George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax

The Most Honourable The Marquess of Halifax PC DL FRS
George Savile, Marquess of Halifax, by Mary Beale, circa 1674–1676
Lord President of the Council
In office 18 February – 4 December 1685
Monarch	James II
Preceded by	The Earl of Rochester
Succeeded by	The Earl of Sunderland
Personal details
Born	George Savile (1633-11-11)11 November 1633 Thornhill, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died	5 April 1695(1695-04-05) (aged 61)
Resting place	Westminster Abbey, London, England
Spouses	Dorothy Spencer ​ ​ (m. 1656; died 1670)​ Gertrude Pierrepont ​ (m. 1672)​
Children	William Savile Anne Vaughan, Countess of Carbery Lady Elizabeth Savile Henry Savile
Parents	Sir William Savile Anne Coventry

George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax, PC, DL, FRS (11 November 1633 – 5 April 1695), was an English statesman, writer, and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660, and in the House of Lords after he was raised to the peerage in 1668.