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Granville Sharp (10 November 1735 – 6 July 1813) was an English scholar, philanthropist and one of the first campaigners for the abolition of the slave trade in ...
The lyrics and melody were written down by Granville Sharp (referred to as "G. S." in the manuscript) in Great Britain. Sharp was a prominent slavery abolitionist and also a musician. [3] His source was William Dickson, who lived in Barbados for about 13 years from 1772 and was secretary to the governor there.
Gilbert Granville Sharp: 8,013 18.2 Majority 1,991 4.5 Turnout: 82.6 Labour hold: Swing: He was a Governor of Guy's Hospital. [9] Publications.
Granville Sharp campaigned to raise awareness of the massacre, writing letters to newspapers, the Lords Commissioners of Admiralty and the Prime Minister (the Duke of Portland). [76] [77] Neither Portland nor the Admiralty sent him a reply. [77] Only one London newspaper reported the first Zong trial in March 1783 but it provided details of ...
In a 1776 letter to Granville Sharp, an attorney who fought to help former slaves retain their freedom, Oglethorpe proclaimed “Africa had produced a race of heroes” in its kings and military ...
Matilda International Hospital is a private hospital located at 41 Mount Kellett Road, The Peak, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.The hospital was built as a result of the last will and testament of Granville Sharp, the husband of Matilda Lincolne Sharp. Granville Sharp was a successful banker descended from the well-known Sharp family of Romsey ...
Major General Henry Granville Sharpe (April 30, 1858 – July 13, 1947) was a United States Army officer who served as the 24th Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army from 1916 to 1918, including during World War I.
Granville Sharp Pattison (1791–1851) was a Scottish anatomist. Professor of Anatomy at London University , after losing two British positions, he emigrated permanently to the United States to be a professor at New York University .