Stanley Lees Giffard
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Stanley Lees Giffard was founder and first editor of a London newspaper, The Standard
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Stanley Lees Giffard was brought up in Ireland, the son of John Giffard and Sarah Morton of Dromartin Castle. 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. 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 Sara Lees Giffard, John Walter de Longueville Giffard, Reverend Francis Osbern Giffard, and Hardinge Stanley Giffard the 1st Earl of Halsbury
. From his second marriage he had one son, Henry Stanley Giffard; and one daughter, Mary Lees Fane Giffard.
Evening Standard
The Evening Standard, now styled the London Evening Standard, is a free local daily newspaper, published Monday–Friday in tabloid format in London. It is the dominant regional evening paper for London and the surrounding area, with coverage of national and international news and City of London...
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Stanley Lees Giffard was brought up in Ireland, the son of John Giffard and Sarah Morton of Dromartin Castle. 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
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
, and became a barrister. 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 Sara Lees Giffard, John Walter de Longueville Giffard, Reverend Francis Osbern Giffard, and Hardinge Stanley Giffard the 1st Earl of Halsbury
Hardinge Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury
Hardinge Stanley Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury PC, QC was a leading barrister, politician and government minister. He served thrice as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.-Background and education:...
. From his second marriage he had one son, Henry Stanley Giffard; and one daughter, Mary Lees Fane Giffard.