Benjamin Gonson

Benjamin Gonson
Born1525 (1525)
Parish of St Dunstan-in-the-East, London, England
Died1577 (aged 51–52)
London, England
Buried
St Dunstan-in-the-East
Allegiance England
Branch Royal Navy
Service years1540–1577
CommandsSurveyor and Rigger of the Navy
Treasurer of the Navy

Benjamin Gonson (c. 1525–1577) was an English Naval Administrator, and the first Surveyor of the Royal Navy. He was a founding member of England's Navy Board during the Tudor period.

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