George Gipps (MP for Ripon)
George Gipps of Howletts, near Canterbury, Kent, was an English politician.
He was born the eldest son of George Gipps, MP of Harbledown, near Canterbury, Kent and educated at Charterhouse School, St. John’s College, Cambridge and Lincoln's Inn. In 1816 he purchased the recently rebuilt Howletts House, between Littlebourne and Bekesbourne, where he and his wife lived until their deaths.
He was a Member of Parliament for Ripon 1807 to 1826.
He married Jane, the daughter of John Bowdler of Hayes. He had 6 sons and 5 daughters. The residue of his estate passed to his son George.
