NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Giffard, Ambrose Hardinge, Sir, 1771-1827 NRA: Giffard Sir Ambrose Hardinge (1771-1827) Knight Chief Justice of Ceylon DNB: Giffard, Sir Ambrose Hardinge (1771-1827), judge in Ceylon LBT ID: AmGiffa1827 | B/BAP: 1771 DIED: 1827-04-30 |
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Son of the Irish journalist John Giffard; he was educated at the Inner Temple and was
chief justice in Ceylon from 1819. Some of his poems are reprinted in Richard Polwhele's
Traditions and Recollections. | |