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Thomas Parr was born on 4th November 1769, the son of John Parr, gunmaker of Frederick Street, Liverpool, by his wife Hannah Anderton. In subsequent years, he invested in at least 30 slave voyages. One of the slave ships that he had built for the trade in enslaved people, Parr, exploded on her maiden voyage.
By 1750 Liverpool was the pre-eminent slave trading port in Great Britain. Thereafter Liverpool's control of the industry continued to grow. [6] In the period between 1793 and 1807, when the slave trade was abolished, Liverpool accounted for 84.7% of all slave voyages, with London accounting for 12% and Bristol 3.3%. [7]
William Rathbone IV (10 June 1757 – 11 February 1809) was an English ship-owner and merchant involved in the organisation of American trade with Liverpool, England. [1] He was a political radical, supporting the abolition of the slave trade and universal suffrage. He was a member of the noted Rathbone family.
The African Company of Merchants was established by Act of Parliament as a successor organisation to the Royal African Company in 1752. Provision was made for interested citizens to join the corporation in three cities: at foundation there were 135 members in London,157 in Bristol and 101 in Liverpool, which nevertheless had the most extensive participation in slave trade.
He came to Liverpool to work as a mariner and was married to Ann Cooper in 1768. He is subsequently referred to as a mariner, ship's captain and merchant in Liverpool directories. [2] Penny was active in the Atlantic slave trade until the American Revolutionary War. He returned to the trade after the war as a shipowner and as a business partner ...
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Thomas Staniforth (1735–1803) was an English slave-trader, merchant and politician. He was originally from Sheffield, but spent most of his life in Liverpool.. Staniforth was the son of Samuel Staniforth Esq. and Alethea Macro of Darnall Hall.
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