Edward Colston

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English merchant, slave trader and philanthropist (1636-1721)

United KingdomPoliticiansLived 1636 to 1721 · aged 84

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Colston's AlmshousesCromwell House, Mortlake, west London, where Colston died in 1721. He was buried in Bristol.Engraving of Colston's monument in All Saints' Church, Bristol from Bristol Past and Present (1882)

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FatherWilliam Colston

MotherSarah Batten

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United Kingdom

Category

Politicians

Type

Politician

Status

deceased

Dates

Lived 1636 to 1721 · aged 84

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