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| + | Pury helped refound [[organisations::Gloucester Cathedral Library]] in the 1640s, and gave [[monetary value::£145]] and “many books”. In his will, he left his books, together with his bed linen and other household stuff, to his wife [[family::Mary Pury|Mary]]; the extent of his library is not known. Examples: Tyntesfield House XII.5.1. | ||
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| + | [[file:Pury1.JPG|thumb|886px|Inscription of Thomas Pury (Tyntesfield House XII.5.1)]] | ||
| + | A book of his at Tyntesfield is inscribed "Ex libris "Tho:Pury" on the flyleaf and titlepage. | ||
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Revision as of 00:57, 12 May 2020
Thomas PURY 1589/90-1666
Biographical Note
Born in Gloucester, son pf Walter Pury, clothier. He is thought to have studied at Oxford, without graduating, then developed a business as a clothier and attorney in Gloucester. He became sheriff of Gloucester in 1626, an alderman in 1638, MP in 1640, and a leading figure in the parliamentarian cause in the Civil War. In London in the late 1640s, he was clerk of the petty bag there before returning to Gloucester, where we was mayor and MP again in the 1650s. he retired from public life there after the Restoration.
Books
Pury helped refound Gloucester Cathedral Library in the 1640s, and gave £145 and “many books”. In his will, he left his books, together with his bed linen and other household stuff, to his wife Mary; the extent of his library is not known. Examples: Tyntesfield House XII.5.1.
Characteristic Markings
A book of his at Tyntesfield is inscribed "Ex libris "Tho:Pury" on the flyleaf and titlepage.
Sources
- Eward, S. A catalogue of Gloucester Cathedral Library, 1972.
- Warmington, Andrew. "Pury, Thomas (1589/90–1666), politician." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.