About Richard Peek

Richard Peek was a tea merchant in London from modest beginnings in Loddiswell in Devon. He rose to be one of the Sheriffs of the City of London. He was a known abolitionist and philanthropist in his home area. Whilst sheriff he sent a missionary into Newgate Prison.

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Richard Peek

English philanthropist (1782-1867)

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Sheriff of the City of London

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October 3, 1782

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March 7, 1867

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