Birth of Hardinge Stanley Giffard
Birth of Hardinge Stanley Giffard
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Hardinge Stanley Giffard Biography and Timeline
Follow Hardinge Stanley Giffard through 10 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Hardinge Stanley Giffard, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
10Distinct records
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1823–1921Years on this page
1823
1875
Solicitor General
Appointed Solicitor General
Role range: 1874-1880
1877
Election
Elected as Member of Parliamenr for Launceston, which borough he continued to represent until his elevation to the peerage in 1885
1885
Lord Chancellor
Appointed Lord Chancellor, 1st term
Role range: 1885-1886 – 1885-1886
Peerage
Created Baron Halsbury, of Halsbury in the County of Devon, and appointed Lord Chancellor, thus forming a remarkable exception to the rule that no criminal lawyer ever reaches the woolsack
Role range: 1885-1886 – 1885-1886
1886
Lord Chancellor
Appointed Lord Chancellor, 2nd term
Role range: 1886-1892 – 1886-1892
1895
Lord Chancellor
Appointed Lord Chancellor, 3rd term
Role range: 1895-1905 – 1895-1905
1898
Peerage
Created Earl of Halsbury and Viscount Tiverton, of Tiverton in the County of Devon
Role range: 1885-1886 – 1885-1886
1911
Reform of Parliament
During the crisis over the Parliament Act of 1911, Halsbury is one of the principal leaders of the rebel faction of Tory peers labelled the "Ditchers" who resolve on all out opposition to the Governments bill whatever happened
1921
Death of Hardinge Stanley Giffard
Death of Hardinge Stanley Giffard
Records, sources and methodology
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