Hardinge Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury
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Hardinge Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury
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Hardinge Stanley Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury, PC was a British barrister and Conservative politician. He served three times as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, for a total of seventeen years, a record not equaled by anyone except Lords Hardwicke and Eldon. The son of a newspaper editor, Giffard was called to the English bar in 1850 and acquired a large criminal practice, defending the likes of Governor Eyre and Arthur Orton, the Tichborne claimant. He was chosen as solicitor-general by D
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British politician and Chancellor (1823–1921)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardinge_Giffard,_1st_Earl_of_Halsbury
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2004-01-29T06:12:27Z
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2024-08-28T07:47:28Z
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