Edwin Gifford Explained

Edwin Hamilton Gifford, DD (18 December 1820 – 4 May 1905) was an eminent Anglican priest, schoolmaster, and author of the second half of the 19th century.^[1]

Edwin Gifford was educated at Shrewsbury and St John's College, Cambridge. He was ordained in 1845.^[2] He was Second Master at his old school then Chief Master of King Edward's School, Birmingham and an honorary Canon of Worcester.^[3] Later he was Rector of Walgrave^[4] then Much Hadham. From 1884 to 1889 he was Archdeacon of London.
He died on 4 May 1905.^[5]

Emma Lavinia Gifford, the first wife of Thomas Hardy, was his niece.^[6]

Works

• Glory of God in Man, 1864
• Voices of the Prophets
• Romans in the Speaker's Commentary, 1881
• Authorship of Psalm cx, 1892
• St Cyril of Jerusalem in the Library of Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, 1894
• The Incarnation: A Study of Philippians 2:5-11, 1896
• Eusebius of Caesarea: Praeparatio Evangelica (translation), 5 Vols., 1903

Notes and References

1. [Who's Who|“Who was Who”]
2. Ordinations Lichfield The Times Friday, Dec 26, 1845; pg. 6; Issue 19117; col A
3. Web site: Uncle of Thomas Hardy's first wife . 2010-07-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130907000539/http://neal.oxborrow.net/Thomas_Hardy/Emma_Gifford.htm . 2013-09-07 . dead .
4. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A/records.aspx?cat=021-x670&cid=-1#-1 National Archives
5. Obituary. Dr. E. H. Gifford. The Times Saturday, May 06, 1905; pg. 10; Issue 37700; col D
6. Web site: Neal Oxborrow . 2013-06-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130907000539/http://neal.oxborrow.net/Thomas_Hardy/Emma_Gifford.htm . 2013-09-07 . dead .