Edmund Gibson (priest)

Edmund Gibson MA (1713–1771) was a Canon of Windsor from 1742 to 1746.[1]

Family

Gibson was born in 1713, the son of Edmund Gibson, Bishop of London.

Career

Gibson was educated at Christ Church, Oxford and graduated BA in 1734 and MA in 1737.

He was successively appointed:

  • Prebendary of Rugmere in St Paul's 1738–1741
  • Prebendary of Chiswick in St Paul's 1740–1744
  • Prebendary of Mapesbury in St Paul's 1743–1747
  • Prebendary of Kentish Town in St Paul's 1746–1770
  • Precentor of St Paul's Cathedral 1741–1770

In 1742 he was appointed to the eighth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, where he held the canonry until 1746.

Notes
  1. Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
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