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Edward Colston

1636 - 1721

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Edward Colston (2 November 1636 – 11 October 1721) was an English merchant, slave trader, philanthropist and Tory Member of Parliament. Colston followed his father in the family business becoming a sea merchant, initially trading in wine, fruits and textiles, mainly in Spain, Portugal and other European ports. From 1680 to 1692 he was a member of the Royal African Company, which held a monopoly on the English trade along the west coast of Africa, in slaves, gold, silver and ivory. He was deputy governor of the company from 1689 to 1690. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Colston is the 356th most popular businessperson (up from 407th in 2019), the 2,474th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,696th in 2019) and the 20th most popular British Businessperson.

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Among businesspeople, Edward Colston ranks 356 out of 847. Before him are Louis Réard, J. C. Jacobsen, Bob Iger, Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Albert Kahn. After him are Vicente Calderón, Paul Castellano, Karl Rapp, John Sculley, Jack Welch, and Alfred Edwards.

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Among people born in 1636, Edward Colston ranks 10. Before him are Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy, Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern, Adriaen van de Velde, Laura Mancini, Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, and Melchior d'Hondecoeter. After him are Nikolai Spathari, Libéral Bruant, Charles de La Fosse, Melchiorre Cafà, Justine Siegemund, and Jan Chryzostom Pasek. Among people deceased in 1721, Edward Colston ranks 11. Before him are Johann Christoph Bach, Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein, Marguerite Louise d'Orléans, Charles Vane, Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, and Rudolf Jakob Camerarius. After him are Pierre Daniel Huet, Elihu Yale, Zinat-un-Nissa Begum, and James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward Colston ranks 2,475 out of 8,785. Before him are John Aubrey (1626), Divina Galica (1944), John Oliver (1977), Eddie Irvine (1965), John Smeaton (1724), and Brenda Milner (1918). After him are Shakin' Stevens (1948), John Illsley (1949), William Hudson (1730), Siegfried Sassoon (1886), Demetrios Petrokokkinos (1878), and Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone (1874).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United Kingdom

Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, Edward Colston ranks 20. Before him are Henry Cole (1808), Vidal Sassoon (1928), David Icke (1952), Edward Cave (1691), George Williams (1821), and Isabella Beeton (1836). After him are Alfred Edwards (1850), David Richards (1952), Thomas Blake Glover (1838), Steve Jackson (1951), John Cockerill (1790), and Stafford Beer (1926).

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