Hardinge Stanley Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury
(1823-1921), JudgeSitter associated with 32 portraits
Called to the Bar in 1850, Giffard developed a large law practice at the Central Criminal Court. He was elected an MP in 1877. After the defeat of the Conservatives in 1880, Giffard became more prominent in parliament, while his practice at the bar also expanded. His reputation rests on his time as Lord Chancellor. He was first appointed to this post in 1885, but eight months later the government went out of office. He resumed the office the following year, for six years and then for a further ten years from 1895 until he retired in 1905. In total he held this office for seventeen years. Giffard is also remembered for his complete digest of The Laws of England (1905-16), a major reference work published in many volumes.
Stanley Lees Giffard and his family
by Unknown artist
oil on canvas, circa 1830
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Hardinge Stanley Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury
by Sydney Prior Hall
pencil
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Hardinge Stanley Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury
by Sir Leslie Ward
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 22 June 1878
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Hardinge Stanley Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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Hardinge Stanley Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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Hardinge Stanley Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury
by Joseph Simpson
ink, irregular
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Hardinge Stanley Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1883
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Hardinge Stanley Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury
by Elliott & Fry
chlorobromide print on cream card mount, 1887
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Hardinge Stanley Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury
by York & Son, after Elliott & Fry
glass lantern slide, 1890s (1887)
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Hardinge Stanley Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury
by Clarence Edmund Fry & Son
carbon print, published before 1895
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Hardinge Stanley Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury
published by Ogden's
cigarette card, published circa 1895-1905
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Hardinge Stanley Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury
by William Ferguson, published by Barclay Brothers
photogravure, published 1903
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Hardinge Stanley Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury
by Olive Edis
platinum print, 1910s
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Hardinge Stanley Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury
by Olive Edis
platinum print on photographer's card mount, 1910s
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Hardinge Stanley Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury and his grandchildren
by Olive Edis
toned bromide print on card mount, 1914
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Hardinge Stanley Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury
by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, 1914
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Hardinge Stanley Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury
by Clarence Edmund Fry & Son
carbon print
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Hardinge Stanley Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury
by Clarence Edmund Fry & Son
carbon print
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Hardinge Stanley Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury
by Alfred Bryan
pen and ink, late 19th century
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Hardinge Stanley Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury ('Statesmen. No. 274.')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 22 June 1878
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Related People
- Lady Flavia Joan Lucy Anderson (née Giffard) (granddaughter)
- Stanley Lees Giffard (father)
- Hardinge Goulburn Giffard, 2nd Earl of Halsbury (son)
- John Anthony Hardinge Giffard, 3rd Earl of Halsbury (grandson)
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