Richard Oswald

Scottish slave-trader and plantation owner
Person human Q7328204
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Summary

Richard Oswald was born on January 1, 1705[1]. He died on November 6, 1784[2]. He worked as a diplomat[3] and slave trader[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (268 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Spouse: Mary Ramsay Oswald[6]
  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain[7]
  • Sex or gender: male[8]
  • Family name: Oswald[9]
  • Given name: Richard[10]
  • Relative: Q141727089[11]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[12]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[13]
  • Owner of: Auchincruive House[14]
  • Different from: Richard Alexander Oswald[15]
  • Sibling: James Oswald[16]
  • Social classification: slave owner[17]
  • P14921: p_10433_1592-richard-oswald[18]

Why It Matters

Richard Oswald is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

FAQs

Who was Richard Oswald married to?

Richard Oswald's spouses include Mary Ramsay Oswald[6].

What did Richard Oswald do for work?

Richard Oswald worked as a diplomat[3] and slave trader[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  6. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [2] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Pigsonthewing · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Relative → Q141727089
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  2. 8d ago · Pigsonthewing · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14921 → p_10433_1592-richard-oswald
    Wikipedia languages → ['en']
    Sitelink count → 1
    Claims rich → —
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  3. 10w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fast id → 221474
    Owner of → Auchincruive House
    Isni → 0000000030374047
    Social classification → slave owner
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