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| office = President of Fort St George (Madras)<br />
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| successor = [[Edmund Montague]]<br />
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'''Gulston Addison''' (1673 – 17 October 1709) was the [[Madras Presidency|President of Madras, India]] from 18 September 1709 to 17 October 1709. He was the younger brother of the famous essayist [[Joseph Addison]],<ref name="geneology1">{{Cite web|url=http://pitard.net/genealogy/familygroup.php?familyID=F2001&tree=Pitard|title=Family Group Sheet for family F2001|accessdate=2008-05-01|publisher=pitard.net|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724005832/http://pitard.net/genealogy/familygroup.php?familyID=F2001&tree=Pitard|archivedate=2011-07-24}}</ref><ref name="steele2">{{cite book | title=The Epistolary Correspondence of Sir Richard Steele| year=1809| url=https://archive.org/details/epistolarycorre00steegoog| last=Steele| first=Richard|author2=John Nichols |author3=Joseph Addison | pages=[https://archive.org/details/epistolarycorre00steegoog/page/n205 173]| publisher=John Nichols and Son}}</ref> and the second son of Rev. [[Lancelot Addison]].<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
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Gulston Addison was the second son of Rev. Lancelot Addison (1632–1703) and Jane Gulston (1635–1684). Lancelot Addison and Jane Gulston had five children: the English essayist Joseph Addison being the eldest.<ref name="geneology1" /> Gulston's other siblings were Dorothy Addison (1674–1750), Anne Addison (born 1676-?) and Lancelot Addison (1680–1710).<ref name="geneology1" /> Gulston completed his studies in England before entering politics. He was appointed Under Secretary of State under Sir Charles Hedges in 1706.<ref name="steele1">{{cite book | title=The Epistolary Correspondence of Sir Richard Steele| publisher=John Nichols and son| year=1809| url=https://archive.org/details/epistolarycorre00steegoog| last=Steele |first=Richard| pages=[https://archive.org/details/epistolarycorre00steegoog/page/n203 171]}}</ref> In December 1708, he was appointed Secretary to Lord Wharton, the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland.<ref name="steele1" /><br />
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== Tenure as President of Madras ==<br />
Gulston Addison became President of Madras on 18 September 1709 on the sudden removal of [[Thomas Pitt]] following an accusation of corruption brought against him;{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}} however he was President for barely a month during which he attended around five consultations, in the last one of which, he instructed the captain of the ship "Heathcote" to treat Thomas Pitt with due respect and courtesy. Immediately afterwards he died. Fraser, the Deputy Governor of [[Fort St David]] was appointed Acting President and Edmund Montague, the Deputy Governor was appointed President till he arrived.<br />
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