Edwin Gifford

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

Edwin Gifford was educated at Shrewsbury and St John's College, Cambridge.[2] He was ordained in 1845.[3] He was Second Master at his old school then Chief Master of King Edward's School, Birmingham and an honorary Canon of Worcester.[4] Later he was Rector of Walgrave [5] then Much Hadham. From 1884 to 1889 he was Archdeacon of London.
He died on 4 May 1905.[6]

Emma Lavinia Gifford, the first wife of Thomas Hardy, was his niece.[7]

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

Notes

“Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
"Gifford, Edwin Hamilton (GFRT838EH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
Ordinations Lichfield The Times Friday, Dec 26, 1845; pg. 6; Issue 19117; col A
"Uncle of Thomas Hardy's first wife". Archived from the original on 2013-09-07. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
National Archives
Obituary. Dr. E. H. Gifford. The Times Saturday, May 06, 1905; pg. 10; Issue 37700; col D
"Neal Oxborrow". Archived from the original on 2013-09-07. Retrieved 2013-06-25.

External links

Works by or about Edwin Gifford at Internet Archive

Church of England titles
Preceded by Piers Calverley Claughton	Archdeacon of London 1884 – 1889	Succeeded by William Macdonald Sinclair

Archdeacons of London and of Charing Cross
High Medieval	Edward Reinger William de Beaumis Hugh de Mareni Nicholas Peter de Waltham Alard de Burnham Peter of Blois Walter Gilbert de Plesseto William of Sainte-Mère-Eglise Geoffrey de Lucy William de Rising Peter de Newport John Chishull William Passemer Geoffrey de Mortuo Mari Richard Swinefield Robert de Ros Richard de Gravesend
Late Medieval	John de Bedford John de Sancto Claro Peter de Dene Bego de Cavomonte Reginald de Sancto Albano Hélie de Talleyrand-Périgord Richard de Aston Pontius de Podio Barzaco Itherius de Concoreto Edmund Howard John of Thoresby Richard Kilvington Peter Cardinal du Cros James de Beaufort John Barnet Fortanerius Vassalli, Patriarch of Grado Adam de Hertington Thomas Baketon Thomas Stowe Reginald Kentwood John Snell Richard Moresby William Fallan Richard Martyn John de Gigliis John Forster Pedro de Ayala William Horsey John Young, suffragan bishop Geoffrey Wharton William Clyff Thomas Bedyll Richard Gwent
Early modern	Edward Moylle John Wymmesley John Harpsfield John Mullins Theophilus Aylmer Thomas Paske John Dolben Thomas Lamplugh Edward Stillingfleet Thomas Tenison William Stanley Robert Tyrwhit Edward Cobden John Jortin Anthony Hamilton Richard Beadon William Bingham Joseph Pott William Hale
Late modern	Piers Claughton Edwin Gifford William Sinclair Ernest Holmes Ernest Sharpe Oswin Gibbs-Smith George Appleton Martin Sullivan Sam Woodhouse Frank Harvey George Cassidy Peter Delaney David Meara Nick Mercer Luke Miller
Charing Cross	John Klyberg Bill Jacob Rosemary Lain-Priestley, Archdeacon for the Two Cities Adam Atkinson (designate?)

Diocese of London

St Paul's Cathedral
Westminster Abbey (second cathedral, 1550–1556)
The Old Deanery, London
Diocesan House, London
Diocese of Westminster (1540–1550)
Area scheme (1979–present)

Office holders

Diocesan bishop	Sarah Mullally, Bishop of London
Area bishops	Pete Broadbent, Bishop of Willesden Graham Tomlin, Bishop of Kensington Rob Wickham, Bishop of Edmonton Joanne Grenfell, Bishop of Stepney
Other suffragan bishops	AEO: Jonathan Baker, Bishop suffragan of Fulham Ric Thorpe, Bishop of Islington (bishop for church plants)
Deans and senior priests	David Ison, Dean of St Paul's
Archdeacons	Luke Miller, Archdeacon of London John Hawkins, Archdeacon of Hampstead Liz Adekunle, Archdeacon of Hackney Richard Frank, Archdeacon of Middlesex Adam Atkinson, Archdeacon of Charing Cross Catherine Pickford, Archdeacon of Northolt

Historic offices

Bishop suffragan of Bedford (1534–1914)
Bishop suffragan of Marlborough (1888–1918)
Archdeacon of Colchester; Archdeacon of Essex (both: 12th century–1846; moved to Rochester then St Albans then Chelmsford)
Archdeacon of St Albans (1550–1845; moved to Rochester then St Albans)

Historic residences

Fulham Palace (8th century–1975)
London House, Ludgate Hill (?–17th century)
London House, Aldersgate (18th century)
London House, St James's (18th–19th centuries)

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