Background
Freke was the son of Thomas Freke of Iwerne Courtney, Dorset and studied at Hart Hall, Oxford on 31 October 1605, aged 14.
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Education
He then studied law at the Middle Temple in 1600.
Career
In 1621 he was elected Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis. He was re-elected Member of Parliament for Weymouth in 1624. He purchased Cerne Abbey from the Crown in 1625 and was knighted in 1631.
He was appointed High Sheriff of Dorset for January to October, 1636.
Membership
Happy Parliament; Addled Parliament]
In 1614, he was elected Member of Parliament for Wareham.
