William_Gifford_(Royal_Navy_officer)

William Gifford (Royal Navy officer)

William Gifford (Royal Navy officer)

British politician (1649–1724)

For the member of parliament for Reading, see William Gifford (MP for Reading).

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

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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. [1]
    "GIFFORD, William (c.1649-1724), of Portsmouth, Hants and Dover Street, Westminster; History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Chronology of events in Portsmouth". History in Portsmouth. Archived from the original on 22 May 2010.
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