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List Of Officials And Shareholders In The Royal African Company, 1672
A charter of incorporation was granted to " New Royal African Company" on 27 Sept 1672 by Charles II, superseding the "Company of Royal Adventurers trading into Africa", chartered on 10 January 1663. The following list of officers and shareholders ("subscribers") is taken from the charter of incorporation. Officers * James Duke of York (later King James II) * Anthony Earl of Shaftesbury * John Buckworth * Sir John Banks * John Bence, Esq. * William Earl of Craven * Jarvis Cartwright * Samuel Dashwood * Sir Richard Ford * Thomas Farrington * Capt. Ferdinando Gorges * Edward Hopegood * John Jeffreys * Sir Andrew King * Charles Modyford, Esq. * Samuel Moyer * Peter Proby * Gabriel Roberts * Sir John Shaw * Benjamin Skutt * Sir Robert Vyner * Thomas Vernon * Nicholas Warren * Richard Young Founding Shareholders ''(Note: "shareholder" is a relatively modern term. At the time of the charter, shareholders were called "subscribers".)'' * James Duke of York (later Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal African Company
The Royal African Company (RAC) was an English mercantile (trade, trading) company set up in 1660 by the royal House of Stuart, Stuart family and City of London merchants to trade along the West Africa, west coast of Africa. It was led by the James II of England, Duke of York, who was the brother of King Charles II of England, Charles II and in 1685, York took the throne as James II of England, James II. It was established after Charles II gained the Kingdom of England, English throne in the English Restoration, Restoration of 1660. While its original purpose was to exploit the gold fields up the Gambia River, which were identified by Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Prince Rupert during the Interregnum (England), Interregnum, it soon developed and led a brutal and sustained slave trade. It also extracted other commodities, mainly from the Gold Coast (region), Gold Coast. After becoming insolvent in 1708, it survived in a state of much reduced activity until 1752 when its assets were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
