| LC control no. | nr 92027905 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Colston, Edward, 1636-1721 |
| Variant(s) | Colston, Mr. (Edward), 1636-1721 |
| Associated country | England |
| Birth date | 16361102 |
| Death date | 17211011 |
| Place of birth | Bristol (England) |
| Place of death | London (England) |
| Field of activity | Charities |
| Affiliation | Royal African Company |
| Profession or occupation | Merchants Slave traders |
| Special note | Data provided by the ESTC/BL |
| Found in | Copies of Mr. Colston's settlements, 1725? DNB (Colston, Edward, 1636-1721 in 85th year; philanthropist) Oxford Companion to Black British History , accessed April 6, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Colston, Edward; institutional founder, benefactor, philanthropist, merchant, slave trader; born 02 November 1636 in Bristol, England; involved in British slave trade and in trade of slave-produced goods; City of London merchant, trading with Spain, Portugal, Italy, and West Africa; served on the Royal African Company management board (1770s); worked with the sugar colony of St Kitts; died 11 October 1721 in London, England) |
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