Hardinge Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury
British politician and Chancellor (1823–1921) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hardinge Stanley Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury, PC (3 September 1823 – 11 December 1921) was a British barrister and Conservative politician. He served three times as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain,[1] for a total of seventeen years.
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The Earl of Halsbury | |
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Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain Lord High Steward for the trial of: List | |
In office 24 June 1885 – 28 January 1886 | |
Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
Preceded by | The Earl of Selborne |
Succeeded by | The Lord Herschell |
In office 3 August 1886 – 11 August 1892 | |
Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
Preceded by | The Lord Herschell |
Succeeded by | The Lord Herschell |
In office 29 June 1895 – 4 December 1905 | |
Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury Arthur Balfour |
Preceded by | The Lord Herschell |
Succeeded by | The Lord Loreburn |
Personal details | |
Born | 3 September 1823 (1823-09-03) Pentonville, London |
Died | 11 December 1921 (1921-12-12) (aged 98) |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouses | Caroline Humphreys
(m. 1852; died 1873)Wilhelmina Woodfall (m. 1874) |
Children | Hardinge Goulburn Giffard, 2nd Earl of Halsbury |
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Alma mater | Merton College, Oxford |
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