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GEE, WILLIAM, only son of William Gee, Bishop Burton, Yorks., and his first wife Rachel Parker, Willingdon, Sussex; b. 15 Sep 1648 (IGI); adm. 1656 (school list 1656, last quarter); Christ’s Coll. Cambridge, adm. fellow commoner 15 Apr 1664, aged 15; MP Kingston upon Hull Oct 1679- Mar 1681, 1689-90, Beverley1690 - 95, Dec 1701-5; m. 1st, 23 Feb 1663/4 Elizabeth, dau. of Sir John Hotham, Scorborough, Yorks.; m. 2nd, (settlement dated 8 Oct 1685) Elizabeth, widow of John Ellerker, Risby, Yorks., and elder dau. of Charles Cracroft, Louth, Lincs.; buried Bishop Burton 18 Oct 1718.

GIBBON, EDWARD, only son of Edward Gibbon, Putney, Surrey, army contractor and director East India Company and South Sea Company, and Catherine, dau. of Richard Acton, Leadenhall Street, London, goldsmith; b. Oct 1707; adm. Jun or Jul 1716; in under school lists 1716-20; Emmanuel Coll. Camb., adm. pens. 3 Oct 1723, afterwards fellow commoner; Grand Tour (France, Italy); MP Petersfield 1734-41, Southampton 1741-7; Alderman, City of London, Vintry ward 24 Mar 1742/3 - 18 Jun 1745; a Tory and opponent of Sir Robert Walpole; of Buriton, Hampshire; m. 1st, 3 Jun 1736 Judith, dau. of James Porten, Putney, Surrey, merchant; m. 2nd, 8 Apr 1755 Dorothea, sister of David Patton (qv); d. 12 Nov 1770.

GIBBON, EDWARD, only son of Edward Gibbon (qv), and his first wife; b. 27 Apr 1737; adm. Jan 1747/8 (Porten's); left Aug 1750, on account of ill-health; Magdalen Coll. Oxford, adm. fellow commoner 3 Apr 1752; received into Roman Catholic church 8 Jun 1752, but returned to Protestantism at Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1753; became attached to Susanne Curchod (afterwards Mme Necker), but at his father’s wish the engagement was broken off; adm. to Academy, Lausanne 1 Dec 1756; officer in Hampshire Militia 12 Jun 1759-70; author, Essai sur l’Etude de la Litterature, 1761; met John Baker Holroyd (afterwards Lord Sheffield) at Lausanne 1764; in Italy 1764-5; the idea of writing on the decline and fall of the Roman Empire first occurred to him when in Rome on 15 Oct 1764; author, Mémoires Littéraires de la Grande Bretagne, 1767-8, jointly with his Swiss friend Deyverdun; author, Critical Observations on the Sixth Book of the Aeneid, 1770, attacking Warburton; settled in London 1772; elected to The Club 1774; MP Liskeard 1774-80, Lymington 25 Jun 1781-4; a Commissioner for Trade and Foreign Plantations 6 Jul 1779 - Jun 1782; Professor of Ancient History, Royal Academy, from 1787; FSA 20 Nov 1788, FRS 27 Nov 1788; author, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 1776-87, 4 vols.; defended the chapters on Christianity in a Vindication, 1779; retired to Lausanne 1783; his Miscellaneous Works, edited by his friend Lord Sheffield, and including his Memoirs of My Life and Writings, were published in 1796; d. unm. 16 Jan 1794. DNB.

Glyn, Sir Alan Jack, son of John Paul Glyn, barrister-at-law, Middle Temple, and Margaret, d. of William Johnston of Edinburgh; b. 26 Sept. 1918; adm. Jan. 1931 (G); left Dec. 1934; Caius Coll. Camb., matric. 1935, BA 1939; served WW2 1939-45, North Sussex Yeomanry 1940, 23 Hus­sars 1941 (Trooper), Far East 1942-6; psc 1945; Bde Maj. India Command 1946; Capt. (hon. Maj.) Roy. Horse Guards to 1967, ERD; called to the Bar (Middle Temple) Feb. 1955; MP (C) Wandsworth Clapham 1959-64, Windsor 1970-4, Windsor and Maidenhead 1974-; Chelsea BC 1959-62; Freeman City of London 1961; war correspondent Vietnam 1967; Board of Governors Nat. Heart and Chest Hosps 1982-; Kt Jan. 1990; author of Witness to Vietnam 1968; m. 4 Jan. 1962 Lady Rosula Caroline Windsor-Clive OStJ, d. of Ivor Miles, 2nd Earl of Plymouth PC GStj.; d. May 1998.

