NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Thellusson, Peter, 1737-1797 DNB: Thellusson, Peter (1737–1797), merchant LBT ID: PeThell1797 VIAF ID: 50156941 LOC ID: n2001127614 | B/BAP: 1737-06-27 DIED: 1797-07-21 |
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File | |
Born in Paris, he was a merchant and naturalised British citizen who amassed a vast
fortune to protect which he left a will that resulted in a lawsuit and act of Parliament
rendering similar instruments illegal in future. | |
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