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Edric Gifford was titled 3rd Baron Gifford at the age of 21 after the death of his father in 1872. In 1874 he was a lieutenant in the British Army during the Third Anglo-Ashanti War in Ghana. Following the campaign he was awarded the Victoria Cross. He left the army in 1876 and was appointed Colonial Secretary of Western Australia and later of Gibralter. In 1889 he became a director of the British South Africa Company.
Edric Gifford was titled 3rd Baron Gifford at the age of 21 after the death of his father in 1872. In 1874 he was a lieutenant in the British Army during the Third Anglo-Ashanti War in Ghana. Following the campaign he was awarded the Victoria Cross. He left the army in 1876 and was appointed Colonial Secretary of Western Australia and later of Gibralter. In 1889 he became a director of the British South Africa Company.
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| Title: | Letter from Edric Gifford, 3rd Baron Gifford |
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| Description: | Edric Gifford, 3rd Baron Gifford requests a copy of Henry Stanley's book 'Two British Campaigns in Africa'. The book, which was actually titled 'Coomassie and Magdala: The Story of Two British Campaigns in Africa' was published in 1874. Gifford took part in the 3rd Anglo-Ashanti War in the same year, so it seems likely this is why he was interested in a book about earlier African campaigns including one in the Ashanti region. |
| Address: | Junior Street, James Club, London |
| Letter dated: | 24-04-1874 |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 1, 1 page |
| Type of letter: | Request for an item |
| Key works mentioned: | Two British Campaigns in Africa |
| Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | No further use without permission. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Image rights: | © National Portrait Gallery. London by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company albumen carte-de-visite 1874 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Identifier: | SL_62 |
