Sir William Gifford
Bornc. 1649 (1649)
Died1724 (aged 74–75)
AllegianceKingdom of Great Britain
Service/branchRoyal Navy
RankCaptain
Commands held

Captain Sir William Gifford (c.1649-1724) was a Royal Navy officer and member of parliament.

Career

Born the son of Sir Richard Gifford of King's Somborne, Gifford joined the Royal Navy around 1670 and was promoted to captain in 1682.[1] He became was appointed by the Navy Board Resident Commissioner, Portsmouth on 18 June 1702 until 14 January 1705[2] and the Governor of Greenwich Hospital in 1708.[1]

Gifford also served as member of parliament for Portsmouth from 1702 to 1708 and from 1711 to 1713.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "GIFFORD, William (c.1649-1724), of Portsmouth, Hants and Dover Street, Westminster; History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Chronology of events in Portsmouth". History in Portsmouth. Archived from the original on 22 May 2010.
Parliament of England Preceded byThomas Erle Sir George Rooke Member of Parliament for Portsmouth 1702–1707 With: Sir George Rooke Succeeded byParliament of Great Britain Parliament of Great Britain Preceded byParliament of England Member of Parliament for Portsmouth 1707–1708 With: Sir George Rooke Succeeded byThomas Erle George Churchill Preceded byJohn Jennings Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Wager Member of Parliament for Portsmouth 1711–1713 With: Admiral Sir James Wishart Succeeded byAdmiral Sir James Wishart Sir Thomas Mackworth Military offices Preceded bySir Thomas Hopsonn Governor, Greenwich Hospital 1708–1714 Succeeded byLord Aylmer
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