About Peter Colleton
Lived 1635 – 1694 (aged 58). Peter Colleton was a politician and slave trader.
Sir Peter Colleton, 2nd Baronet, FRS (17 September 1635 – 24 March 1694) was an English politician and slave trader.
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.
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English politician (1635-1694)
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Peter Colleton was born on 17 September 1635.
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Peter Colleton died on 24 March 1694.
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Peter Colleton was a politician and slave trader.
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