Thomas Clarkson - Wisbech- Cambridgeshire
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A Blue plaque on this House in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire,Home of Thomas Clarkson
Waymark Code: WMB0M9
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/20/2011
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THOMAS CLARKSON
1760 - 1846
ABOLITION OF SLAVERY
LIVED HERE
Thomas Clarkson (28 March 1760 – 26 September 1846), abolitionist, was born at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England, and became a leading campaigner against the slave trade in the British Empire. He helped found Committee for the Abolition of the Slave Trade and achieve passage of the Slave Trade Act of 1807, which ended British trade in slaves.
Blue Plaque managing agency: Wisbech Council
Individual Recognized: Thomas Clarkson
Physical Address:
Bridge street
Wisbech, Camb's UK
Web Address: [Web Link]
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