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| + | ====Biographical Note==== | ||
| + | Of [[location::London]]; son of [[family::Justinian Povey]]. [[occupation::Administrator]], [[occupation::politician]], and [[occupation::merchant]]. | ||
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| + | ====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]]. | ||
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*Murison, Barbara C. [https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/22640 "Povey, Thomas (b. 1613/14, d. in or before 1705), colonial entrepreneur and administrator."] ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''. | *Murison, Barbara C. [https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/22640 "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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Revision as of 07:26, 16 December 2019
Thomas POVEY 1613/4-1705
Biographical Note
Of London; son of Justinian Povey. Administrator, politician, and merchant.
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.