Sir Francis Freeling, first baronet

(1764-1836)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Freeling, Francis, Sir, 1764-1836 NRA: Freeling Sir Francis (1764-1836) 1st Baronet Postal Reformer DNB: Freeling, Sir Francis, first baronet (1764-1836), postal administrator and book collector LBT ID: FrFreel1836 VIAF ID: 12737560 LOC ID: n88087039	B/BAP: 1764-08-25 DIED: 1836-07-10
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
Postal reformer and member of the Roxburghe Club; he was secretary to the General Post Office. He was a friend of William Jerdan and Sir Walter Scott.
REFERENCES TO WORKS BY Sir Francis Freeling, first baronet: “Impromptu. On the Duke of Gloucester's Visit to Plymouth, and his descent in a Diving Machine” in Literary Gazette. Found 1. Display Records