Thomas Povey

English politician; (1613-1705)
Person human Q7793234
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Summary

Thomas Povey was born on January 1, 1613[1]. He died on January 1, 1705[2]. He worked as a businessperson[3] and politician[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Position held: Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England[6], Member of the Third Protectorate Parliament[7], Member of the 1642-48 Parliament[8]
  • Member of: Royal Society[9], Gray's Inn[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Family name: Povey[12]
  • Given name: Thomas[13]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[14]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[15]
  • Investor: Royal African Company[16]
  • P14921: thomas-povey[17]

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What did Thomas Povey do for work?

Thomas Povey worked as a businessperson[3] and politician[4].

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  9. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [2] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Pigsonthewing · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14921 → thomas-povey
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14921: thomas-povey, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/327243685|Thomas Povey (#327243685)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8569|‎Register of "
  2. 8d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['en']
    Sitelink count → 1
    National library of ireland id → vtls000054807
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ National library of ireland id: vtls000054807, Added with [[User:Bargioni/moreIdentifiers|moreIdentifiers]]"
  3. 19d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 1220456861
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56442|batch #56442]]: Import GND IDs via DNB dump"
  4. 10w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kbr person id → 14173407
    Isni → 0000000024741613
    Imported from → —
    Viaf cluster id → 34801124
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Languages spoken, written or signed: English, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/263732|batch #263732]]"
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