Henry Robert Clifton was High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire

High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire

’The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions...

 in 1875. Until he succeeded to the Clifton estates he was known as Henry Robert Markham.

Family

He was the only son of the Rev. Henry Spencer Markham (1805-1844), Rector of St. Mary's Church, Clifton

St. Mary's Church, Clifton

St. Mary's Church, Clifton is a parish church in the Church of England in Clifton, Nottinghamshire.The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest.-History:...

 and Prebendary of York, and his wife Sophia Charlotte.

His grandparents were Frances Clifton, daughter of Sir Gervase Clifton, 6th Baronet

Sir Gervase Clifton, 6th Baronet

Sir Gervase Clifton was 6th Baronet Clifton of Clifton, Nottinghamshire. and High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire from 1767 to 1768.-Family:Gervase was the only son of Sir Robert Clifton, 5th Baronet, and his second wife Judith...

, and her husband the Venerable Robert Markham, Archdeacon of York. Henry was born at Clifton, Nottingham, where his father rebuilt the Rectory.

He married in 1860 Elizabeth, daughter of the Rev. William MacBean, Rector of St Peter Tavy, Devon. They had no children.

Career

Henry was educated at Harrow School

Harrow School

Harrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...

 and Christ Church, Oxford

Christ Church, Oxford

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. He succeeded his cousin, Sir Robert Juckes Clifton, 9th Baronet, to the Clifton estate in Nottinghamshire in 1869. In the same year he assumed the surname and arms of Clifton in place of Markham by Royal Licence.

He served as a Justice of the Peace for Nottinghamshire, and was High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire

High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire

’The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions...

 in 1875. He made improvements to the house and grounds at Clifton Hall, Nottingham

Clifton Hall, Nottingham

Clifton Hall is a country house in the village of Clifton, Nottinghamshire . As well as being a Grade I listed building, the hall is part of the Clifton Village Conservation Area. While the history of the place stretches back to the 11th century, the hall was remodelled in the late 18th century in...

. In 1871 he provided a new school for the village at Clifton, Nottingham.

At his death, the Clifton estates passed to his second cousin, Sir Hervey Juckes Lloyd Bruce, 4th Baronet.