He was son of Sir John Gibson, of Alderstone, in Ratho parish, near Edinburgh. He entered the Dutch army, and obtained a captain's commission dated 9 March 1675; as major, in 1688, he accompanied William of Orange to England.
He obtained from the English war office his commission as lieutenant-colonel on 28 February 1689; became colonel of a newly raised regiment on 16 February 1694; and colonel of a regiment to be raised (afterwards 28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot) on 12 February 1702, holding the command until 1 February 1705. He was lieutenant-governor of Portsmouth from 28 May 1689, until his death on 24 October 1717.
He was commander-in-chief in 1697 of the land-forces sent to capture Newfoundland. He left England in March and returned in October, having secured the fishing rights of the English settlers. After unsuccessfully contesting the representation of Portsmouth in January 1696, he was elected for the borough in 1702, and was knighted by Queen Anne 6 September 1705.
Family
He left two sons, Francis and James, and two daughters; Anne Mary, the eldest, married General Robert Dalzell (1662–1758).
His brothers were Sir Alexander Gibson of Pentland and Adiston, clerk to the privy council of Scotland and Sir Thomas Gibson of Keirhill, baronet.[2]
References
^"Gibson, John". Stirnet. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
^"Gibson". Electricscotland.com. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
john, gibson, british, army, officer, other, people, with, same, name, john, gibson, john, gibson, 1637, october, 1717, founder, 28th, north, gloucestershire, regiment, foot, also, member, parliament, portsmouth, 1696, 1698, 1702, life, edithe, john, gibson, a. For other people with the same name see John Gibson Sir John Gibson c 1637 24 October 1717 1 was the founder of the 28th North Gloucestershire Regiment of Foot He was also the Member of Parliament for Portsmouth in 1696 1698 and 1702 Life EditHe was son of Sir John Gibson of Alderstone in Ratho parish near Edinburgh He entered the Dutch army and obtained a captain s commission dated 9 March 1675 as major in 1688 he accompanied William of Orange to England He obtained from the English war office his commission as lieutenant colonel on 28 February 1689 became colonel of a newly raised regiment on 16 February 1694 and colonel of a regiment to be raised afterwards 28th North Gloucestershire Regiment of Foot on 12 February 1702 holding the command until 1 February 1705 He was lieutenant governor of Portsmouth from 28 May 1689 until his death on 24 October 1717 He was commander in chief in 1697 of the land forces sent to capture Newfoundland He left England in March and returned in October having secured the fishing rights of the English settlers After unsuccessfully contesting the representation of Portsmouth in January 1696 he was elected for the borough in 1702 and was knighted by Queen Anne 6 September 1705 Family EditHe left two sons Francis and James and two daughters Anne Mary the eldest married General Robert Dalzell 1662 1758 His brothers were Sir Alexander Gibson of Pentland and Adiston clerk to the privy council of Scotland and Sir Thomas Gibson of Keirhill baronet 2 References Edit Gibson John Stirnet Retrieved 5 November 2017 Gibson Electricscotland com Retrieved 5 November 2017 Attribution This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Gibson John 1637 1717 Dictionary of National Biography London Smith Elder amp Co 1885 1900 This article about a 17th century Member of the Parliament of England up to 1707 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about an 18th century Member of the Parliament of England up to 1707 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Gibson British Army officer amp oldid 1014141032, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
