Born York. Bishop of London 1787 - 1809. The first senior church official to support the abolition of slavery. Died at Fulham Palace.
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Clementia Taylor
Women's activist. Born Clementia Doughty at Brockdish, Norfolk. She married Peter Alfred Taylor in 1842, and they became involved with many social and political movements, particularly anti-slavery...
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Dame Heather Rabbatts
Lawyer, business woman and broadcaster. Born Jamaica, came to England aged 3. Chief Executive of London Boroughs of Merton and Lambeth, she has been a campaigner against corruption and for human ri...
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Frank Crichlow
Frank Gilbert Crichlow was a human rights campaigner, community organiser and restauranteur. Born Trinidad. Came to England in June 1953. Founded Mangrove Restaurant. Co-founded Mangrove Steel B...
Person, Community / Clubs, Food & Drink, Race Issues, Social Welfare, Caribbean Islands
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William Hesketh Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme
Soap magnate and philanthropist, founder of Port Sunlight, near Liverpool. Born 6 Wood Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Known for his patronage of the arts and paternalistic social policies, he was also...
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Thomas Clarkson
Leading campaigner against the slave trade. A founding member of The Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, in 1787, whose work was later taken over by the Anti-Slavery Society.
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