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Edwin Hamilton Gifford, DD (18 December 1820 – 4 May 1905) was an eminent Anglican priest, schoolmaster, and author of 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 Chief 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.

Works

• Glory of God in Man, 1864
• Voices of the Prophets
• Romans in the Speaker's Commentary, 1881
• Authorship of Psalm cx, 1892
• St Cyril of Jerusalem in the Library of Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, 1894
• The Incarnation: A Study of Philippians 2:5-11, 1896
• Eusebius of Caesarea: Praeparatio Evangelica (translation), 5 Vols., 1903

Notes

1. “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
2. "Gifford, Edwin Hamilton (GFRT838EH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
3. Ordinations Lichfield The Times Friday, Dec 26, 1845; pg. 6; Issue 19117; col A
4. "Uncle of Thomas Hardy's first wife". Archived from the original on 7 September 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
5. National Archives
6. Obituary. Dr. E. H. Gifford. The Times Saturday, May 06, 1905; pg. 10; Issue 37700; col D
7. "Neal Oxborrow". Archived from the original on 7 September 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.

External links

• Works by or about Edwin Gifford at the Internet Archive

• 1820 births
• Chief Masters of King Edward's School, Birmingham
• People educated at Shrewsbury School
• Fellows of St John's College, Cambridge
• Archdeacons of London
• 1905 deaths
• Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge