Background
GIFFARD, Henry Alexander was born in 1838. Son of Colonel Henry Giffard, Royal Garrison Artillery, and Elizabeth, daughter of James Agnew.
GIFFARD, Henry Alexander was born in 1838. Son of Colonel Henry Giffard, Royal Garrison Artillery, and Elizabeth, daughter of James Agnew.
Studied at Elizabeth College, Guernsey. Corpus Christi College, Oxford (Master of Arts). Exhibitioner, 1857; Junior Mathematical Scholar, 1858.
1st class Mods, (classics and mathematics), 1859. Taylorian scholar, 1860. 1st class Classics and 1st class Mathematics 1861.
Eldon scholar, 1861; Senior student of Christ Church, 1863.
Called to the Bar, Line. Inn, 1865; Queen’s Counsel, 1882. Assistant Commissioner on Schools Inquiry Commission, 1865-1866.
Contested East Cambridgeshire. 1892; Reader in Equity to Inns of Court, 1888-1891. Bailiff of Guernsey, 1902-1908. King’s Counsel; Bencher of Lincoln’s Inn since 1885.
Clubs: New University, Cecil.