Gilfred Studholme (1740–1792) was a British military officer who commanded forces on the Saint John River, Nova Scotia during the American Revolution.
[1] He was commissioned in the Loyal Nova Scotia Volunteers at the outbreak of the war and later served as a captain in the Royal Fencible Americans and promoted to Brigade-Major.
Studholme rescued Joseph Gorham in pushing back the American attack in the Battle of Fort Cumberland.
At this fort, Studholme was helpful to Michael Francklin in ensuring peace with the Mi'kmaq and Malecites (1780).
He was eventually named to the first Executive Council of the new province of New Brunswick (1784).