20-499: The Dufferin Medal was a Canadian award instituted in 1873 by the Earl of Dufferin — Canada's third governor-general who served in that role from 1872 to 1878. The Dufferin Medal was an official British commendation to Canadian students and athletes who had achieved high excellence in academics and athletics. Lord Dufferin and Lady Dufferin presented the medals to honorees, annually, through
40-714: A seat in the House of Lords. In 1871 he was created Viscount Clandeboye , of Clandeboye in the County of Down, and Earl of Dufferin , in the County of Down, and in 1888 he was even further honoured when he was made Earl of Ava , in the Province of Burma, and Marquess of Dufferin and Ava , in the County of Down and in the Province of Burma. These titles were also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Lord Dufferin and Ava also assumed by royal licence
60-508: The British coat of arms , with the motto, Per Vias Rectas . The other side showed full heads of the Earl of Dufferin and the Countess at the left. Their profiles are encircled with the inscription, "Earl of Dufferin, K.P. , K.C.B. , G.C.M.G. , Governor General of Canada , Countess of Dufferin ". Engraved on the rim, in rustic characters, was the name of the student's institution, the year, and
80-450: The entail in the first earl's will and Clanbrassil's mother warned her son against signing a new will, writing to him that he would die within three months if he did so. In January the following year, Clanbrassil died of suspected poisoning while in Dublin with Lady Clanbrassil. The evidence that Lady Clanbrassil carried out the poisoning is circumstantial and inconclusive. However, she had
100-449: The family seat of Killyleagh Castle , erecting the north tower and building a long fortified bawn in the front of the castle. Following a petition from Clanbrassil to Charles II of England for funds to help the restoration work, the King granted permission for the royal coat of arms to be placed above the door of the rebuilt castle. In 1669 Clanbrassil was indicted for being present at
120-563: The Navy (see Blackwood baronets of the Navy (1814) ), who became the tenth Baron. Since 1991, the titles have been held by the latter's son, the eleventh Baron. Like his father he lives in Australia . The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. Francis Senden Blackwood (b. 1979) Henry Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Clanbrassil Henry Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Clanbrassil (c.1647 – 12 January 1675)
140-831: The Union of Ireland and the United Kingdom. The peerage had been intended for Sir John in return for his support for the Union with the Kingdom of Great Britain . The Blackwood baronetcy , of Killyleagh in the County of Down, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland in 1763 for Robert Blackwood, the father of Sir John Blackwood. He was the son of John Blackwood and Ursula Hamilton, the daughter and co-heir of Robert Hamilton of Killyleagh , County Down . The Blackwood family, originally of Scottish descent, were prominent landowners in County Down and controlled
160-580: The additional surname of Hamilton in 1862 and that of Temple (which was the maiden name of his father's mother) in 1872. His eldest son and heir apparent Archibald Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Earl of Ava, was killed at the Siege of Ladysmith during the Second Boer War while serving as a war correspondent. He was unmarried and the Marquess was therefore succeeded by the second son, the second Marquess. On his death,
180-557: The alleged rape of Sarah Maverill, but he was acquitted in August 1670. In February 1671 he was appointed to the Privy Council of Ireland having assumed his seat in the Irish House of Lords . In May 1667 Clanbrassil married Lady Alice Moore, daughter of Henry Moore, 1st Earl of Drogheda and Hon. Alice Spencer, daughter of William Spencer, 2nd Baron Spencer of Wormleighton . The marriage
200-527: The body disembowelled and quickly buried in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin , rather than in the family plot in Bangor, County Down . Lady Clanbrassil also had the new will, which she brought with her to Dublin, quickly proved by solicitors in the city without informing her dead husband's family. Legal action was subsequently mounted by Clanbrassil's cousins against Lady Clanbrassil in an attempt to restore
