Robert Gifford, 1st Baron Gifford
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Robert Gifford, 1st Baron Gifford (24 February 1779-4 September 1826), was a British lawyer, judge and politician.
Gifford was elected to the House of Commons for Eye in 1817, a seat he represented until 1824, and served under the Earl of Liverpool as Solicitor General between 1817 and 1819 and as Attorney General between 1819 and 1824. The latter year he was raised to the peerage as Baron Gifford, of St Leonard's in the County of Devon, and appointed Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. Lord Gifford only held this post for a short time and was then Master of the Rolls from 1824 until his early death in September 1826, aged 47. He was succeeded in the barony by his son Robert.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Mark Singleton Sir William Garrow |
Member of Parliament for Eye with Mark Singleton 1817–1820 Sir Miles Nightingall 1820–1824 1817–1824 |
Succeeded by Sir Miles Nightingall Sir Edward Kerrison |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir Samuel Shepherd |
Solicitor General 1817–1819 |
Succeeded by Sir John Singleton Copley |
| Preceded by Sir Samuel Shepherd |
Attorney General 1819–1824 |
Succeeded by Sir John Singleton Copley |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir Robert Dallas |
Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas 1824 |
Succeeded by Sir William Best |
| Preceded by Sir Thomas Plumer |
Master of the Rolls 1824–1826 |
Succeeded by Sir John Singleton Copley |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by New Creation |
Baron Gifford 1824–1826 |
Succeeded by Robert Francis Gifford, 2nd Baron Gifford |
[edit] References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
