Thomas Clarkson
Thomas Clarkson | |
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Born | Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England | 28 March 1760
Died | 26 September 1846 | (aged 86)
Nationality | English |
Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
Known for | Abolitionism |
Thomas Clarkson (28 March 1760 – 26 September 1846) was an English abolitionist. He helped start the Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade.[1]
References
- ↑ Clarkson, Thomas 1808. The history of the rise, progress and accomplishment of the abolition of the slave–trade by the British Parliament. Philadelphia: James P. Parke.