Sir Peter Colleton, 2nd Baronet, FRS (17 September 1635 – 24 March 1694) was an English baronet of the Colleton Baronets and an MP. He was the eldest son of

Sir John Colleton, 1st Baronet Sir John Colleton, 1st Baronet (1608–1666) served King Charles I during the English Civil War. He rose through the Royalist ranks during the conflict, but later had his land-holdings seized when the Cavaliers were finally defeated by Parliamen ...

, 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 The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC; french: Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson) is a Canadian retail business group. A fur trading business for much of its existence, HBC now owns and operates retail stores in Canada. The company's namesake business div ...

from 1670 to his death. He was elected a

Fellow of the Royal Society Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted by the judges of the Royal Society of London to individuals who have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathemat ...

in 1677. He was MP for

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in 1681–1685 and 1689–1694.

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1635 births 1694 deaths Businesspeople from Exeter Baronets in the Baronetage of England Members of the pre-1707 English Parliament for constituencies in Cornwall English MPs 1681 English MPs 1689–1690 English MPs 1690–1695 Place of birth missing Place of death missing Fellows of the Royal Society Lords Proprietors of Carolina British slave owners Politicians from Exeter {{17thC-England-MP-stub