Draft:John Anthony
John Anthony | |
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Born | c. 1766 |
Died | August 1805 |
Resting place | St Paul's Church, Shadwell |
Employer | East India Company |
Spouse | Esther Gole |
John Anthony (c. 1766 – August 1805) was an interpreter and tradesman who became the first Chinese person to gain British citizenship in 1805 through an Act of Parliament.
Biography
[edit]Anthony left China aged 11 and travelled between London and China for several years before permanently moving in 1799. As an employee of the East India Company, he was stationed in at Angels Gardens in East London to provide translation and accommodation to lascars. He Anglicised his name, was baptised into the Church of England, and married Esther Gole, sister of Abraham Gole.
Anthony had a country house in Hallowall Down, Essex (possibly Holloway Down) and a townhouse in Shadwell. He passed away a few months later in August 1805. His funeral at St Paul's Church, Shadwell drew over two thousand mourners.
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Category:19th-century British translators
Category:19th-century Chinese translators
Category:Chinese emigrants to England
Category:Chinese–English translators
Category:Converts to Anglicanism
Category:Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom
Category:People from Leyton
Category:People from Limehouse
Category:People from Shadwell