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Sir
Henry St John Halford
Companion of the Bath
Born(1828-08-09)August 9, 1828
DiedJanuary 4, 1897(1897-01-04) (aged 68)
Wistow Hall, Leicestershire
EducationMerton College, Oxford, BA, 1849
Known forMarksmanship & development of firearms
Office
  • High Sheriff of Leicestershire
  • Chairman of Leicestershire County Council
  • Honorary Colonel, Leicestershire Volunteer
  • Chairman of National Rifle Association
SpouseElizabeth Ursula Bagshawe
Parents
  • Sir Henry Halford, 2nd Baronet (father)
  • Barbara Vaughan (mother)

Sir Henry St John Halford, 3rd Baronet (9 August 1828 – 4 January 1897) was an English landowner and expert rifleman.[1]

  1. ^ Doyle, John Andrew (1901). "Halford, Henry St. John" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (1st supplement). Vol. 2. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

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