Sir Peter Colleton, 2nd Baronet, FRS (17 September 1635 – 24 March 1694) was an English baronet of the
Colleton Baronets
The Colleton Baronetcy, of London, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 18 February 1661 for John Colleton, in reward for his support for the Royalist cause during the Civil War. The second Baronet represented Bossiney i ...
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 Parliamenta ...
, 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 science, natural knowledge, incl ...
in 1677.
He was MP for
Bossiney (UK Parliament constituency)
Bossiney was a parliamentary constituency in Cornwall, one of a number of Cornish rotten boroughs. It returned two members of Parliament to the British House of Commons from 1552 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.
Histo ...
in 1681–1685 and 1689–1694.
References
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
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