Philip Freke
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Philip Freke (1661 - 10 December 1729) was an English merchant involved in the slave trade and based in Bristol. Freke stood unsuccessfully as a Tory candidate for the Bristol two seat constituency in the 1715 British general election.[1]
In 1698 he was one of 33 signatories who petitioned the House of Lords against the introduction of a 10% tax for those engaged in the slave trade.[2]
In 1708 he became Sheriff of Bristol [3]
His daughter, Ann, married John Brickdale, with whom she had a son, Matthew Brickdale, who was twice MP for Bristol.[3]
On his death, his son, Thomas Freke, took over his slave-trading business.[4]