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Hardinge Giffard was Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain from 1885 to 1886, 1886 to 1892 and 1895 to 1905, and had already been created Baron Halsbury, of Halsbury in the County of Devon, on 26 June 1885, [3] and was made Viscount Tiverton, of nearby Tiverton, at the same time he was given the earldom. Those titles were also in the Peerage of ...
Image of Hardinge Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury from Halsbury's Laws of England, 1st ed, Vol 1. In 1885, Giffard was appointed Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain [ 2 ] in Lord Salisbury 's first administration, and was created Baron Halsbury , of Halsbury in the County of Devon, thus forming a remarkable exception to the rule that no ...
He was President of the British Computer Society during 1969–70. [4] In 1970 he was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the British Psychological Society. [5] In addition, he was also a friend of J. R. R. Tolkien and was one of the few people to read The Silmarillion in Tolkien's lifetime, in 1957. [6]
Halsbury was long a seat of the ancient Giffard family, a distant descendant of which was the celebrated lawyer Hardinge Stanley Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury (1823–1921), who adopted the name Halsbury for his earldom and was the author of the essential legal reference books Halsbury's Statutes. Halsbury Barton, now a farmhouse, retains 16th ...
Tony Giffard, 3rd Earl of Halsbury From a page move : This is a redirect from a page that has been moved (renamed). This page was kept as a redirect to avoid breaking links, both internal and external, that may have been made to the old page name.
Cromwell is a 1970 British historical drama film written and directed by Ken Hughes.It is based on the life of Oliver Cromwell, who rose to lead the Parliamentary forces during the later years of the English Civil War and, as Lord Protector, ruled Great Britain and Ireland in the 1650s.
Ireland Earl of Orrery (Ireland 1660) Jonathan Boyle, Viscount Dungarvan: 85 The Earl of Westmeath: 1621 William Anthony Nugent, 13th Earl of Westmeath Ireland Sean Nugent, Lord Delvin: 86 The Earl of Meath: 1627 John Brabazon, 15th Earl of Meath Ireland Anthony Brabazon, Lord Ardee: 87 The Earl of Cavan: 1647 Roger Lambart, 13th Earl of Cavan ...
The following are often-sung Irish folk ballads and folk songs. The songs are arranged by theme under the categories "Politics and soldiering" and "Non-political" and are not necessarily contemporary to the events to which they relate. Songs may fit into more than one category, but where possible, are grouped uniquely to where is most appropriate.