About Abstrupus Danby
Lived 1655 – 1727 (aged 72). Abstrupus Danby was a British politician.
Sir Abstrupus Danby (27 December 1655 – 27 December 1727) was an English wool merchant and country gentleman. He was the son of Christopher Danby and Anne Culpepper, niece of Lord Colepeper.
Career He was knighted at Kensington in 1691, and was also a justice of the peace and deputy lieutenant for Yorkshire.
Later life and death In 1695, upon the death of his father, he built himself a new house at Swinton Park and sold off the family's old house of Scruton Hall. Upon his death in 1727, his properties were inherited by his son, also named Abstrupus Danby.
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Who was Abstrupus Danby?
English politician; (1655-1727)
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Abstrupus Danby was born on 27 December 1655.
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Abstrupus Danby died on 27 December 1727.
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Abstrupus Danby was a politician.
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