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About Catherine Phipps
Catherine Phipps was a business woman in the Gold Coast. She was a prominent figure in the English Royal African Company (RAC) and the wife of James Phipps, who served as the governor of Cape Coast Castle and captain-general of the RAC in West Africa during the 18th century. Catherine Phipps was born in Moree on the Gold Coast, now known as Ghana, to a Dutch soldier and an African woman. Her life was marked by her involvement in the slave trade and her familial connections to notable individuals in English society.
Everything about Catherine Phipps →- Occupation
- slave trader
- Born
- 1690
- Died
- 1737