Thomas Coton
id:
thomas-coton-165-9157334
title:
Thomas Coton
text:
Thomas Coton (1640-1688) was a philanthropist who endowed in his will one of the first poor schools in the village of Kingsbury, Warwickshire. Thomas Coton was appointed the High Sheriff of Warwickshire in November 1676. In 1686, a school was founded in his name. In his will, Thomas Coton had set aside land as an income for rent in a trust, to pay for the upkeep of the building, teachers and school equipment, including bibles. This act ensured that education in the village continued as a trust w
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
(1640-1688) English philanthropist and sheriff
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Coton
date created:
2019-02-09T09:00:20Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T09:21:34Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q61750089","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q61750089"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Teachers_House_18_March_2018.jpg","width":320,"height":240}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16