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Philip Freke (1661 - 10 December 1729) was an English people merchant involved in the slave trade and based in Bristol. Freke stood unsuccessfully as a Tory candidate for the Bristol two seat constituency in the 1715 British general election. The House of Commons 1715-1754, by Romney Sedgwick (HMSO 1970)
In 1698 he was one of 33 signatories who petitioned the House of Lords against the introduction of a 10% tax for those engaged in the slave trade.
In 1708 he became Sheriff of Bristol
His daughter, Ann, married John Brickdale, with whom she had a son, Matthew Brickdale, who was twice MP for Bristol.
On his death, his son, Thomas Freke, took over his slave-trading business.
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