Difference between revisions of "Thomas Povey 1613/4-1705"

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Thomas POVEY 1613/4-1705

Biographical Note

Of London; son of Justinian Povey (d.c.1652). Administrator, and merchant. Entered Gray's Inn in 1633, appointed MP for Liskeard in 1647 and secluded in 1648. An original member of the Royal Society, Povey served on its council in 1663, 1679, and 1691.

Books

The library at Dyrham Park, Gloucestershire (now partly dispersed) began to be built up by Thomas’ nephew and heir William Blathwayt (1649?-1717), who bought the estate, and who inherited books owned by both Thomas and Justinian Povey. Thomas was noted as a collector and connoisseur, who gave books to the College of Arms.

Sources

Murison, Barbara C. "Povey, Thomas (b. 1613/14, d. in or before 1705), colonial entrepreneur and administrator." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Simoni, A. The books at Dyrham Park, The Book Collector 32 (1983), 171-88.

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 ====Biographical Note====
-Of [[location::London]]; son of [[family::Justinian Povey]]. [[occupation::Administrator]], [[occupation::politician]], and [[occupation::merchant]].
+Of [[location::London]]; son of [[crossreference::Justinian Povey 1580-1652|Justinian Povey]] (d.c.1652). [[occupation::administrator|Administrator]], and [[occupation::merchant]]. Entered [[organisations::Gray's Inn]] in 1633, appointed [[occupation::MP]] for [[location::Liskeard]] in 1647 and secluded in 1648. An original member of the [[organisations::Royal Society]], Povey served on its council in 1663, 1679, and 1691.
 ====Books====
-The library at [[location::Dyrham Park, Gloucestershire]] (now partly [[dispersed::dispersed]]) began to be built up by Thomas’ nephew and heir [[family::William Blathwayt]] ([[date of Birth::1649]]?-[[date of Death::1717]]), who bought the estate, and who inherited books owned by both Thomas and Justinian Povey. Thomas was noted as a collector and connoisseur, who gave [[bequest::books]] to the [[organisations::College of Arms]].
+The library at [[location::Dyrham Park, Gloucestershire]] (now partly dispersed) began to be built up by Thomas’ nephew and heir [[family::William Blathwayt]] (1649?-1717), who bought the estate, and who inherited books owned by both Thomas and Justinian Povey. Thomas was noted as a collector and connoisseur, who gave [[bequest::books]] to the [[organisations::College of Arms]].
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