Henry Thornton

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Henry_Thornton
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:William_Wilberforce
gptkb:Zachary_Macaulay
gptkbp:birthDate 1760
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St_Paul's_Church,_Clapham
gptkbp:child gptkb:Henry_Sykes_Thornton
gptkbp:deathDate 1815
gptkbp:education gptkb:St_John's_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:father gptkb:John_Thornton
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Henry Thornton
gptkbp:knownFor abolitionism
monetary theory
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:British_Parliament
gptkb:Clapham_Sect
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:An_Enquiry_into_the_Nature_and_Effects_of_the_Paper_Credit_of_Great_Britain
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Member_of_Parliament
gptkb:economist
gptkb:philanthropist
banker
gptkbp:parliamentaryConstituency gptkb:Southwark
gptkbp:parliamentaryTerm 1782–1815
gptkbp:politicalParty Independent
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Battersea_Rise,_London
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marianne_Sykes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Zachary_Macaulay
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4