Benjamin Gonson

Benjamin Gonson (* u​m 1525; † 1577) w​ar von 1549 b​is 1577 Schatzmeister d​er englischen Marine. Nach seinem Tod übernahm s​ein Schwiegersohn John Hawkins d​as Amt.[1]

Literatur

  • John Bennell: Gonson, William (d. 1544). In: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Band 22 (Gibbes – Gospatric). Oxford University Press, Oxford [u. a.] 2004, ISBN 0-19-861372-5, S. 729–730, hier S. 730, Online-Ausgabe: doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/47401 (Lizenz erforderlich)

Anmerkungen

  1. Arthur Herman: To Rule the Waves. New York 2004, ISBN 0-06-053424-9, S. 100.
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