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Thomas Johnstone Carlyle Gifford
Thomas Johnstone Carlyle Gifford
Born	14 January 1881; Kirkcudbrightshire
Died	24 January 1975 (aged 94)
Alma mater	George Watson's College; University of Edinburgh
Spouse(s)	Maud Oriel Riata Pearson (1907); Sophia Mary Wharton Millar (1960)
Children	2

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Thomas Johnstone Carlyle Gifford (14 January 1881 – 24 January 1975) was one of the founders of Baillie Gifford, one of the United Kingdom's largest investment management firms.

Career

Born at Ingleston near Twynholm in Kirkcudbrightshire and educated at George Watson's College and the University of Edinburgh, Carlyle Gifford trained with the firm of W.S. Cook and became a writer to the signet in 1905.^[1]

In 1907 he co-founded the legal firm of Baillie Gifford WS which in 1909 formed and then acted as manager of the Scottish Mortgage and Trust Company Limited.^[2]

He specialised in land law and in stock exchange rules.^[1] He served on the boards of Scottish Widows and the University of Edinburgh.^[1]

He helped set up the Association of Investment Trust Companies in 1929 and served as chairman from 1934 to 1936.^[1]

During World War II he worked in the United States where he acted as an agent for HM Treasury selling British overseas investments.^[3]

He lived in Edinburgh and died there in 1975.^[4]

Family

In 1907 he married Maud Oriel Riata Pearson daughter of Charles Henry Pearson and together they had two sons,^[1] including Charles Henry Pearson Gifford FRSE (1909–1994). In 1960 he married again to Sophia Mary Wharton Millar who survived him.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Carlyle Gifford at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
^ Scottish Mortgage Trust: History Archived 25 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^ "A Deal in British Stocks?". Time, 20 January 1941.
^ Carlyle Gifford at the Peerage.com

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[odnb-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Carlyle Gifford at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

[2] Scottish Mortgage Trust: History Archived 25 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine

[3] "A Deal in British Stocks?". Time, 20 January 1941.

[4] Carlyle Gifford at the Peerage.com

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-'''Thomas Johnstone Carlyle Gifford''' (14 January 1881 - 24 January 1975) was one of the founders of [[Baillie Gifford]], one of the [[United Kingdom]]'s largest firms of investment managers.
+| name               = Thomas Johnstone Carlyle Gifford
+| birth_date         = 14 January 1881
+| birth_place        = Kirkcudbrightshire
+| death_date         = 24 January 1975 (aged 94)
+| alma_mater         = [[George Watson's College]]<br/>[[University of Edinburgh]]
+| spouse             = Maud Oriel Riata Pearson <small>(1907)</small><br/>Sophia Mary Wharton Millar <small>(1960)</small>
+| children           = 2
+}}
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+'''Thomas Johnstone Carlyle Gifford''' (14 January 1881 – 24 January 1975) was one of the founders of [[Baillie Gifford]], one of the [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom's]] largest investment management firms.
 ==Career==
-Born at Ingleston near [[Twynholm]] in [[Kirkcudbrightshire]] and educated at [[George Watson's College]] and [[Edinburgh University]], Carlyle Gifford trained with the firm of W.S. Cook and became a [[Writer to the Signet]] in 1905.<ref name=odnb>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/47574 Carlyle Gifford at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]</ref>
+Born at Ingleston near [[Twynholm]] in [[Kirkcudbrightshire]] and educated at [[George Watson's College]] and the [[University of Edinburgh]], Carlyle Gifford trained with the firm of W.S. Cook and became a [[writer to the signet]] in 1905.<ref name=odnb>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/47574 Carlyle Gifford at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]</ref>
-In 1907 he co-founded the legal firm of [[Baillie Gifford|Baillie Gifford WS]] which in 1909 formed and then acted as manager of [[Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust|The Scottish Mortgage and Trust Company Limited]].<ref>[http://www.bailliegifford.com/pages/UKPersonalInvestors/InvestmentTrusts/ScottishMortgage/TrustHistory.aspx Scottish Mortgage Trust: History]</ref>
+In 1907 he co-founded the legal firm of Baillie Gifford [[Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet|WS]] which in 1909 formed and then acted as manager of the [[Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust|Scottish Mortgage and Trust Company Limited]].<ref>[http://www.bailliegifford.com/pages/UKPersonalInvestors/InvestmentTrusts/ScottishMortgage/TrustHistory.aspx Scottish Mortgage Trust: History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091125094135/http://www.bailliegifford.com/pages/UKPersonalInvestors/InvestmentTrusts/ScottishMortgage/TrustHistory.aspx |date=25 November 2009 }}</ref>
-He specialised in Land law and in Stock Exchange rules.<ref name=odnb/> He served on the Boards of [[Scottish Widows]] and [[Edinburgh University]].<ref name=odnb/>
+He specialised in land law and in stock exchange rules.<ref name=odnb/> He served on the boards of [[Scottish Widows]] and the [[University of Edinburgh]].<ref name=odnb/>
-He helped set up the [[Association of Investment Trust Companies]] in 1929 and served as Chairman from 1934 to 1936.<ref name=odnb/>
+He helped set up the [[Association of Investment Trust Companies]] in 1929 and served as chairman from 1934 to 1936.<ref name=odnb/>
-During [[World War II]] he worked in the [[United States]] where he acted as an agent for [[HM Treasury]] selling [[United Kingdom|British]] overseas investments.<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,772645,00.html A deal in British Stocks?] Time Magazine, 20 January 1941</ref>
+During [[World War II]] he worked in the United States where he acted as an agent for [[HM Treasury]] selling [[United Kingdom|British]] overseas investments.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081122075929/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,772645,00.html "A Deal in British Stocks?"]. ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', 20 January 1941.</ref>
 He lived in [[Edinburgh]] and died there in 1975.<ref>[http://www.thepeerage.com/p5622.htm Carlyle Gifford at the Peerage.com]</ref>
 ==Family==
-In 1907 he married Maud Oriel Riata Pearson daughter of [[Charles Henry Pearson]] and together they went on to have two sons.<ref name=odnb/> In 1960 he married again to Sophia Mary Wharton Millar who survived him.<ref name=odnb/>
+In 1907 he married Maud Oriel Riata Pearson daughter of [[Charles Henry Pearson]] and together they had two sons,<ref name=odnb/> including Charles Henry Pearson Gifford [[FRSE]] (1909–1994). In 1960 he married again to Sophia Mary Wharton Millar who survived him.<ref name=odnb/>
 ==References==
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