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Baron Gifford

Baron Gifford

Title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom


Baron Gifford, of St Leonard's in the County of Devon, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created on 30 January 1824 for the lawyer Sir Robert Gifford, who later served as Master of the Rolls. His grandson, the third Baron, was a soldier and colonial administrator and was awarded the Victoria Cross in 1874. On his death the title passed to his younger brother, the fourth Baron, and then to their nephew, the fifth Baron. As of 2010 the title is held by the latter's son, the sixth Baron, who succeeded in 1961. He is a barrister.

Robert Gifford, 1st Baron Gifford.

The Hon. Maurice Gifford, fourth son of the second Baron, was a soldier.

The family surname and the title of the barony are pronounced "Jifford".

Barons Gifford (1824)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. Thomas Adam Gifford (b. 1967). There are no other heirs to the barony.

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Coat of arms

Coat of arms of Baron Gifford
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Coat of arms of the Gifford family
Coronet
A coronet of a Baron
Crest
A Panther's Head couped at the neck and affrontée between two Branches of Oak proper
Escutcheon
Azure a Chevron between three Stirrups with Leathers Or within a Bordure engrailed Argent pellety
Supporters
Dexter: a Bay Horse proper charged on the shoulder with a Portcullis Or; Sinister: a Greyhound Argent charged on the body with three Ermine Spots
Motto
Non Sine Numine (Not without God's assistance)

Notes

  1. "No. 17997". The London Gazette. 31 January 1824. p. 170.

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