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 commanded the left wing of the Army at the Battle of Buxar in 1764 and captured Chunar in 1765. He was twice Commander-in-Chief, India, firstly from 1777 to 1779 and then again from 1783, following the death of Sir Eyre Coote, to 1785. 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.