# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/edward-colston
# Generated: 2026-08-13T11:43:16.909Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/edward-colston"
name: "Edward Colston"
slug: "edward-colston"
description: "Edward Colston was an English merchant, slave trader, philanthropist and Tory Member of Parliament."
tagline: "English merchant, slave trader and philanthropist (1636–1721)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jonathan_Richardson_-_Portrait_of_Edward_Colston.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "GB"
category:
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  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
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  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1636-11-02"
deathDate: "1721-10-11"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             4.040972082747539
  historical:           18.31834266666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump