David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore

The Earl of Portmore
Governor of Gibraltar
In office
1713–1720
Preceded byThomas Stanwix
Succeeded byRichard Kane
Personal details
Bornc. 1656
Scotland
Died2 January 1730(1730-01-02) (aged 73–74)
Weybridge, Surrey
SpouseCatherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester (m. 1696)
ChildrenDavid Colyear, Viscount Milsington
Charles Colyear, 2nd Earl of Portmore
Military service
Allegiance Great Britain
Branch/service British Army
RankGeneral
Battles/warsNine 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.