William Gifford (Royal Navy officer)

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

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

Career

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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

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  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 by Member of Parliament for Portsmouth
1702–1707
With: Sir George Rooke 		Succeeded by
Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Parliament of England
 Member of Parliament for Portsmouth
1707–1708
With: Sir George Rooke 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Portsmouth
1711–1713
With: Admiral Sir James Wishart 		Succeeded by
Military offices
Preceded by Governor, Greenwich Hospital
1708–1714 		Succeeded by
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