Peter Colleton

Arms of Colleton: *Or, three stag's heads couped proper*^[1]

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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "COLLETON, Sir Peter, 2nd Bt. (1635-94), of Exmouth, Devon and Golden Square, Westminster". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 23 October 2016.

Baronetage of England
Preceded by John Colleton	Baronet (of London) 1667–1694	Succeeded by John Colleton

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