Giles Stibbert

Lieutenant General Giles Stibbert (1734–1809) was Commander-in-Chief, India.

Military career Stibber arrived in India in 1756 and took part in the Battle of Plassey in 1757. He then raised a battalion of native infantry at Bankipore in 1761 and commanded them at the Siege of Patna where he was wounded in 1763. He made a huge wealth during his service in India, when in England he resided at Hereford Street with his 3 children and wife. Stibbert then commissioned John Crunden the architect of Hereford Street to build his country estate the first Portswood House at Portswood in Hampshire in 1778.

His grandson, Frederick Stibbert, used the family's wealth to establish the Stibbert museum in Florence. He made the family home on the Hill of Montughi, which was originally purchased by his mother, into a museum to hold his collection.

He is buried in South Stoneham in Hampshire with a monument by John Bacon.

Family He was married to Sophronia Rebecca Wright.