Charles Lindley Wood, 2d Viscount Halifax (1839–1934)

Ecumenist. Actively defended the Catholic heritage of the Church of England and supported moves to eventual reunification. Studied law and modern history at Christ Church, Oxford; graduated 1863. Groom of the bedchamber to the prince of Wales, 1862–77. President of the English Church Union, 1868–1919, 1927–34. Succeeded his father as second viscount Halifax in 1885.