Robert Bootle FRS was an English ship's captain in the service of the East India Company who was elected four times to serve as a director of the company.
Born
1693
Died
1758
Overview
Robert Bootle FRS ( – 7 May 1758) was an English ship's captain in the service of the East India Company who was elected four times to serve as a director of the company.
Early life
He was born at Lathom House in Lancashire, a younger son of Robert Bootle of Maghull. His elder brother was Sir Thomas Bootle, MP for Liverpool.
Career
He was the commander of the London Indiaman on five voyages to the East between 1723 and 1739. Apart from the London he had a financial interest in the Suffolk. He was a director of the East India Company in 1741–44, 1746–49, 1752–53, and 1755.
