Background
Gifford, George was born on November 19, 1842 in Hallowell (now Manchester), Maine, United States. Son of Ichabod Clark and Sarah Jane (McFadden) Gifford.
Gifford, George was born on November 19, 1842 in Hallowell (now Manchester), Maine, United States. Son of Ichabod Clark and Sarah Jane (McFadden) Gifford.
Bachelor of Arts, Colby College, Waterville, Maine, 1862, Master of Arts, 1864 (Doctor of Laws, 1911).
Admitted to bar, 1864. Editor-in-chief Portland Daily Press, 1867-1871. Member Maine House of Representatives, 1874.
Agent United States Treasury Department, London, England., 1877.
Attache to commissioner Paris Exposition, 1878. Commercial agent, at Nantes, May 31, 1878.
Consul Louisiana Rochelle, February 24, 1882. Appointed consul, Cognac, May 9, 1883 (declined).
Consul Basel, Switzerland, from January 1884 to July 1913, when resigned on account of ill health.
Longest term of service of any American consul. Home: Portland, Maine.
Member Maine House of Representatives, 1874.
Married Augusta Hale.