Edgar Berkeley Gifford, 4th Baron Gifford

British peer (1857–1937)

Edgar Berkeley Gifford, 4th Baron Gifford (8 March 1857 – 29 January 1937), was a British peer.2

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Born Mar 8, 1857, died Jan 29, 1937.1

About

He was the son of Robert Gifford, 2nd Baron Gifford, and Hon. Swinburne Frederica Charlotte FitzHardinge Berkeley, daughter of Admiral Maurice Berkeley, 1st Baron FitzHardinge. He was educated at Lancing and was a Lieutenant in the South Gloucestershire Militia. He succeeded in the barony on 5 June 1911.

He married Anne Maud Aitchison, daughter of Lt.-Col. William Aitchison, 5 June 1918 and had issue:

Hon. Serena Mary Gifford (born 30 September 1919).

He died on 29 January 1937 at age 79, without male issue, and was succeeded in the barony by his nephew.

From Wikipedia’s article on Edgar Berkeley Gifford, 4th Baron Gifford, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedLancing College3

Career

  • Date not recordedFounded Bechuanaland Exploration Company4
  • Date not recordedBoard member, Bechuanaland Exploration Company5
  • Date not recordedMember of the House of Lords6

Personal life

  • CitizenshipUnited Kingdom7
  • SpousesMary Osborne married 18798; Anne Maud Aitchison married 19188