Sir Gregory Page, 1st Baronet

Who is Sir Gregory Page, 1st Baronet?

Sir Gregory Page, 1st Baronet, was a baronet in the Baronetage of Great Britain and a Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Great Britain.

He was the eldest son of Gregory Page and his second wife Elizabeth Burton. Page Senior was a wealthy London merchant, shipwright and director of the British East India Company, who owned a brewery in Wapping; he was an Alderman of the City of London in 1687. Elizabeth Burton was a widow from Stepney.

Page Junior followed his father's footsteps as a brewer and merchant, building a vast fortune in trade with South and East Asia. He was elected to Parliament as Whig member for New Shoreham in West Sussex at a by-election in December 1708. He retained the seat, whose prime industry was shipbuilding, over two parliaments, despite accusations that he had bribed voters for their support. He stood down at the British general election, 1713, and was created a baronet on 3 December 1714.

He returned to Parliament, again for New Shoreham, in the British general election, 1715, and again sat as a Whig, supporting the Hanoverian government until his death.