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William Canynges

English merchant and shipper from Bristol; (1399-1474)

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About William Canynges

William II Canynges (c. 1399–1474) was an English merchant and shipper from Bristol, one of the wealthiest private citizens of his day and an occasional royal financier. He served as Mayor of Bristol five times and as MP for Bristol thrice. He was a generous patron of the arts in Bristol, particularly concerning the church of St Mary Redcliffe in Bristol, "The crown of Bristol architecture". Following the death of his wife Joan in 1467, he renounced civic and commercial life and was ordained a priest in 1468, in which capacity he remained until his death six years later. His tomb effigy in St Mary's later inspired the boy poet Thomas Chatterton to write the romantic poem "The Storie of William Canynge".

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Position held: Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1439-40 Parliament, Member of the 1450-51 Parliament, Member of the 1455-56 Parliament
Citizenship: Kingdom of England
Born: 1399
Died: 1474, 1476

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