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  2. Granville Sharp - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. An African Song or Chant from Barbados - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Gilbert Granville Sharp - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Zong massacre - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. A Black author takes a new look at Georgia’s white founder ...

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    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 ...

  7. Matilda International Hospital - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. Henry Granville Sharpe - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Granville Sharp Pattison - Wikipedia

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    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 .