Baron Gifford Explained

Baron Gifford, of St Leonard's in the County of Devon, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 30 January 1824 for the lawyer Sir Robert Gifford, who later served as Master of the Rolls. His grandson, the third Baron, was a soldier and colonial administrator and was awarded the Victoria Cross in 1874. On his death the title passed to his younger brother, the fourth Baron, and then to their nephew, the fifth Baron. the title is held by the latter's son, the sixth Baron, who succeeded in 1961. He is a barrister.

The Hon. Maurice Gifford, fourth son of the second Baron, was a soldier.

The family surname and the title of the barony are pronounced "Jifford".

Barons Gifford (1824)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. Thomas Adam Gifford (b. 1967). There are no other heirs to the barony.

Male-line family tree

Coat of arms

Notes:Coat of arms of the Gifford family
Coronet:A coronet of a Baron
Crest:A Panther's Head couped at the neck and affrontée between two Branches of Oak proper
Escutcheon:Azure a Chevron between three Stirrups with Leathers Or within a Bordure engrailed Argent pellety
Supporters:Dexter: a Bay Horse proper charged on the shoulder with a Portcullis Or; Sinister: a Greyhound Argent charged on the body with three Ermine Spots
Motto:Non Sine Numine (Not without God's assistance)

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