Edward Colston
Facts
24 properties- Instance of
- human
- Sex or gender
- male
- Date of birth
- November 2, 1636
- Date of death
- October 11, 1721
- Place of birth
- Bristol
- Place of death
- Mortlake
- Country of citizenship
- Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Great Britain[13][14]
- Occupation
- merchant, politician, slave trader, philanthropist, entrepreneur, patron of the arts, member of parliament[5][6][7][8][9][15]
- Position held
- Member of Parliament of Great Britain, apprentice, burgess, member of the 3rd Parliament of Great Britain[16][17][18][19]
- Educated at
- Christ's Hospital[20]
- Religion or worldview
- Anglicanism[25]
- Member of political party
- Tories
- Father
- William Colston[11]
- Mother
- Sarah Batten[12]
- Languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- Depicted by
- Edward Colston, The Death of Edward Colston
- Described by source
- Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Family name
- Colston
- Given name
- Edward
- Member of
- Worshipful Company of Mercers, Royal African Company, Royal African Company, Society of Merchant Venturers[21][22][23][24]
- P14608
- 142933309
- P14921
- edward-colston
- Place of burial
- All Saints' Church, Bristol[10]
- Residence
- Mortlake
- ISNI
- 0000000106763963
- VIAF cluster ID
- 9709888
- Library of Congress authority ID
- nr92027905
- GND ID
- 142933309
- Image (Wikimedia Commons)
- Jonathan Richardson - Portrait of Edward Colston.jpg ↗
- BBC News topic ID
- c4mnpzn1q0pt
- BBC Things ID
- 4fdc2e81-2c0c-4fcb-840d-08198f868d1e
- British Museum person or institution ID
- 133284
- CERL Thesaurus ID
- cnp01277567
- DDB person (GND) ID
- 142933309
- Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
- 142933309
- FAST ID
- 308113
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- Freebase ID
- /m/04h4zj
- History of Parliament ID
- 1690-1715/member/colston-edward-ii-1636-1721
- National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
- mp92782
- Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
- 339745169
- Open Library ID
- OL5448422A
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
- 5996
- SNAC ARK ID
- w61g0zdx
- Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID
- 10002701
- Wellcome Collection concept ID
- e27jukvc
- WikiTree person ID
- Colston-172
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJtgYdptgxmDxbpHty6qcP
- Yale LUX ID
- person/c153aa6b-087a-475f-9c2d-97687fa95cac
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Occupation 3
Country of citizenship 2
Educated at 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
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Member of political party 1
Named after 1
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Place of death 1
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Summary
Edward Colston's place of birth was Bristol[1]. He was born on November 2, 1636[2]. He died in Mortlake[3]. He died on October 11, 1721[4]. He worked as a merchant[5], politician[6], slave trader[7], philanthropist[8], and entrepreneur[9].
Body
Career and Affiliations
Positions held include Member of Parliament of Great Britain[16], a position[26], in Kingdom of Great Britain[27], founded in 1707[28]; apprentice[17], a position[29]; burgess[18]; and member of the 3rd Parliament of Great Britain[19].
Personal Life
He was affiliated with the Tories[30].
Works and Contributions
Things named for Edward Colston include Statue of him[31], a statue[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1895[34].
Why It Matters
Entities named for him include Statue of him[31], a statue[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1895[34].
FAQs
Where was Edward Colston born?
Edward Colston was born in Bristol[1].
Where did Edward Colston die?
Edward Colston passed away in Mortlake[3].
Who were Edward Colston's parents?
Edward Colston's father was William Colston[11]. Edward Colston's mother was Sarah Batten[12].
What did Edward Colston do for work?
Edward Colston worked as merchant[5], politician[6], slave trader[7], philanthropist[8], and entrepreneur[9].
Where did Edward Colston go to school?
Edward Colston was educated at Christ's Hospital[20].