Earl of Halsbury

Earl of Halsbury, in the County of Devon, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1898 for the lawyer and Conservative politician Hardinge Giffard, 1st Baron Halsbury. He was Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1886, 1886 to 1892 and 1895 to 1905. Giffard had already been created Baron Halsbury, of Halsbury in the County of Devon, in 1885, and was made Viscount Tiverton, of Tiverton in the County of Devon, at the same time he was given the earldom. These titles are also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Halsbury's grandson, the third Earl (who succeeded his father), was a scientist and the first Chancellor of Brunel University. As of 2007 the titles are held by the latter's only son, the fourth Earl. He does not use his title and did not use the courtesy title of Viscount Tiverton which he was entitled to from 1943 to 2000.

Stanley Lees Giffard, father of the first Earl, was the first editor of the "Standard" newspaper.

The title of the earldom is pronounced "Hauls"-bry".

Earls of Halsbury (1898)

*Hardinge Stanley Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury (1823-1921)
*Hardinge Goulburn Giffard, 2nd Earl of Halsbury (1880-1943)
*John Anthony Hardinge Giffard, 3rd Earl of Halsbury (1908-2000)
*Adam Edward Giffard, 4th Earl of Halsbury (b. 1934)

There is no heir to the titles.

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). "Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage" (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page]