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.

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

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

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