Francis Freeling

Francis Freeling

Sir Francis Freeling first baronet (25 August 176410 July 1836), was Secretary of HM General Post Office [ODNB article by G. B. Smith, ‘Freeling, Sir Francis, first baronet (1764–1836)’, rev. Jean Farrugia, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2007 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/10144] , accessed 5 Oct 2007.] .

He was born in Bristol, on 25 August 1764.

Career

Freeling started work in the Bristol Post Office. In 1785 he was promoted, to a post in London, to develop the service. In 1797, he rose to the office of joint Secretary to the Post Office and in 1798, sole Secretary.

He initiated many reforms to the Post Office, including the introduction of local penny posts in large towns, the reorganization of London's service and the use of steam trains and ships to replace horse-drawn vehicles and wind-powered ships.

A baronetcy was conferred upon him, as Baronet Freeling of Ford in Sussex for his public services on 11 March 1828.

Personal life

Freeling collected a large library. He was elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1801, and was one of the original members of the Roxburghe Club, founded in 1812.

Freeling was married three times and had many children. On his death on 10 July 1836, he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest surviving son, Sir George Henry Freeling (22 September 178930 November 1841).

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