William Gifford (Royal Navy officer)
Sir William Gifford | |
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Born | c.1649 |
Died | 1724 |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() |
Rank | Captain |
Commands held | Portsmouth Dockyard Greenwich Hospital |
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[]
Categories:
- Royal Navy officers
- 1640s births
- 1724 deaths
- Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies
- English MPs 1705–1707
- British MPs 1707–1708
- British MPs 1710–1713
- 17th-century Royal Navy personnel