Born in Dublin,[1] Stanley Lees Giffard was the son of John Giffard and Sarah Morton of Dromartin Castle. His brother Ambrose Hardinge Giffard served as Chief Justice of Ceylon.[2] His father, a Captain in the Dublin Militia, became Accountant-General of Customs and High Sheriff of the County of Dublin.
Stanley Giffard was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and became a barrister.[1] He was later awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D).
His first marriage, in 1814, was to Susanna Meares Moran, daughter of Francis Moran, a justice of the peace in Ireland. His second marriage, in 1830, was to Mary Ann Giffard, daughter of a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy. The children of his first marriage were John Walter de Longueville Giffard, Reverend Francis Osbern Giffard, Hardinge Stanley Giffard the 1st Earl of Halsbury, Sara Lees Giffard, and Susanna Giffard. From his second marriage he had Henry Stanley Giffard, Richard Plantagenet Giffard, Katharine Lippencott Giffard, and Mary Lees Fane Giffard.[3]
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^ abcThe Collected Letters of Joanna Baillie. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. 1999. p. 667. ISBN9780838638163.
^David James O'Donoghue (1912). The Poets of Ireland. Dalcassian Publishing Company. p. 161.
^Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of Peerage. 1914. p. 928.
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stanley, lees, giffard, 1788, november, 1858, founder, first, editor, london, newspaper, standard, born1788dublin, irelanddiednovember, 1858alma, matertrinity, college, dublinoccupation, barrister, journalist, editor, known, forfounder, standardspousessusanna,. Stanley Lees Giffard 1788 November 1858 was founder and first editor of a London newspaper The Standard Stanley Lees GiffardBorn1788Dublin IrelandDiedNovember 1858Alma materTrinity College DublinOccupation s barrister journalist and editor 1 Known forfounder of The StandardSpousesSusanna Meares MoranMay Ann GiffardChildren9 including Hardinge Stanley Giffard the 1st Earl of HalsburyBiography editBorn in Dublin 1 Stanley Lees Giffard was the son of John Giffard and Sarah Morton of Dromartin Castle His brother Ambrose Hardinge Giffard served as Chief Justice of Ceylon 2 His father a Captain in the Dublin Militia became Accountant General of Customs and High Sheriff of the County of Dublin Stanley Giffard was educated at Trinity College Dublin and became a barrister 1 He was later awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Law LL D His first marriage in 1814 was to Susanna Meares Moran daughter of Francis Moran a justice of the peace in Ireland His second marriage in 1830 was to Mary Ann Giffard daughter of a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy The children of his first marriage were John Walter de Longueville Giffard Reverend Francis Osbern Giffard Hardinge Stanley Giffard the 1st Earl of Halsbury Sara Lees Giffard and Susanna Giffard From his second marriage he had Henry Stanley Giffard Richard Plantagenet Giffard Katharine Lippencott Giffard and Mary Lees Fane Giffard 3 References edit a b c The Collected Letters of Joanna Baillie Fairleigh Dickinson University Press 1999 p 667 ISBN 9780838638163 David James O Donoghue 1912 The Poets of Ireland Dalcassian Publishing Company p 161 Burke s Genealogical and Heraldic History of Peerage 1914 p 928 Stephen Leslie ed 1890 Giffard Stanley Lees Dictionary of National Biography Vol 21 London Smith Elder amp Co nbsp This biography of a peer peeress or noble of the United Kingdom or one or more of its constituent countries is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stanley Lees Giffard amp oldid 1091269436, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
