GIFFORD, William (c.1649-1724), of Portsmouth, Hants and Dover Street, Westminster

Family and Education

b. c. 1649, ?2nd s. of Sir Richard Gifford, of King’s Somborne, Hants. m. lic. 21 Dec. 1669, Elizabeth Charret, widow (d. 1721), s.p. Kntd. 6 Sept. 1705. PCC 8 Romney; St. Michael-at-the-Northgate, Oxf. par. reg. (ex inf. Mrs E. Finn).

Offices Held

2nd lt. RN 1676, 1st lt. 1679, capt. 1682; commr. of navy, Portsmouth 1702–6, extra commr. of navy 1706–14; commr. excise May– Sept. 1710, disbanding marine regts. 1711–15. Charnock, Biog. Nav. ii. 92–93; Cal. Treas. Bks. xxiv. 74, 293; xxix. 459.

Freeman, Portsmouth 1702; gov. Greenwich Hosp. 1708– May 1710, Sept. 1710–15; keeper, Greenwich park and palace 1711–Oct. 1714. R. East, Portsmouth Recs. 373; Luttrell, Brief Relation, vi. 296, 583, 634; Cal. Treas. Bks. xxv. 405; xxix. 367; Cal. Treas. Pprs. 1708–14, p. 317; 1714–19, p. 44.

Parlimentarian

GIFFORD, William (c.1649-1724), of Portsmouth, Hants and Dover Street, Westminster

Main residences: Portsmouth, Hants.; Dover Street, Westminster.

Notes

Unless otherwise stated, this biography is based on D. Ellison, ’Swashbuckler Captain Gifford’ (Hist. of Parlt. trans.).

Author

P.W.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

GIFFORD, William (c.1649-1724)

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Estates

Oxford 1644

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