Name Francis Drake | Role Politician | |
Education Emmanuel College, Cambridge | ||
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Francis Drake was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1654 to 1659.
Drake was the son of Francis Drake of Esher, Surrey. He was probably admitted at Emmanuel College, Cambridge on 17 March 1627 and was awarded BA in 1631 and MA in 1634. In 1654, he was elected Member of Parliament for Surrey in the First Protectorate Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Surrey in 1656 for the Second Protectorate Parliament and in 1659 for the Third Protectorate Parliament.
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