Lord Halifax, British Ambassador to the United States received an honorary Doctorate of Laws from the College of Puget Sound (now UPS) on July 22, 1943. The degree was conferred by fellow Oxford alumnus and president of the college, Dr. R. Franklin Thompson (L) . Participating in the ceremony were Dean John D. Regester (R) and State Supreme Court Justice William J. Millard who is attaching the academic hood. Lord Halifax had a Doctorate in Science from the University of Glasgow and a Master of Arts from Cambridge. He had tutored and lectured at Cambridge before becoming a member of Parliament. Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, the 3rd Viscount of Halifax, was the British ambassador to the United States from 1940-1946. He was created an earl in 1944. His many offices and honors included viceroy of India, Knight of the Order of the Garter,privy councillor, secretary of war and foreign secretary. (T.Times, 6-30-43, p. 18, T. Times 7-22-43, p. 1, TNT 7-22-43, p. 1)
Visits of state--Tacoma; Halifax, Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st earl of; Rites & ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Thompson, R. Franklin, 1908-1999; Regester, John D.; Millard, William J.;