Tony Giffard, 3rd Earl of Halsbury

John Anthony Hardinge Giffard, 3rd Earl of Halsbury FRS (4 June 1908 – 14 January 2000), was a British crossbencher peer and scientist, succeeding to his title in 1943.[1] A visionary industrialist and public servant who helped develop jet engines and the British computer industry, he also introduced the original private members bill to the House of Lords which eventually became law as Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988.[2]

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  2. ^ Lindsay, C. O. J. M. (November 2001). "John Anthony Hardinge Giffard, 3rd Earl of Halsbury. 4 June 1908-14 January 2000". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 47. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2001.0014. JSTOR 770366. Retrieved 6 August 2022.