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James Penny

British slave trader
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Summary

James Penny was born on 1741[1] in Ulverston[2]. He died on January 1, 1799[3]. He worked as a slave trader[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (115 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Date of death: August 1799[6]
  • Place of burial: Church of St James, Liverpool[7]
  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain[8]
  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Family name: Penny[10]
  • Given name: James[11]
  • Described at URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-52992669[12], https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/2a400ff8-725d-462d-bb72-43aed45e56f8#0[13]
  • P14921: p_10432_0307-james-penny[14]

FAQs

Where was James Penny born?

James Penny was born in Ulverston[2].

What did James Penny do for work?

James Penny worked as a slave trader[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved . discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [1] ↑ . discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved . discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved . discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Pigsonthewing · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['en', 'ko']
    Instance of → human
    Date of birth → +1741-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Given name → James
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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