Sir Nicholas Crispe, 1st Baronet
Sir Nicholas Crisp, 1st Baronet | |
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portrait by Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen | |
| Member of the April 1640 Parliament | |
| In office 1 January 1640 – 1641 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1599 |
| Died | February 26, 1666 |
| Resting place | St Paul's Church, Hammersmith |
| Parent(s) | Ellis Crisp Hester Ireland |
| Occupation | Slave trader |
Sir Nicholas Crispe, 1st Baronet (c. 1599 – 26 February 1666 (O.S)) was an English Royalist and a wealthy merchant who pioneered the West African slave trade in the 1630s; a customs farmer (1640 and c. 1661–6); Member of Parliament for Winchelsea Nov. 1640-1 (being expelled as a monopolist); member of the Council of Trade (from 1660) and for Foreign Plantations (from 1661); and Gentleman of the Privy Chamber from 1664. He was knighted in 1640 or 1641 and was made a baronet in 1665. He died in February 1666 (O.S.) aged 67.