William Drake (c. 1747 – 18 May 1795) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1768 and 1795.
[1] He was educated at Westminster School from 1759 to 1764 and matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford on 20 June 1765, aged 17.
He was a member of the St. Alban's Tavern group which tried to bring about a union between Fox and Pitt.
[1] Drake married firstly Mary Hussey on 17 February 1778 who died six months later on 23 October 1778.
[1] Drake's daughters, Rachel and Emily, upon their marriages, each inherited one half of their maternal grandfather Jeremiah Ives's property, the Manors of Boyland (including Boyland Hall} and Fritton, as well as Drake's property in Boyland, Fritton, Hempnall, Morningthorpe, Stratton St. Mary and St. Michael, Long Stratton and Tasburgh; Drake's messuage in Flixton and land in Flixton and Gunton, Suffolk; Drake's house 'The White House' and land in Blundeston; Drake's messuage and land in Corton, Suffolk; Drake's messuage in Amersham in Buckinghamshire, formerly part of the George Inn; property in Amersham, Chesham and Woburn, including Chartridge Farm in Chesham and Woburn; property formerly of Jeremiah Ives as described in 1781 Drake-Ives settlement.