GLYN, GEORGE CARR, 1ST BARON WOLVERTON, fifth son of Sir Richard Carr Glyn, Bart. (qv); b. 27 Mar 1797; adm. 2 Oct 1807; banker, firm Glyn, Mills, Currie & Co., Lombard Street, London, of which he eventually became head; chairman, London and North-Western Railway, for many years; MP (Whig/Liberal) Kendal 1847-68; created Baron Wolverton 14 Dec 1869; took Liberal whip in House of Lords; one of HM Lieuts for City of London; JP Middlesex; m. 23 Mar 1823 Marianne, dau. of Pascoe Grenfell MP, Taplow, Bucks.; d. 24 Jul 1873.

GLYN, SIR RICHARD CARR, BART., eldest son of Sir Richard Glyn, Bart., MP, banker, Lord Mayor of London, and his second wife Elizabeth, dau. of Robert Carr, Hampton, Middlesex, silk merchant; half-brother of Sir George Glyn, Bart. (qv); b. 2 Feb. 1755; adm. 28 Sep 1767; left 1772; Supernumary Clerk, Treasury 2 Jul 1772-3, Under Clerk 18 Mar 1773 – Oct 1775; entered family bank, of which he became senior partner in 1789; Alderman, Bishopsgate Ward 5 Oct 1790 – 1829, Bridge Ward Without 27 Jan 1829 – 3 Feb 1835 (“father of the City” 1829-35); Sheriff, City of London 1790-1, Lord Mayor 1798-9; President, Bridewell Hospital, from 1798; Master, Salters’ Co. 1791; MP St. Ives 1796-1802; created baronet 22 Nov 1800; FSA 26 Nov 1795; m. 2 Jul 1785 Mary, only dau. of John Plumptre MP, Fredville, Kent; d. 27 Apr. 1838. DNB.

GLYNNE, SIR JOHN, third son of Sir William Glynne, Kt, Glynllifon, Caernarvonshire, and Jane, dau. of John Griffith, Caernarvon; b.; adm. 1615 (Wood, Athenae Oxonienses, iii, 752); Hart Hall, Oxford, matr. 9 Nov 1621, aged 18; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 27 Jan 1620/1, called to bar 24 Jun 1628, Bencher 8 Jul 1641; Recorder of Westminster 28 Jan 1635/6; elected MP both for Westminster and Caernarvon 1640, re-elected MP Westminster Oct 1640; acted with the Presbyterian party during the Long Parliament; one of managers of Strafford’s impeachment; impeached the bishops at the bar of the House of Lords 30 Dec 1641 ‘ one of committee to consider the attempted arrest of the five members 1642; Recorder, City of London 30 May 1643 – 25 Aug 1649; took the Covenant 22 Sep 1643; Counsel for University of Cambridge 1647-60; one of the eleven members who were most active in attempting to disband the army; excluded from the House of Commons 12 Jul 1647, and expelled and committed to the Tower 7 Sep 1647; released 23 May 1648 and readmitted to the House 7 Jun 1648; one of the Commissioners appointed to treat with the King in the Isle of Wight; again excluded from the House 12 Dec 1648; MP Caernarvonshire Jul 1654; Serjeant to the Lord Protector, and Commissione of Assize, Oxford Circuit; presided at the trial of those concerned in Penruddocke’s rebellion Apr 1655; Chief Justice of the Upper Bench 15 Jun 1655, resigned Trinity term 1659; MP Flintshire Aug 1656; tried Miles Sindercombe for high treason 9 Feb 1656/7; supported Packe’s “petition and advice” that Cromwell should assume the title of king; MP Caernarvonshire Apr 1660; Serjeant-at-law 1 Jun 1660, King’s Serjeant 8 Nov 1660; knighted 16 Nov 1660; thrown from his horse when taking part in coronation procession and nearly killed, 23 Apr 1661; one of the Counsel for the Crown in the prosecution of Sir Harry Vane (qv) for high treason Jun 1662; a powerful advocate and an able judge, but as a politician more or less a time-server; m. 1st, 2 May 1633 Frances, dau. of Arthur Squibb, Clarencieux Herald and Teller of the Exchequer; m. 2nd, Anne, widow of Sir Thomas Lawley, Bart., and dau. of John Manning, Cralle, Sussex; d. 15 Nov 1666. DNB.

