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Revision as of 10:10, 8 July 2024
Sir Peter Colleton, 2nd Baronet, FRS (17 September 1635 – 24 March 1694) was an English politician and slave trader.[2]
He was the eldest son of Sir John Colleton, 1st Baronet, of Exeter, Devon, whom he succeeded in 1667.
He became a merchant and was a Member of the council of the Barbados in 1664–1684. He was a member of the Royal Adventurers into Africa in 1667–1672 and a member of the Hudson's Bay Company from 1670 to his death.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1677.
He was MP for Bossiney (UK Parliament constituency) in 1681–1685 and 1689–1694.[3]
References
- ^ Wotton, Thomas, Baronetage of England, 1771, Volume 2, Arms of Colleton Baronets; given elsewhere as roebuck's heads, frequently interchangeable
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "COLLETON, Sir Peter, 2nd Bt. (1635-94), of Exmouth, Devon and Golden Square, Westminster". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
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- 1635 births
- 1694 deaths
- Businesspeople from Exeter
- Baronets in the Baronetage of England
- Members of the pre-1707 English Parliament for constituencies in Cornwall
- English MPs 1681
- English MPs 1689–1690
- English MPs 1690–1695
- Fellows of the Royal Society
- Lords Proprietors of Carolina
- English slave traders
- Politicians from Exeter
- 17th-century English MP stubs