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Sir Gregory Page, 1st Baronet (c. 1669 – 1720), of Greenwich, Kent,

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 Sir Gregory Page, 1st Baronet (c. 1669 –  1720), of Greenwich, Kent Sir Gregory Page 1st Bt. 1669-1720 by Herman Van Der Mijn 1684-1741       Sir Gregory Page, 1st Baronet  (c. 1669 – 25 May 1720), of  Greenwich , Kent, was an English brewer, merchant and Whig politician who sat in the  House of Commons  between 1708 and 1720. Early life Page was the eldest son of Gregory Page (died 1693) 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 also an  Alderman  of the  City of London  in 1687. Elizabeth Burton was a widow from Stepney. Page Junior married Mary Trotman, the 17-year-old daughter of Thomas and Mary Trotman of London, on 21 January 1690. Career Page followed in his father's footsteps as a brewer and merchant, building a vast fortune in trade with South and East Asia. ...