Hardinge Giffard (1823-1921; ODNB), 1st earl of Halsbury (1898), judge, law lord, and lord chancellor in Conservative and Unionist governments, 1885-6, 1886-92, 1895-1905. Merton Coll., Oxford; high steward, University of Oxford, from 1896; a leader of the 'die hard' and 'last ditch' opposition to the Parliament bill in 1910-11.

Journal references: 4

• 30 Nov 1904
• 21 Nov 1909
• 11 Aug 1911
• 13 Jul 1914