Sir William Drake, 4th Baronet

Sir William Drake, 4th Baronet (1658–1716), of Mount Drake, and Ashe House, Musbury, Devon, was an English politician.[1]

Ashe House, Musbury

He was a younger son of Sir John Drake, 1st Baronet and educated at Oriel College, Oxford (matriculated 1675} and Corpus Christi College, Oxford (BA 1679, MA 1683). He was knighted in 1685 and succeeded his brother Bernard as 4th Baronet in 1687. He inherited Mount Drake and Ashe House from his sister in 1694.

He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Honiton in 1690–1715 and for Dartmouth in 1713–1715. He was a Lord of the Admiralty in 1710–14.

He married in 1687, Judith, the daughter and coheiress of William Eveleigh of Olcomb, Ottery St. Mary, Devon, with whom he had 2 sons and 3 daughters and secondly in 1705, Mary, the daughter of Sir Peter Prideaux, 3rd Baronet, of Netherton, Devon. He was succeeded in turn by both sons, John and William.

References

  1. ↑ "DRAKE, Sir William, 4th Bt. (1658-1716), of Mount Drake, and Ashe House, Musbury, Devon". History of Parliament. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
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