Josiah Child

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Josiah Child was a 17th-century English merchant, economist, and governor of the East India Company known for his influential writings on trade and economic policy.

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instanceOf English merchant
businessperson
economist
human
politician
writer
activeInPeriod 17th century
boardMemberOf British East India Company
surface form: East India Company
child Richard Child, 1st Earl Tylney
constituencyRepresented Dartmouth
Petersfield
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth c. 1630
dateOfDeath 22 June 1699
describedAs influential writer on trade and economic policy
educatedAt Merchant Taylors’ School, London
surface form: Merchant Taylors' School, London
employer British East India Company
surface form: East India Company
fieldOfWork economics
mercantilism
political economy
trade policy
genre economic literature
political treatise
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Parliament of England
movement mercantilism
notableIdea advocacy of low interest rates
state regulation of trade
support for navigation laws
notableWork A New Discourse of Trade
occupation business executive
economist
merchant
politician
writer
owned Wanstead House
surface form: Wanstead estate
parliamentaryTerm House of Commons of England
placeOfBirth London, England
surface form: London
placeOfDeath Wanstead
surface form: Wanstead, Essex
positionHeld Governor of the East India Company
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
residence Wanstead House
socialClass gentry
spouse Anne Cooke
surface form: Elizabeth Cooke

Mary Atwood

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