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Benjamin Bathurst (courtier)

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With his senior appointments in the Royal Africa Company and the East India Company, Bathurst was heavily involved in the slave trade. The Royal Africa Company was set up in 1660 to trade along the west coast of Africa. It shipped approximately 100,000 African slaves to the Americas (primarily the
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and again elected to Parliament to represent New Romney, holding both positions until his death in 1704. Although Anne had been convinced of his dishonesty for several years, her friendship with his wife seems to have secured his position. He had married
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with earnings from commodities including Gold, Silver, cloth and spices as well as the proceeds of slavery. It is still owned by the Bathurst family. When Bathurst died, he left a fortune great enough to endow all three of his sons with country estates.
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instead, for which he had also been elected. He held that seat until the election of 1689. He was deputy governor of the
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and Frances Petre, and had 3 sons and a daughter. His 3 sons all became MPs themselves and were
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in 1680–82 and a sub-governor in 1682–4, 1685-6 and 1689–90. He was deputy governor of the
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and became a London Alderman. He was also made Treasurer to the Duke of York (later
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in 1686-87 and governor in 1688–89 and 1695. He was also Deputy Governor of the
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in 1686-68 and 1695–96 and governor in 1688–90. He was a deputy-governor of the
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and after the latter's execution, he chose to move to live in
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money from Anne and her husband. He bought the manor of
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He was born the 6th surviving son of George Bathurst of
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as a government nominee, but then chose to represent
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Members of the Parliament of England for Bere Alston
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Benjamin Bathurst (1635–1704)

English Parliament
Bere Alston
East India Company
Levant Company
British Parliament
New Romney
Cofferer of the Household
Queen Anne
Frances Apsley
Allen
Peter
Benjamin
East India
Levant
Cofferer of the Household
Theddingworth, Leicestershire
Hothorpe Hall
Northamptonshire
Charles I
Cadiz
embezzling
Paulerspury
Northamptonshire
James II of England
New Romney
Bere Alston
East India Company
Royal Africa Company

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