List of officials and shareholders in the Royal African Company, 1672 explained

A charter of incorporation was granted to "New Royal African Company" on 27 September 1672 by Charles II, superseding the "Company of Royal Adventurers trading into Africa", chartered on 10 January 1663. The following list of officers and shareholders ("subscribers") is taken from the charter of incorporation.^[1]

Officers

• James Duke of York (later King James II)
• Sir John Banks
• John Bence, Esq.
• John Buckworth
• Jarvis Cartwright
• William Earl of Craven
• Samuel Dashwood
• Thomas Farrington
• Sir Richard Ford
• Capt. Ferdinando Gorges
• Edward Hopegood
• John Jeffreys
• Sir Andrew King
• Charles Modyford, Esq.
• Samuel Moyer
• Peter Proby
• Gabriel Roberts
• Anthony Earl of Shaftesbury
• Sir John Shaw
• Benjamin Skutt
• Thomas Vernon
• Sir Robert Vyner
• Nicholas Warren
• Richard Young

Founding shareholders

(Note: "shareholder" is a relatively modern term. At the time of the charter, shareholders were called "subscribers".)

References

• Web site: Charter of Incorporation for the Royal African Company, 1672 . British History Online . 3 March 2022.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies: Volume 7, 1669–1674... America and West Indies: September 1672 . British History Online . 3 March 2022.