The Earl of Portmore | |
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Governor of Gibraltar | |
In office 1713–1720 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Stanwix |
Succeeded by | Richard Kane |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1656 Scotland |
Died | 2 January 1730 Weybridge, Surrey | (aged 73–74)
Spouse | Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester (m. 1696) |
Children | David Colyear, Viscount Milsington Charles Colyear, 2nd Earl of Portmore |
Military service | |
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Rank | General |
Battles/wars | Nine Years' War War of the Spanish Succession Anglo-Spanish War (1727–1729) |
General David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore KT, PC (c. 1656 – 2 January 1730) was a Scottish military officer and peer who served as the governor of Gibraltar from 1713 to 1720.