Stationery Office |pages=347 |language=en}}</ref>

Having succeeded the [[Alice Isaacs, Marchioness of Reading|Countess of Reading]] in 1926 (and [[Margaret Goschen, Viscountess Goschen|Viscountess Goschen]] in 1929), she was succeeded, as Viceregal-Consort of India, by [[Marie Freeman-Thomas, Marchioness of Willingdon|The Countess of Willingdon]] in 1931.

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[[Category:1976 deaths]]
[[Category:1885 births]]
[[Category:Viceregal consorts of India]]
[[Category:Wood family]]
[[Category:Onslow family]]
[[Category:Daughters of British earls]]
[[Category:British countesses by marriage|Halifax]]
[[Category:1920s in British India]]
[[Category:Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother]]
[[Category:Ladies of the Bedchamber]]

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