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| Gifford, Earl of (George Hay). Adm. pens. at TRINITY, Dec. 2, 1841. [Elder] s. of George [8th] Marquess of Tweeddale. B. Apr. 26, 1822, at Yester House, Co. Haddington. Matric. Michs. 1842. Migrated to Trinity Hall, June, 1844; M.A. 1845. Styled Earl of Gifford, 1822-62. Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for War, 1854-55. M.P. for Totnes, 1855-62. Married, Oct. 13, 1862 (by special licence, being then in a dying condition), Helen Selina, dau. of Thomas Sheridan and widow of Price, Lord Dufferin and Clandeboye. Died, s.p. Dec. 22, 1862, at Dufferin Lodge, Highgate, London, as the result of an accident; buried at Friern Barnet. (G.E.C.; Burke, P. and B.; The Scots Peerage, VIII. 470 (all sub Tweeddale); Boase, I. 1393; Harrow School Reg. confuses him with Lord (Robert Francis) Gifford and states that the latter was the Cambridge graduate.) | Earl of (George Hay) GIFFORD Approx. lifespan: 1822–1862 Tripos: Tr.H. Math. 1845 pens. Trinity College adm1841:12:02 [Elder]s. of George, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale =% b. Yester House, Haddington, [ East Lothian ] 1822:04:26 Matric 1842:10MT: Mig. to Trinity Hall 1844:06 MA 1845 Styled Earl of Gifford 1822-62 Private Sec. to Sec. of State for War: 1854-55 M.P.: for Totnes, [ Devon ] 1855-62 m. by special licence, being then in a dying condition Sheridan, Helen Selina =% dau. of Sheridan, Thomas =% widow of Price, Dufferin and Clandeboye, Lord =% 1862:10:13 d. s.p., as the result of an accident Dufferin Lodge, Highgate, London 1862:12:22 buried at Friern Barnet, [ Hertfordshire ] Refs: G.E.C. Refs: Burke, P. and B. Refs: The Scots Peerage, VIII. 470 (all sub Tweeddale) Refs: Boase, I. 1393 Refs: Harrow School Reg . confuses him with Lord (Robert Francis) Gifford and states that the latter was the Cambridge graduate |