Granville Sharp

one of the first English campaigners for the abolition of the slave trade

1735 CE to 1813 CE

Granville Sharp (November 10, 1735 – July 6, 1813) is one of the first English campaigners for the abolition of the slave trade.

He also involved himself in trying to correct other social injustices.

Sharp formulates the plan to settle black people in Sierra Leone, and founds the St. George's Bay Company, a forerunner of the Sierra Leone Company.

His efforts lea to both the founding of the Province of Freedom, and later on Freetown, Sierra Leone, and so he is considered to be one of the founding fathers of Sierra Leone.

He is also a biblical scholar, a classicist, and a talented musician.

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