▁son ▁of ▁John ▁Kir ton ▁Gill iat ▁and ▁Mary ▁Anne ▁Sau nd ers ▁of ▁Fern ill , ▁Ber k shire . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁founder ▁J ▁K ▁Gill iat ▁and ▁Company , ▁a ▁merchant ▁bank ing ▁company ▁that ▁trad ed ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁America . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁H arrow ▁School ▁and ▁University ▁College , ▁Oxford . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁he ▁married ▁Louis a ▁Bab ington , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Matthew ▁Bab ington ▁of ▁Roth ley ▁and ▁Frances ▁Sy kes , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁six ▁children . ▁His ▁daughter , ▁I da ▁Soph ia ▁Gill iat , ▁married ▁George ▁Vere ▁Hugh ▁Ch ol mon de ley ▁( b . ▁ 1 3 ▁Sep ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁d . ▁ 2 8 ▁Mar ▁ 1 9 2 5 ). ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁the ▁Bank ▁of ▁England , ▁and ▁was ▁Governor ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁having ▁previous ▁served ▁as ▁its ▁Deput y ▁Governor . ▁Gill iat ' s ▁ten ure ▁as ▁Governor ▁occurred ▁during ▁the ▁Pan ic ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁Conserv ative ▁member ▁of ▁parliament ▁for ▁the ▁Cla ph am ▁constitu ency ▁of ▁south ▁London . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁he ▁put ▁his ▁name ▁forward ▁as ▁Conserv ative ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁seat ▁of ▁St ▁Alb ans , ▁but ▁with d