Ambrose Hardinge Giffard
Sir Ambrose Hardinge Giffard | |
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Advocate Fiscal of Ceylon | |
| In office 26 February 1811 – 1821 | |
| Preceded by | William Coke |
| Succeeded by | Henry Mathews |
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| Born | 1771 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 20 April 1827 |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
Sir Ambrose Hardinge Giffard (1771–1827) was chief justice of British Ceylon.
Life
Giffard was born in
After studying for the law he was called to the bar of the
Works
Giffard's leisure was devoted to literature, and a selection of poems was published at Ceylon about 1822. Some are reproduced in the Traditions and Recollections of Richard Polwhele.
Family
He married in 1808 Harriet, daughter of Lovell Pennell, esq., of Lyme Regis, and left five sons and five daughters. Admiral Sir George Giffard (1815–1888) was his third son.[1]
References
- ^ . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
Further reading
- Gentleman's Magazine 1827
- Burke's Peerage, s. v. 'Halsbury.'
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Giffard, Ambrose Hardinge". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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