Life
Frere was born in Roydon Hall, Norfolk, the son of Sheppard Frere and Susanna Hatley. Ellenor Fenn was his sister. In 1766, Frere received his MA from Gonville and Caius College, where he was Second Wrangler, Cambridge, and was elected to a fellowship. He subsequently held several political offices, and was a Member of Parliament from 1799 to 1802.
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