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James Boevey
1622–1696Merchant and philosopherEurope · 1622Most named place: London
James Boevey was an English merchant, lawyer and philosopher of Huguenot parentage. He was educated at the Mercers' School in London. Boevey started his career working for the Dutch-born financier Sir William Courten (d.1636), discoverer of Barbados. He then worked as cashier for the banker Dierik Hoste, and also for the Spanish Ambassador in London.
He retired aged just 38 and spent the rest of his life pursuing a series of lawsuits mainly about property.