P_10433_2614 – Richard Worge
Richard Worge (c. 1707-1774), Governor of Senegal and MP for Stockbridge between 1768 and 1772. Owner of three voyages from London between 1769 and 1772, all to St Louis and then Oxford, and probably also owner of the voyage of the Worge to St Louis and Dominica in 1766.
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First name: Richard
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Last name: Worge
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Primary cohort: London
Sex: Male
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Relations
Jane Bowman
Spouse (married 02/1766)
Political Offices Held
National
MP for Stockbridge 1768-72
Bankruptcies
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Geographic experiences
Africa
Internal migrant: Don't know
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Supplier to slave trade voyages: Don't know
Creditor to slave trade voyages: Don't know
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Plantation owner: Don't know
Sources: PROB 11/998/159 SP 36/145/1/138 . https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1754-1790/member/worge-richard-alchorne-1707-74. The entry, by Lewis Namier, makes no reference to the slave-trade.
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Crossings (3)
78085 - Success Packet (1772 - 1772)
Role: Owner
78036 - Success Packet (1771 - 1771)
Role: Owner
78000 - Lancaster (1769 - 1770)
Role: Owner
Birth
Date: 1707
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Death
Date: 04/05/1774
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Burial
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Residencies
Occupation: Army Officer (Professional)
Army Officer and then Colonial Administrator as Governor Senegal 1758-68,
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Was slave trading profitable: Don't know
Will
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Occupation: Army Officer
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Courts: PCC
Will of Richard Worge of Hampstead Major General in HM's Forces on Half Pay made 18/05/1773.
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