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John Giffard (other)
John Giffard may refer to: *John Giffard, 1st Baron Giffard (1232–1299), English nobleman * John Giffard (died 1556) (c. 1465–1556), Tudor courtier, soldier, MP and landowner, of Chillington Hall, Staffordshire * John Giffard (died 1613) (1534–1613), landowner, MP and noted Elizabethan recusant, of Chillington Hall *John Giffard (1602–1665), colonel, Civil War commander, of Brightley, Devon *John Giffard, 3rd Earl of Halsbury (1908–2000), British peer and scientist *John Giffard (MP for Gloucestershire), 14th century, see Gloucestershire *John Giffard (MP for Buckinghamshire) (died c. 1436), MP for Buckinghamshire, see Knights of Buckinghamshire *John Giffard (judge), 14th-century English-born lawyer and cleric in Ireland * John Giffard (police officer) (born 1951/2), British police officer, former chief constable of Staffordshire Police See also *John Gifford (other) *Giffard (other) Giffard is an Anglo-Norman surname, carried by a number of families ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Giffard, 1st Baron Giffard
John Giffard, Baron Giffard of Brimsfield (1232–1299) was an English nobleman prominent in the Second Barons' War and in Wales. His initial gift of land in Oxford led to the foundation of Gloucester College, Oxford. Involvement in military actions Giffard was active in the campaigns against Llywelyn ap Gruffudd in 1257–1258 and 1260–1261. In 1263, with others of Simon de Montfort's party, Giffard besieged the sheriff of Gloucester in Gloucester Castle. Also in that year, with others, he abducted Peter of Aigueblanche, the Bishop of Hereford, confining him to Eardisley Castle. In 1264 Giffard controlled Kenilworth Castle, and successfully attacked Warwick Castle, occupied by William Maudit, 8th Earl of Warwick. Captured at the Battle of Lewes, he changed sides, and fought for Henry III at the Battle of Evesham in 1265. After Lewes, Giffard joined the retinue of Gilbert de Clare, earl of Gloucester and Hertford, and his association with the powerful Marcher Lord was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Giffard (died 1556)
Sir John Giffard (c. 1465-13 November 1556), of Chillington in Brewood, was a soldier, courtier, member of the English Parliament and Staffordshire landowner, who made his mark mainly during the reign of Henry VIII. Background and early life Giffard was the eldest son of Robert Giffard of Chillington by his second wife, Cassandra Humphreston, daughter of Thomas Humphreston. The Giffard family had been settled at Chillington since the late 12th century. Little is known of his early life. He married Jane Horde, daughter of Bridgnorth's wealthiest landowner, in 1483, when he was about 17 years old. About the age of 20, in 1486, his father Robert died and he inherited the substantial Giffard estates, centred on Brewood. It is thought that Thomas Horde, his father-in-law might have advanced his career, perhaps introducing him at the royal court during the reign of Henry VII. Certainly he was well enough known there to be present in 1509 at Henry VII's funeral and at the coronat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Giffard (died 1613)
John Giffard (1534–1613) was a Staffordshire landowner and Member of the English Parliament, notable as a leader of Roman Catholic Recusancy in the reigns of Elizabeth I of England, Elizabeth I and James I of England, James I. Background and early life John Giffard's father was Thomas Giffard (died 1560), Sir Thomas Giffard of Caverswall Castle. The Giffards had their seat at Chillington Hall, near Brewood, from the late 12th century. Sir Thomas, like his father, John Giffard (died 1556), Sir John Giffard, had considerably expanded the family estates until they were the wealthiest landed gentry family in Staffordshire. Sir John was still alive when his grandson John was born, so Thomas Giffard was living at Caverswall, which he had acquired through his first wife, the heiress Dorothy Montgomery. Both Sir John and Sir Thomas were MPs of religiously conservative disposition, although both had generally acquiesced in the legislation that carried through the English Reformation. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Giffard (1602–1665)
