Hezekiah Frith
Hezekiah Frith, Sr. (1763–1848) was an 18th-century British ship owner with the reputation of a "gentleman privateer", who engaged in privateering during the 1790s. One of the richest men in Bermuda during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, he built the Spithead House in Warwick, Bermuda.
Hezekiah Frith | |
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A portrait of Hezekiah Frith. | |
| Born | 1763 |
| Died | 1848 Bermuda |
| Nationality | English |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Children | Hezekiah Frith Jr. |
| Piratical career | |
| Type | Privateer |
| Allegiance | Great Britain |
| Years active | 1790s–1810s |
| Rank | Captain |
| Base of operations | Bermuda |
| Later work | Ship owner/ Slave Owner |
He was married three times, his daughters all marrying Presbyterian ministers; his son Hezekiah Frith, Jr. became a prominent religious figure. Brother and sister Heather Nova and Mishka, two popular Bermudian singers and songwriters, and their uncle, Michael K. Frith, are descendants of Frith.
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