George Gipps (29 December 1783 – 26 April 1869) of Howletts, near

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, was an English politician. Howletts-house

He was born the eldest son of

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, MP of Harbledown, near Canterbury, Kent and educated at

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(1793), St. John’s College, Cambridge (1801) and

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(1805). In 1816 he purchased the recently rebuilt Howletts House, between Littlebourne and Bekesbourne, where he and his wife lived until their deaths. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for

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1807 to 1826. He married Jane, the daughter of John Bowdler of Hayes. He had 6 sons (3 of whom predeceased him) and 5 daughters. The residue of his estate passed to his son George.

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1783 births 1869 deaths People from the City of Canterbury People educated at Charterhouse School Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Members of Lincoln's Inn Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1807–1812 UK MPs 1812–1818 UK MPs 1818–1820 UK MPs 1820–1826 UK MPs 1826–1830 {{England-UK-MP-stub