Colonel John Giffard (1602–1665), (pron. "Jiffard") of Brightley, Chittlehampton, Brightley in the parish of Chittlehampton, Devon, England, was a Cavalier, Royalist leader during the English Civil War, Civil War. Giffard commanded the Devon Pikemen at the Battle of Lansdowne in 1643, in which his 3rd cousin the Royalist commander of the Cornish forces Sir Bevil Grenville (1596-1643) was killed in heroic circumstances. Giffard's loyalty to the Royalist cause led to him being proposed in 1660 as a knight of the intended Knights of the Royal Oak, Order of the Royal Oak. He was personally known to the biographer John Prince (biographer), John Prince (1643–1723) who included him as one of his ''List of people in John Prince's The Worthies of Devon, Worthies of Devon''. He was buried in Chittlehampton Church, where his small kneeling effigy survives on the base of the monument he erected in 1625 to his grandfather. Family origins and early life The Giffard family of Brightley was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Giffard, 3rd Earl Of Halsbury
John Anthony Hardinge Giffard, 3rd Earl of Halsbury FRS (4 June 1908 – 14 January 2000), was a British crossbencher peer and scientist. Halsbury succeeded to the title in 1943. Early life Giffard was educated at Ludgrove School (where a schoolmaster inspired an interest in astronomy) and Eton. His years at Eton were highly successful, as he was a house captain, rowed in the school eight, and was elected to the small band of school prefects known as Pop. Career Giffard was Managing Director of the National Research Development Corporation 1949–1959, after having been Director of Research of Decca Record Company 1947–1949, and previously worked for Lever Brothers, and Brown-Firth Research Laboratories. Subsequently he served on many public bodies, including chairing the Committee on Decimal Currency (1961–1963). Between 1966 and 1997 he was Chancellor of Brunel University. He was President of the British Computer Society during 1969–70. In 1970 he was awarded an Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Giffard (MP For Gloucestershire)
John Giffard may refer to: *John Giffard, 1st Baron Giffard (1232–1299), English nobleman *John Giffard (died 1556) (c. 1465–1556), Tudor courtier, soldier, MP and landowner, of Chillington Hall, Staffordshire *John Giffard (died 1613) (1534–1613), landowner, MP and noted Elizabethan recusant, of Chillington Hall *John Giffard (1602–1665), colonel, Civil War commander, of Brightley, Devon *John Giffard, 3rd Earl of Halsbury (1908–2000), British peer and scientist * John Giffard (MP for Gloucestershire), 14th century, see Gloucestershire * John Giffard (MP for Buckinghamshire) (died c. 1436), MP for Buckinghamshire, see Knights of Buckinghamshire * John Giffard (judge), 14th-century English-born lawyer and cleric in Ireland * John Giffard (police officer) (born 1951/2), British police officer, former chief constable of Staffordshire Police See also * John Gifford (other) *Giffard (other) Giffard is an Anglo-Norman surname, carried by a number of families ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloucestershire (UK Parliament Constituency)
The constituency of Gloucestershire was a UK Parliamentary constituency. After it was abolished under the 1832 Electoral Reform Act, two new constituencies, West Gloucestershire and East Gloucestershire, were created. Gloucestershire was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Knights of the Shire. Boundaries The constituency consisted of the historic county of Gloucestershire, excluding the part of the city of Bristol in the geographical county. Bristol had the status of a county of itself after 1373. Although Gloucestershire contained a number of other parliamentary boroughs, each of which elected two MPs in its own right for part of the period when Gloucestershire was a constituency, these were not excluded from the county constituency. Owning property within such boroughs could confer a vote at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Giffard (MP For Buckinghamshire)
John Giffard may refer to: *John Giffard, 1st Baron Giffard (1232–1299), English nobleman *John Giffard (died 1556) (c. 1465–1556), Tudor courtier, soldier, MP and landowner, of Chillington Hall, Staffordshire *John Giffard (died 1613) (1534–1613), landowner, MP and noted Elizabethan recusant, of Chillington Hall *John Giffard (1602–1665), colonel, Civil War commander, of Brightley, Devon *John Giffard, 3rd Earl of Halsbury (1908–2000), British peer and scientist *John Giffard (MP for Gloucestershire), 14th century, see Gloucestershire * John Giffard (MP for Buckinghamshire) (died c. 1436), MP for Buckinghamshire, see Knights of Buckinghamshire * John Giffard (judge), 14th-century English-born lawyer and cleric in Ireland * John Giffard (police officer) (born 1951/2), British police officer, former chief constable of Staffordshire Police See also * John Gifford (other) *Giffard (other) Giffard is an Anglo-Norman surname, carried by a number of families ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knights Of Buckinghamshire
