Thomas Clarkson, English abolitionist (born 1760)

Thomas Clarkson was an English abolitionist, and a leading campaigner against the slave trade in the British Empire. He helped found the Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade and helped achieve passage of the Slave Trade Act 1807, which ended British trade in slaves.

September 26 is the 269th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 96 days remain until the end of the year.