Lancaster slave trade
Lancaster, Lancashire, a port city in north-west England, was involved in the transatlantic slave trade. Lancaster's part in the trade developed in the 17th and was linked to that of Liverpool also in north-west England. It became the fourth largest slave-trading centre in England[1] and the most prominent in Lancashire.[2] Lancaster slavers became influential within the city, and also played a role in getting parliamentary support for the development of the Port of Lancaster.
Prominent Lancaster slavers
- Abraham Rawlinson (1738–1803), MP for Lancaster
- Charles Inman (1725-1767), commissioner for the Lancaster Port Commission
- Thomas Hinde (1720 – 1798, twice Mayor of Lancaster
- Dodshon Foster (1755-1758), commissioner for the Lancaster Port Commission
- Thomas Satterthwaite(1755-1758), commissioner for the Lancaster Port Commission[2]
- Robert Dodson (1764-1767)[3]
References
- Tyler, Imogen (13 July 2020). "Decolonising Lancaster: a Preliminary Resource List for local teachers and community groups working on Lancaster's Slavery and Plantation histories". Professor Imogen Tyler. Imogen Tyler. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- Moffitt, Dominic (14 June 2020). "A 2000-year history of slavery across Lancashire". LancsLive. LancsLive. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- Laurens, Henry (1968). The papers of Henry Laurens. Columbia: South Carolina Historical Society.
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