Clement-Jones family - Person Sheet
Clement-Jones family - Person Sheet
NameRobert GIFFORD 1st Baron Gifford of St Leonards, 11719
Birth1779
Death1826
FatherRobert GIFFORD , 14747
MotherDorothy WEARMAN , 14748
Spouses
ChildrenCharlotte Dorothea , 11711 (1817-1897)
Edward Scott , 11721 (1826-1872)
Caroline , 11722 (1824-)
Robert Francis , 11953 (1819-1872)
John , 11954 (1822-)
Harriet Jane , 11956 (1820-1901)
Notes for Robert GIFFORD 1st Baron Gifford of St Leonards
From Venn’s:
Adm. nobleman at JESUS, Jan. 13, 1824. [Youngest s. of Robert, general dealer, of Exeter. B. there Feb. 24, 1779. School, Alphington Grammar.] Matric. Michs. 1823; M.A. 1824. Articled to an attorney at [p.45] Exeter. Adm. at the Middle Temple, 1800. Called to the Bar, 1808. Bencher, 1817. On the Western Circuit. Recorder of Bristol, 1812, where he was a great favourite; the Corporation placed his whole-length portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence in the Council House. Solicitor-General, 1817. Knighted, Mar. 27, 1817. M.P. for Eye, 1817-23. Attorney-General, 1819-24, in which capacity he conducted the prosecution of the Cato Street conspirators, and the Bill against Queen Caroline. Sergeant-at-law, 1824. Lord Chief Justice of Common Pleas, 1824. P.C., 1824. Created Baron Gifford of St Leonards, Devon, Jan. 31, 1824. Master of the Rolls, 1824-6. Married, Apr. 6, 1816, Harriet Maria, dau. of the Rev. Edward Drewe, R. of Willand. Universally designated heir to the Lord Chancellorship, but died of cholera, Sept. 4, 1826, at Marine Parade, Dover. Father of John (1840) and George R. (1845). (Judges of England; G.E.C.; Burke, P. and B.)
Adm. nobleman at JESUS, Jan. 13, 1824. [Youngest s. of Robert, general dealer, of Exeter. B. there Feb. 24, 1779. School, Alphington Grammar.] Matric. Michs. 1823; M.A. 1824. Articled to an attorney at [p.45] Exeter. Adm. at the Middle Temple, 1800. Called to the Bar, 1808. Bencher, 1817. On the Western Circuit. Recorder of Bristol, 1812, where he was a great favourite; the Corporation placed his whole-length portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence in the Council House. Solicitor-General, 1817. Knighted, Mar. 27, 1817. M.P. for Eye, 1817-23. Attorney-General, 1819-24, in which capacity he conducted the prosecution of the Cato Street conspirators, and the Bill against Queen Caroline. Sergeant-at-law, 1824. Lord Chief Justice of Common Pleas, 1824. P.C., 1824. Created Baron Gifford of St Leonards, Devon, Jan. 31, 1824. Master of the Rolls, 1824-6. Married, Apr. 6, 1816, Harriet Maria, dau. of the Rev. Edward Drewe, R. of Willand. Universally designated heir to the Lord Chancellorship, but died of cholera, Sept. 4, 1826, at Marine Parade, Dover. Father of John (1840) and George R. (1845). (Judges of England; G.E.C.; Burke, P. and B.)