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John Scandrett Harford MP (1785 - 1866)

Burke, Bernard, Sir. A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain & Ireland 6th ed . London : Harrison 1879. Vol I. page 740 John Scandrett Harford, FRS (8 October 17...

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John Scandrett Harford MP (1785 - 1866)

Burke, Bernard, Sir. A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain & Ireland 6th ed . London : Harrison 1879. Vol I. page 740 John Scandrett Harford, FRS (8 October 17...

7/28/2023

William Leatham (1785 - 1842)

Leatham (1785 - 1842) was a leading Banker in Wakefield, a Quaker and an abolitionist. BiographyLeatham was born in Pontefract to a father who would set up the family bank around 1800. Leatham attended...

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William Leatham (1785 - 1842)

Leatham (1785 - 1842) was a leading Banker in Wakefield, a Quaker and an abolitionist. BiographyLeatham was born in Pontefract to a father who would set up the family bank around 1800. Leatham attended...

1/24/2021

Mary Sharp (1778 - 1812)

"Mary Lloyd-Baker", "Mary Lloyd Baker"

Photo: In The Sharp Family by Johann Zoffany, Mary Sharp is the toddler holding a kittenSharp (1778 - 1812), also called Mary Lloyd-Baker or Mary Lloyd Baker, was a niece of the British abolitionist Gr...

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Mary Sharp (1778 - 1812)

"Mary Lloyd-Baker", "Mary Lloyd Baker"

Photo: In The Sharp Family by Johann Zoffany, Mary Sharp is the toddler holding a kittenSharp (1778 - 1812), also called Mary Lloyd-Baker or Mary Lloyd Baker, was a niece of the British abolitionist Gr...

11/8/2020

William Smith, MP MP (1756 - 1835)

William Smith (1756 – 1835) was a British politician and dissenter and Member of Parliament (MP) for Norwich. Early lifeWilliam Smith was born on 22 September 1756 at Clapham (then a village to the sou...

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William Smith, MP MP (1756 - 1835)

William Smith (1756 – 1835) was a British politician and dissenter and Member of Parliament (MP) for Norwich. Early lifeWilliam Smith was born on 22 September 1756 at Clapham (then a village to the sou...

11/7/2018

, Sir THOMAS FOWELL (1837-1915), philanthropist and governor, was born on 26 January 1837 at West Ham, Essex, England, eldest son of Sir Edward North Buxton, second baronet, of Warlies, Essex, and Coln...

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, Sir THOMAS FOWELL (1837-1915), philanthropist and governor, was born on 26 January 1837 at West Ham, Essex, England, eldest son of Sir Edward North Buxton, second baronet, of Warlies, Essex, and Coln...

8/13/2018

William Roscoe MP (1753 - 1831)

Roscoe (8 March 1753 – 30 June 1831), was an English historian and miscellaneous writer, perhaps best known today as an early abolitionist, and for his poem for children the Butterfly's Ball. LifeHe wa...

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William Roscoe MP (1753 - 1831)

Roscoe (8 March 1753 – 30 June 1831), was an English historian and miscellaneous writer, perhaps best known today as an early abolitionist, and for his poem for children the Butterfly's Ball. LifeHe wa...

2/9/2017

Priscilla Bright McLaren (1815 - 1906)

Bright McLaren (8 September 1815 – 5 November 1906) was a British activist who served and linked the anti-slavery movement with the women's suffrage movement in the nineteenth century. She was a member...

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Priscilla Bright McLaren (1815 - 1906)

Bright McLaren (8 September 1815 – 5 November 1906) was a British activist who served and linked the anti-slavery movement with the women's suffrage movement in the nineteenth century. She was a member...

6/22/2016

William Cowper MP (1731 - 1800)

Wikipedia contributors. " William Cowper ." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.If you are interested in his works, download The works of William Cowper; his life, letters, and poems (1864) --------------...

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William Cowper MP (1731 - 1800)

Wikipedia contributors. " William Cowper ." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.If you are interested in his works, download The works of William Cowper; his life, letters, and poems (1864) --------------...

6/22/2016

Laurence Sterne MP (1713 - 1768)

Laurence Sterne=From Britannica BIography Laurence Sterne , (born Nov. 24, 1713, Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ire.—died March 18, 1768, London, Eng.), Irish-born English novelist and humorist, author of ...

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Laurence Sterne MP (1713 - 1768)

Laurence Sterne=From Britannica BIography Laurence Sterne , (born Nov. 24, 1713, Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ire.—died March 18, 1768, London, Eng.), Irish-born English novelist and humorist, author of ...

