Baron Gifford

Baron Gifford, of St Leonard's in the County of Devon, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

[1] It was created on 30 January 1824 for the lawyer Sir Robert Gifford, who later served as Master of the Rolls.

His grandson, the third Baron, was a soldier and colonial administrator and was awarded the Victoria Cross in 1874.

As of 2010[update] the title is held by the latter's son, the sixth Baron, who succeeded in 1961.

Maurice Gifford, fourth son of the second Baron, was a soldier.