220-459: The borough constituency of Killyleagh in the Irish Parliament. Lady Dufferin and Claneboye was the daughter of James Stevenson, son of Colonel Hans Stevenson and Anne Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, son of Archibald Hamilton, of Halcraig, Lanarkshire , brother of James Hamilton, 1st Viscount Claneboye . Her great-grandfather James Hamilton had become the sole heir of Lord Claneboye when
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#1732898671674240-628: The end of their appointment in 1878. Dufferin Medals were the forerunner to Governor General's Awards . While gold, silver, and bronze denoted first, second, and third, acknowledgement in biographies often only reference the "Dufferin Medal". Gold medals in proficiency categories — where competition was not involved — were rarely awarded. Academic institutions and athletic clubs used their medal counts to tout opportunities for recognition and institutional excellence. Lord Dufferin and Lady Dufferin , who were popular among Canadians, gained greater popularity for
260-532: The fifth Marquess, later a well-known patron of arts. He was childless and on his death in 1988 the marquessate, earldoms, viscountcy and barony of Clandeboye (created in 1850) became extinct. His widow, Lindy, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava lived at the Clandeboye Estate until her death on 26 October 2020. The last Marquess was succeeded in the baronetcy and barony of Dufferin and Claneboye by his distant relative Sir Francis George Blackwood, 7th Baronet, of
280-487: The first Viscount's grandson, Henry Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Clanbrassil and 3rd Viscount Claneboye, died in 1675. Lady Dufferin and Claneboye was succeeded by her son, the second Baron, who had already succeeded his father as third Baronet. He represented Killyleagh in the Irish House of Commons and Helston and Aldeburgh in the British House of Commons and was also an Irish representative peer from 1820 to 1836. He
300-525: The gifts. And while the awards came with no cash, the medals themselves held tangible value as precious metal . The Dufferin Medals went a long way towards motivating students, artists, musicians, and athletes, and had the same positive effect on validating efforts of institutions, professors, academicians, and coaches. The design of the medals went through at least two iterations. In 1877, the medals were made of solid metal — gold, silver, or bronze — and recipients were given bronze duplicates. One side portrayed
320-602: The student's name. Of the 18 gold medals awarded, four are known to still exist. Earl of Dufferin Baron Dufferin and Claneboye , of Ballyleidy and Killyleagh in County Down , Northern Ireland , is a title in the Peerage of Ireland . It was created on 30 July 1800 for Dame Dorcas Blackwood , widow of Sir John Blackwood, 2nd Baronet , Member of the Irish Parliament for Killyleagh and Bangor , in return for support for
340-603: The titles passed to another brother, the third Marquess. He was a soldier and also served as Speaker of the Senate of Northern Ireland . Lord Dufferin and Ava died in an air crash and he was succeeded by his son, the fourth Marquess. He notably held office as Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies in the government of Neville Chamberlain . After his death in the Second World War , the titles were inherited by his six-year-old son,
360-427: Was an Anglo-Irish peer. His family alleged that he was murdered by his wife, Lady Alice Moore (Lady Clanbrassil), so that she could inherit his estate. Lord Clanbrassil was the son of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Clanbrassil and Lady Anne Carey. On 20 June 1659 he succeeded to his father's titles. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford , graduating on 28 September 1663 with a Master of Arts . In 1666 he rebuilt
380-418: Was childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baron. The latter's grandson, the fifth Baron, was a prominent Liberal politician, diplomat and colonial administrator, and notably served as Governor General of Canada and Viceroy of India . In 1850, at the age of 23, he was created Baron Clandeboye , of Clandeboye in the County of Down, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom , which gave him
400-447: Was contrary to the expectations of Clanbrassil's family. The couple lived an extravagant life between Killyleagh and Dublin . Their only child, James (born and died 1670) died in infancy and Clanbrassil's titles became extinct upon his death in 1675. In March 1674, Lady Clanbrassil is alleged to have convinced her husband to make a new will to ensure that Killyleagh passed to her, and not his cousins, upon his death. This ran contrary to
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