| Authorised form of name | Giffard; Hardinge Stanley (1823 - 1921); 1st Earl of Halsbury |
| Dates | 1823 - 1921 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | His father's house at Pentonville, Middlesex, England |
| Date of birth | 03 September 1823 |
| Place of death | His house, Ennismore Gardens, Kensington, London |
| Date of death | 11/12/1921 |
| Dates and places | Burial:
Stanmore, Middlesex |
| Occupation | Barrister |
| Activity | Education:
Merton College, Oxford. BA (1855), MA (1856).
Career:
Called to the Bar at Inner Temple (1850); QC (1865); Solicitor General (1875-1880); MP for Launceston (1877-1885); Privy Councillor (1885); Lord Chancellor (1885-1905)
Honours:
Kt 1875; Baron Halsbury 1886; Earl 1898
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 13/01/1887 |
| Relationships | Son of Stanley Lees Giffard, Barrister; married twice |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
Vanity Fair 22 June 1878
Notes:
Certificate of a Candidate of the privileged class for Election |
| Royal Society code | NA1584 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| EC/1887/01 | Giffard, Hardinge Stanley, 1st Earl of Halsbury: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| NLB/1/355 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to the Right Honourable, The Lord Chancellor, Hardinge Stanley Giffard | 17 January 1887 |
| NLB/2/658 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to the Right Honorable Lord Hasbury [Hardinge Stanley Giffard], Fellow of the Royal Society | 4 October 1888 |
| NLB/16/683 | Copy letter from Theodore E James, to Messrs Harrison & Sons | 19 May 1898 |
| NLB/17/421 | Copy letter from Michael Foster, to The Marquis of Salisbury [Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil], Arthur James Balfour, Joseph Chamberlain, George Joachim Goschen, Sir John Eldon Gorst, the Duke of Devonshire [Spencer Compton Cavendish], the Earl of Halsbury [Hardinge Stanley Giffard], and Viscount Richard Assheton Cross | 27 October 1898 |