Charles Apthorp

Charles Apthorp
Portrait of Apthorp by Robert Feke, c. 1748
Bornbefore 28 March 1697
London, Middlesex, England
Died11 November 1758(1758-11-11) (aged 61)
Boston, Massachusetts
SpouseGrizzel Eastwicke
Children18
Parent(s)East Apthorp
Susan Ward

Charles Apthorp (March 1697 – 11 November 1758) was an English-born merchant and slave trader in Boston, Massachusetts. Apthorp managed his import business from Merchants Row, and "in his day he was called the richest man in Boston." He also served in the employ of the British government for various schemes it attempted to implement in North America.

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