Francis Gibson | |
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| Born | 16 January 1753 Whitby, England |
| Died | 24 July 1805 (aged 52) Whitby, England |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | English |
Francis Gibson (16 January 1753 (baptised) – 24 July 1805) was an English writer and occasional painter.[1]
Gibson was born and baptised in Whitby on 16 January 1753. He was the son of Joseph and Mary Gibson. He became a seaman, voyaged to North America, and afterwards, as master mariner in a ship of his father's, to the Baltic. In 1787 he was, on the recommendation of Lord Mulgrave, appointed to the collectorship of customs at Whitby, which office he held till his death on 24 July 1805. He was twice married, and had issue.