GODOLPHIN, SIR WILLIAM, brother of Francis Godolphin (qv); bap 2 Feb 1634/5; adm.; Min. Can. (aged 13) 1648; KS 1650; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1651, matr. 21 Jun 1651, Westminster Student; MA 14 Jan 1660/1; DCL 28 Sep 1663; Under-Secretary, Secretary of State’s Office Oct 1662 – Dec 1665; FRS 2 Nov 1664; MP Camelford 17 Oct 1665-79; Secretary to Earl of Sandwich, Ambassador in Spain Dec 1665; employed in negotiations at Madrid in 1666-7 which led to a commercial treaty with Spain; knighted 28 Aug 1668; Envoy Extraordinary to Spain, 1669-71; Ambassador at Madrid 1671- Nov 1678; recalled under suspicion of having become a Roman Catholic, but preferred to remain in Spain and soon afterwards openly professed himself a Catholic; his “notarial act”, providing for a posthumous will by the Procurator-General of the Jesuits and others, was declared null and void by Act of Parliament 1698; d. at Madrid, Spain 11 Jul 1696. DNB.

GOLDSWORTHY, PHILIP, son of Burrington Goldsworthy, British Consul successively at Leghorn and Cadiz, and Philippia, dau. of Capt. Philip Vanbrugh, Royal Navy; b. Livorno, Italy; adm. (aged 11) Jan 1748/9 (Hutton's); in school list 1754; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 9 Apr 1755; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 10 Oct 1755, scholar 14 May 1756, matr. Easter1756; Cornet, 1st Royal Dragoons 17 Dec 1756; Adjt. and Sub-Lieut., Second Troop, Horse Grenadier Guards 7 Apr 1759; Lieut., 1st Royal Dragoons 29 Mar 1760; Capt., 18 Nov 1768; Maj., 4 May 1776; Lieut. -Col., 28 Apr 1779; Col. in the Army 20 Oct 1784; Maj. -Gen., 20 Dec 1793; Col., 1st Royal Dragoons, from 28 Jan 1794; Lieut. -Gen., 26 Jun 1799; served in Seven Years War; Equerry to King George III from 29 Mar 1778, First Equerry and Clerk Marshal of the Royal Mews from 14 Mar 1788; MP Wilton 2 Feb 1785 – Jan 1788, and from 15 Feb 1794; references to him and to his sister, Sub-Governess at the Palace, will be found in the Diary and Letters of Madame D’Arblay; d. 4 Jan 1801.

GOOCH, SIR EDWARD SHERLOCK, BART., eldest son of Sir Thomas Sherlock Gooch, Bart. (qv); b. 6 Jun 1802; adm. 10 Jan 1815 (Packharness'); left Bartholomewtide 1817; Cornet, 14th Light Dragoons 27 May 1819; Lieut., 12 Oct 1820; Capt., 30 Dec 1824; retd. 19 Apr 1827; MP (Cons) East Suffolk from Feb. 1846; Provincial Grand Master of Freemasons from 1851; succ. father as 6th baronet 18 Dec 1851; m. 1st, 23 Jan 1828 Louisa Anna Maria, second dau. of Sir George Beeston Prescott, Bart.; m. 2nd, 1 Mar 1839 Harriet, third dau. of James Hope-Vere, Craigie Hall, Linlithgowshire; d. 9 Nov 1856.