Thomas Pury 1589/90-1666
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Thomas PURY 1589/90-1666
Biographical Note
Gloucester lawyer, parliamentarian civil servant. Helped refound Gloucester Cathedral Library in the 1640s; gave £145 and “many books”.
Sources
- Eward, S. A catalogue of Gloucester Cathedral Library, 1972.
- Warmington, Andrew. "Pury, Thomas (1589/90–1666), politician." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.