This article contains a list of the known knights of the shire who represented Buckinghamshire in the Parliament of England and similar bodies of lesser status between 1290 and 1660. It also includes details of Parliaments from 1265 to which elected knights of the shires were summoned. Preliminary notes The parliamentary electoral constituency, representing the historic county of Buckinghamshire, was created in (1265): see Montfort's Parliament for further details and History of Buckinghamshire for maps of the historic county. This county constituency was represented by two knights of the shire until 1832 and three 1832–1885. Knights of the shire are known to have been summoned to most parliaments from 1290 (19th Parliament of King Edward I of England) and to every one from 1320 (19th Parliament of King Edward II of England). Although at some periods several Parliaments were held in a year, at others there were considerable gaps between Parliaments. Knights of the shire were a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Giffard (judge)
John Giffard, or Gyffard (died after 1396) was an English-born lawyer and cleric in Ireland in the late fourteenth century, who served briefly as Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas. Little is known of his life before 1377, when he appeared in Ireland as a Crown official. He is known to have travelled through the country on official business, which took him to Ulster in 1383. He was presented to a living in the diocese of Cloyne in 1382 and to another living at Church Lawford, Warwickshire, in 1386. He was appointed Keeper of the Writs in the Court of Common Pleas (Ireland),''Patent Roll 15 Richard II'' which was then based in Carlow, and held the position until 1391 when he was replaced by Thomas Gower. In 1383 he spent more than two months in County Down administering the Court's business, and was awarded an extra payment of 40 shillings.''Close Roll 8 Richard II'' In 1385 he was appointed a justice in eyre (itinerant justice) for three counties, to act with Edmund de Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Giffard (police Officer)
John William Giffard (born 1951 or 1952) is a British retired police officer. Adopted into an aristocratic family that owns Chillington Hall, he joined Staffordshire Police in 1973 as a beat bobby. After serving as a staff officer to the chief constable and a divisional commander he moved to North Yorkshire Police in 1991 to take up a position as assistant chief constable. Giffard returned to Staffordshire Police in 1996 to become its chief constable, a role he held for a record ten years. As chief constable he reorganised the force's divisions and introduced the Major Investigations Department. During his tenure car theft and burglaries dropped and there were no undetected murders. Giffard also served on secondment to the Home Office to assist with a review into options to merge police forces in England and Wales. His work was recognised with the award of the Queen's Police Medal and appointment as a commander of the Order of the British Empire. In retirement Giffard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gifford (other)
John Gifford may refer to: *John Gifford (writer) (1758–1818), English political writer * John Hoskins Gifford (c. 1693–1744), British politician *Jack Gifford (John F. Gifford, 1941–2009), American engineer and businessman *Sir John Gifford, 2nd Baronet, of the Gifford baronets *Rufus Gifford John Rufus Gifford (born August 5, 1974) is an American politician, diplomat, and reality television personality, who serves as the chief of protocol of the United States. Between 2013 and 2017, he was the United States Ambassador to Denmark. ... (John Rufus Gifford , born 1974), American diplomat * John C. Gifford, naturalist whose name is commemorated by the John C. Gifford Arboretum at the University of Miami See also * * John Giffard (other) {{hndis, Gifford, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
