David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore

The Earl of Portmore
1690 portrait of Portmore by John Baptist Medina
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)
SpouseCatherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester (m. 1696)
ChildrenDavid Colyear, Viscount Milsington
Charles Colyear, 2nd Earl of Portmore
Military service
AllegianceDutch Republic
England
Great Britain
Branch/serviceDutch States Army
English Army
British Army
Years of service1674–1730
RankGeneral (British Army)
Battles/warsNine Years' War
War of the Spanish Succession
Anglo-Spanish War (1727–1729)
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General David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore, KT, PC (c. 1656 – 2 January 1730) was a British army officer who served as the governor of Gibraltar from 1713 to 1720.