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| name = Thomas Johnstone Carlyle Gifford |
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| birth_date = 14 January 1881 |
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| birth_place = Kirkcudbrightshire |
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| death_date = 24 January 1975 (aged 94) |
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| alma_mater = [[George Watson's College]]<br/>[[University of Edinburgh]] |
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| spouse = Maud Oriel Riata Pearson <small>(1907)</small><br/>Sophia Mary Wharton Millar <small>(1960)</small> |
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| children = 2 |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Born at Ingleston in [[Kirkcudbrightshire]] and educated at [[George Watson's College]] and [[ |
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> |
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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> |
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In 1908 he co-founded the legal firm of [[Baillie Gifford]].<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 [[Edinburgh University]].<ref name=odnb/> |
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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/> |
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He helped set up the [[Association of Investment Trust Companies]] in 1929 and served as chairman from 1934 to 1936.<ref name=odnb/> |
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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> |
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He lived in [[Edinburgh]] and died there in 1975.<ref>[http://www.thepeerage.com/p5622.htm Carlyle Gifford at the Peerage.com]</ref> |
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In 1907 he married Maud Oriel Riata |
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/> |
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Latest revision as of 16:13, 18 November 2023
Thomas Johnstone Carlyle Gifford | |
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| 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 |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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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