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Oglethorpe was member of SPG and Royal African Company
Source: The Southern Frontier #86
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In Parliament he was a frequent speaker in opposition to Sir Robert Walpole. A member of the S.P.G., and later deputy-governor of the Royal African Company, his interests ran as strongly towards the development of the colonies as towards social reform in England.
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