Edric Gifford, 3rd Baron Gifford
Edric Frederick Gifford, 3rd Baron Gifford (born July 5, 1849 , † June 5, 1911 in Chichester ) was a British soldier and colonial administrator.
Family and title
Gifford was born as the eldest son of Robert Gifford, 2nd Baron Gifford and his wife Frederica Charlotte FitzHardinge Berkeley. His paternal grandfather was Robert Gifford, 1st Baron Gifford , who served as Master of the Rolls between 1824 and 1826 . Gifford had eleven siblings. He married Sophie Catherine Street, daughter of John Alfred Street , commanding general of Ceylon , on April 22, 1880 . The marriage remained childless. Gifford took over the title of Baron Gifford of St. Leonard's and the associated seat in the House of Lords with the death of his father on May 13, 1872. After he died childless, the title passed to his younger brother Edgar .
Education and military background
Gifford received his education at Harrow School . In 1869 he joined the 83rd Regiment of Foot . In 1874 he was assigned to the 24th Regiment of Foot with the rank of lieutenant and took part with his unit in the Third Ashanti War . In 1876 he was transferred to the 57th Regiment of Foot . Two years later he was stationed in Cyprus and in 1879 served as aide-de-camp for Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley , during the Zulu War . After the war he joined the rank of Brevet - majors from the army.
Career in colonial administration
Shortly after his marriage, Gifford moved to Western Australia , which at the time was a colony of the United Kingdom . There he took over the office of Minister for Western Australia . As such, he also held a seat on the Legislative Council of Western Australia . After falling out with both the presiding judge of the Supreme Court Henry Wrenfordsley and Governor William Cleaver Francis Robinson , Gifford was transferred to Gibraltar as minister in 1883 . He held this office until 1887. Two years later he became director of the British South Africa Company . He died on June 5, 1911 and was buried in Bosham .
Awards
Gifford was awarded the Victoria Cross for his services in the third Ashanti War .
literature
- David Black, Geoffrey Bolton: Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia, Volume One, 1870–1930 . Western Australian Parliamentary History Project, Perth 2001, ISBN 0-7316-9781-2 .
- JM Bennett: Sir Henry Wrenfordsley - Second Chief Justice of Western Australia 1880-1883 . With a foreword by Professor Roy M Mersky (= Lives of the Australian Chief Justices ). The Federation Press, Sydney 2004, ISBN 1-86287-528-6 , pp. 32-33, 40-41, 44-49, 78 .
- Charles Mosley (Ed.): Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: Clan Chiefs, Scottish Feudal Barons . 107th edition. Volume II. Boydell & Brewer Inc., Singapore 1993, ISBN 0-9711966-2-1 , pp. 1547 f .
Web links
- Edric Gifford, 3rd Baron Gifford in the database of Find a Grave (English)
- Major Edric Frederick Gifford, 3rd Baron Gifford of St. Leonard's, VC on thepeerage.com , accessed August 21, 2015.
Individual evidence
- ↑ London Gazette . No. 24082, HMSO, London, March 31, 1874, p. 1921 ( PDF , accessed June 6, 2015, English).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Gifford |
Baron Gifford 1872-1911 |
Edgar Gifford |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gifford, Edric, 3rd Baron Gifford |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gifford, Edric Frederick |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British soldier and colonial administrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 5, 1849 |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 5, 1911 |
| Place of death | Chichester |