John Giffening
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4 February 1787
John Frederick Giffening | |
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| Burgher member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon | |
| In office 1843–1851 | |
| Preceded by | J. G. Hillebrand |
| Succeeded by | Richard Morgan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Johan Frederick Giffening 4 February 1787 Colombo, Ceylon |
| Died | 25 September 1851 (aged 64) Colombo, Ceylon |
| Spouse | Henrietta Matilda Toussaint |
| Children | seven |
John Frederick Giffening (4 February 1787 - 25 September 1851) was a Ceylonese proctor, public notary and politician.
John Frederick Geffening was born on 4 February 1787 in Colombo, Ceylon, the son of Reverend Bernhard Abraham Giffening (1762–1812), the head of the Dutch Reformed Church in Ceylon, and Maria Sophia née Francius (1754–1812). In 1796 the British formally took control of the Dutch colonies in Ceylon, with all the Dutch colonists who agreed to stay signing a treaty of capitulation, which guaranteed they would remain loyal and not defect if the Dutch attempted to re-conquer Ceylon. In 1807 Giffening was appointed as a proctor (a position similar to a solicitor) of the District Court and in 1811 a proctor of the Supreme Court.[1][2]