12/23/2015

Josiah Forster (1782 - 1870)

Photo: pictured in the center Forster (1782 – 27 June 1870) was a teacher and philanthropist. He was an early member of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society in 1839 and a supporter of the Briti...

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Josiah Forster (1782 - 1870)

Photo: pictured in the center Forster (1782 – 27 June 1870) was a teacher and philanthropist. He was an early member of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society in 1839 and a supporter of the Briti...

4/29/2014

William Forster (1784 - 1854)

Photo: pictured in center of photo Forster (23 March 1784 – 27 January 1854) was a preacher, Quaker elder and a fervent abolitionist. He was an early member of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Soci...

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William Forster (1784 - 1854)

Photo: pictured in center of photo Forster (23 March 1784 – 27 January 1854) was a preacher, Quaker elder and a fervent abolitionist. He was an early member of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Soci...

4/29/2014

Edward Spencer Meara , captain of the vessel HMS Nymphe used in anti-slavery operations in the late 1860s off the coast of Africa.Edward Spencer Meara, step-father of William, Ernest and Edith Renshaw,...

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Edward Spencer Meara , captain of the vessel HMS Nymphe used in anti-slavery operations in the late 1860s off the coast of Africa.Edward Spencer Meara, step-father of William, Ernest and Edith Renshaw,...

9/1/2013

Christopher Newman Hall (1816-1906), congregational minister. He was ordained in 1842. After the Civil War, in America, he made two extensive tours of the USA. In 1876 his congregation moved to a new c...

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Christopher Newman Hall (1816-1906), congregational minister. He was ordained in 1842. After the Civil War, in America, he made two extensive tours of the USA. In 1876 his congregation moved to a new c...

7/20/2013

DBERochard Simon, Viscountess Simon DBE (formerly Manning, née Harvey; 1863/1864 - 27 March 1955), was a British slavery abolitionist. She was inspired to research slavery after living in Tennessee wit...

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DBERochard Simon, Viscountess Simon DBE (formerly Manning, née Harvey; 1863/1864 - 27 March 1955), was a British slavery abolitionist. She was inspired to research slavery after living in Tennessee wit...

7/6/2013

Dorothy Ripley (1767 - 1832)

Ripley (1767-1832) was an English missionary and writer who spent thirty years in the United States trying to secure better conditions for the slaves. Later in her life she became involved in prison re...

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Dorothy Ripley (1767 - 1832)

Ripley (1767-1832) was an English missionary and writer who spent thirty years in the United States trying to secure better conditions for the slaves. Later in her life she became involved in prison re...

7/6/2013

The Rev. James Ramsay (1733 - 1789)

Rev. James Ramsay (25 July 1733 – 1789) was a ship's surgeon, Anglican priest, and leading abolitionist.Early life and naval serviceRamsay was born at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the son of W...

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The Rev. James Ramsay (1733 - 1789)

Rev. James Ramsay (25 July 1733 – 1789) was a ship's surgeon, Anglican priest, and leading abolitionist.Early life and naval serviceRamsay was born at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the son of W...

7/6/2013

Porteus (or Porteous; 8 May 1731 – 13 May 1809), successively Bishop of Chester and of London was an Anglican reformer and leading abolitionist in England. He was the first Anglican in a position of au...

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Porteus (or Porteous; 8 May 1731 – 13 May 1809), successively Bishop of Chester and of London was an Anglican reformer and leading abolitionist in England. He was the first Anglican in a position of au...

7/6/2013

Elizabeth Pease Nichol (1807 - 1897)

Abolitionist, anti-segregationist, woman suffragist, and anti-vivisectionist. Pease Nichol (1807–1897) was an abolitionist, anti-segregationist, woman suffragist, chartist and anti-vivisectionist in 19...

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Elizabeth Pease Nichol (1807 - 1897)

Abolitionist, anti-segregationist, woman suffragist, and anti-vivisectionist. Pease Nichol (1807–1897) was an abolitionist, anti-segregationist, woman suffragist, chartist and anti-vivisectionist in 19...

7/5/2013

Richard Moorsom (1792–1861) was a Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy. He commanded HMS Fury a Hecla-class bomb vessel which saw wartime service in the Bombardment of Algiers, an attack on Barbary pirates a...

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Richard Moorsom (1792–1861) was a Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy. He commanded HMS Fury a Hecla-class bomb vessel which saw wartime service in the Bombardment of Algiers, an attack on Barbary pirates a...

7/5/2013

Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay PC (25 October 1800 – 28 December 1859) was a British poet, historian and Whig politician. He wrote extensively as an essayist and reviewer, and on British...

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Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay PC (25 October 1800 – 28 December 1859) was a British poet, historian and Whig politician. He wrote extensively as an essayist and reviewer, and on British...

7/5/2013