Background
Gipps was the son of John Gipps, a staymaker of Ashford, and his wife Sarah Flint.
Gipps was the son of John Gipps, a staymaker of Ashford, and his wife Sarah Flint.
He began as an apothecary at Canterbury but later became a hop merchant. By 1790 he had given up the hop trade to become a banker in the firm Gipps, Simmons and Gipps of Canterbury. He had also taken the lease of Hall Place in Harbledown.
The election of 28 May 1796 was declared void in March 1797 and he was reinstated as Member of Parliament for Canterbury and remained until 1800.
Gipps married firstly Elizabeth Johanna Roberts daughter of John Roberts of Harbledown on 2 August 1755.
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Gipps was elected Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Canterbury in 1780 and held the seat to 1796.
