Granville Sharp, English activist (born 1735)

Granville Sharp

English scholar, philanthropist and abolitionist (1735–1813)

Granville Sharp was an English scholar, philanthropist and one of the first campaigners for the abolition of the slave trade in Britain. Born in Durham, he initially worked as a civil servant in the Board of Ordnance. His involvement in abolitionism began in 1767 when he…