General Sir William Houston, 1st Baronet, was a British Army officer and Governor of Gibraltar. Houston joined the army in 1781, and by the start of the French Revolutionary War was a captain. He fought in the Flanders campaign before being promoted to major in 1794. As a lieutenant-colonel he fought at the Capture of Minorca and at the sieges of Alexandria and Cairo. Promoted to colonel in 1802, Houston fought in the Walcheren Expedition of 1809 before being promoted to major-general.
- Occupation
- military officer
- Position held
- Governor of Gibraltar
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
