Granville Sharp
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 211 years ago |
Date of birth | November 10,1735 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Born | Durham |
England | |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | July 6,1813 |
Died | London |
United Kingdom | |
Books | Remarks on the uses of the definitive article in the Greek text of the New Testament |
Siblings | James Sharp |
Judith Sharp | |
Elizabeth Sharp | |
William Sharp | |
Founded | Society For Effecting The Abolition Of The Slave Trade |
Nationality | English |
Education | Durham School |
Parents | Thomas Sharp |
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ID | 418803 |
Granville Sharp Life story
Granville Sharp was one of the first British campaigners for the abolition of the slave trade. He also involved himself in trying to correct other social injustices. Sharp formulated the plan to settle black people in Sierra Leone, and founded the St George's Bay Company, a forerunner of the Sierra Leone Company.