Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p George Durant (20 November 1731 – 4 August 1780) was a British landowner.He was born the second son of the Reverend Josiah Durant, rector of Hagley, Worcestershire and educated at St. Edmund Hall, Oxford.He was a senior clerk in the Pay Office and was sent with the Army as paymaster on an expedition to Havana, which was a lucrative posting. On his return he purchased the village of Tong in Shropshire from the Duke of Kingston in 1764 and rebuilt Tong Castle in a unique style.. }
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- George_Durant_(1731–1780) comment "George Durant (20 November 1731 – 4 August 1780) was a British landowner.He was born the second son of the Reverend Josiah Durant, rector of Hagley, Worcestershire and educated at St. Edmund Hall, Oxford.He was a senior clerk in the Pay Office and was sent with the Army as paymaster on an expedition to Havana, which was a lucrative posting. On his return he purchased the village of Tong in Shropshire from the Duke of Kingston in 1764 and rebuilt Tong Castle in a unique style.".