Granville Sharp

(1735–1813) Politician

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Granville Sharp was a politician, best known for Memoirs of Granville Sharp, Esq.

Quick Facts About Granville Sharp

Born: November 10, 1735
Died: July 6, 1813
Profession: Politician
Notable works: Memoirs of Granville Sharp, Esq

About Granville Sharp

Granville Sharp was an English scholar, philanthropist and one of the first campaigners for the abolition of the slave trade in Britain. Born in Durham, he initially worked as a civil servant in the Board of Ordnance. His involvement in abolitionism began in 1767 when he defended a severely injured enslaved person from Barbados in a legal case against his master. Increasingly devoted to the cause, he continually sought test cases against the legal justifications for slavery, and in 1769 he published the first tract in England that explicitly attacked the concept of slavery.

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