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Dudley North (economist)
1641May, 16

Dudley North (economist)

Dudley North, English economist and politician (d. 1691)
Sir Dudley North (16 May 1641 in Westminster – 31 December 1691 in London) was an English merchant, politician and economist, a writer on free trade.

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    Irish Rebellion of 1641

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    Irish Rebellion of 1641

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