in the British House of Commons. He also retained considerable business interests in New Zealand. Clifford died in London on 27 February 1893. Honours In 1854 on appointment as Speaker of the New Zealand House Representatives Clifford was granted the title of The Honourable. and became The Hon. Charles Clifford Esq. In 1858 Clifford was appointed as a Knight of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and became The Hon. Sir Charles Clifford. On 16 July 1887 Clifford was created a baronet, of Flaxbourne, New Zealand, and became The Hon. Sir Charles Clifford Bt., the Clifford-baronetcy still existed as of October 2012. Family and children His great-grandfather: Hugh Clifford, 3rd Baron Clifford of Chudleigh His uncle: Thomas Hugh Clifford Constable, 1st Baronet Constable of Tixall, Staffordshire On 13 January 1847, he married Marianne Hercy, who died on 6 October 1899, daughter of John Hercy, of Crichfield House, Berkshire. They had four sons and one daughter: George Hugh Charles Clifford, 2nd Baronet (1847–1930) Walter Lovelace Clifford, 4th Baronet (1853–1944) Mary Lucy Aroha Clifford, born 23 August 1908, died 30 November 1933. Skier, alpine climber, first woman to pilot an aeroplane over Cook Strait. Married Norwegian alpine climber Alf Christaffer Brustad 23 September 1931 Charles William Clifford, born 31 August 1854, died 21 September 1939. He became Justice of the Peace in Market Drayton. He was married twice. On 19 January 1881, he married Mary Eliza Chichester, daughter of Charles Raleigh Chichester (1830–1891), of Burton Constable, Holderness, and Mary Josephine Balfe (d. 1871), of Runnamoat, Roscommon. She died on 7 December 1881 after giving birth to a son (No. 1). On 2 June 1892, he married Cecily (or Sicele Agnes) de Trafford (d. 4 February 1948), daughter of Sir Humphrey de Trafford. With her he had four sons and two daughters (No. 2-7). His children were: Charles Aston Clifford, born on 16 November 1881, died on 23 March 1898. Capt. George Gilbert Joseph Clifford, born on 13 April 1893, fell in action on 22 May 1940 in World War II. On 12 May 1925 he married Alice Calder, daughter of J. J. Calder, of Ardargie, Perthshire. They had one daughter: Anne Caroline Clifford, born on 21 March 1926, died on 8 June 2020. Lieut. Walter Francis Joseph Clifford, born on 6 September 1894, fell in action on 27 September 1915 in World War I. Lewis Arthur Joseph Clifford, 5th Baronet