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]
- ^ 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) 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.