Charles Wood
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Charles Wood may refer to:
- Charles Wood, 2nd Earl of HalifaxCharles Wood, 2nd Earl of HalifaxCharles Ingram Courtenay Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax was a British politician and peer. He was styled Lord Irwin from 1934 until 1959.-Biography:...
(1912–1980), British politician and peer - Charles Wood, 3rd Earl of HalifaxCharles Wood, 3rd Earl of HalifaxCharles Edward Peter Neil Wood, 3rd Earl of Halifax is a British Peer and a grandson of E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, a former Viceroy of India and Foreign Secretary for the Commonwealth of Nations.-Life:...
(born 1944), British peer - Charles Wood, 1st Viscount HalifaxCharles Wood, 1st Viscount HalifaxCharles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax GCB PC , known as Sir Charles Wood, 3rd Bt between 1846 and 1866, was a British Whig politician and Member of Parliament. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1846 to 1852....
(1800–1885), English politician - Charles Wood, 2nd Viscount HalifaxCharles Wood, 2nd Viscount HalifaxCharles Lindley Wood, 2nd Viscount Halifax was a British ecumenist who served as president of the English Church Union from 1868 to 1919, and from 1927 to 1934.-Early life and education:...
(1839–1934), English politician - Charles Wood (businessman)Charles Wood (businessman)Charles R. "Charley" Wood was an American businessman.-Biography:Wood was born in Lockport, New York, in 1914.After seeing the amusement park Knott's Berry Farm in southern California he was inspired in 1954 to open his own park in Queensbury, New York, which he named Storytown USA. In order to do...
(1914–2004), American businessman - Charles Wood (composer)Charles Wood (composer)Charles Wood was an Irish composer and teacher.Born in Armagh, Ireland, he was the fifth child and third son of Charles Wood Sr. and Jemima Wood. His father was a tenor in the choir of the nearby St. Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh , and later worked as the Diocesan Registrar of the church...
(1866–1926), Irish composer and teacher - Charles Wood (playwright)Charles Wood (playwright)Charles Wood is a playwright and scriptwriter for radio, television, and film. He lives in England....
(born 1932), British playwright and screenwriter - Charles Wood (ironmaster)Charles Wood (ironmaster)Charles Wood was an ironmaster and one of the inventors of the potting and stamping method of making wrought iron from pig iron.-Parents:...
(1702–1774), British chemist - Charles Wood (singer and actor)Charles Wood (singer and actor)Charles Wood was an American singer and actor. After moving to New York City from Redwood City, California, where he grew up, he appeared in five Broadway musicals in the 1940s and 1950s.-Early years:...
(1916–1978), American singer and actor in Broadway musicals - Charles Wood (tennis), 1930s American professional lawn tennis player
- Charles Erskine Scott WoodCharles Erskine Scott WoodCharles Erskine Scott Wood was an author, civil libertarian, soldier, and attorney. He is best known as the author of the 1927 satirical bestseller, Heavenly Discourse.-Early life:...
(1852–1944), American author, activist, and attorney - Charles Thorold WoodCharles Thorold WoodCharles Thorold Wood was an English ornithologist.He was the eldest son of Willoughby Wood, of Alford, Lincolnshire. He was the author of The Ornithological Guide .-References:...
(1777–1852), English ornithologist - Charles Carroll WoodCharles Carroll WoodLieutenant Charles Carroll Wood was a Canadian soldier, who became famous because he was the first Canadian to die in the Second Boer War. He is the namesake of the Chaswood, Nova Scotia....
(died 1899), Canadian soldier - Charles Winter WoodCharles Winter WoodCharles Winter Wood was the second head football coach for the Tuskegee University Golden Tigers located in Tuskegee, Alabama and he held that position for four seasons, from 1897 until 1901. His coaching record at Tuskegee was 1 wins, 3 losses, and 0 ties...
, second head college football coach for the Tuskegee University Golden Tigers
See also
- Charles Woods (disambiguation)Charles Woods (disambiguation)Charles Woods was an Alabama businessman, broadcaster and aspiring politician.Charles Woods is also the name of:*Charles Albert Woods , U.S. federal judge...