Lancaster slave trade

Lancaster, Lancashire, a port city in north-west England, was involved in the transatlantic slave trade. Lancaster's part in the trade developed in the 17th and was linked that of Liverpool also in north-west England. It became the fourth largest slave-trading centre in England^[1] and the most prominent in Lancashire.^[2] Lancaster slavers became influential within the city, and also played a role in getting parliamentary support for the development of the Port of Lancaster.

Prominent Lancaster slavers[]

Abraham Rawlinson (1738–1803), MP for Lancaster
, commissioner for the Lancaster Port Commission
Thomas Hinde (1720 – 1798, twice Mayor of Lancaster
Dodshon Foster (1755-1758), commissioner for the Lancaster Port Commission
Thomas Satterthwaite(1755-1758), commissioner for the Lancaster Port Commission^[2]
Robert Dodson (1764-1767)^[3]

References[]

^ Tyler, Imogen (13 July 2020). "Decolonising Lancaster: a Preliminary Resource List for local teachers and community groups working on Lancaster's Slavery and Plantation histories". Professor Imogen Tyler. Imogen Tyler. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b Moffitt, Dominic (14 June 2020). "A 2000-year history of slavery across Lancashire". LancsLive. LancsLive. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
^ Laurens, Henry (1968). The papers of Henry Laurens. Columbia: South Carolina Historical Society.

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[Decolonising_Lancaster-1] Tyler, Imogen (13 July 2020). "Decolonising Lancaster: a Preliminary Resource List for local teachers and community groups working on Lancaster's Slavery and Plantation histories". Professor Imogen Tyler. Imogen Tyler. Retrieved 13 May 2021.

[Moffitt-2] Moffitt, Dominic (14 June 2020). "A 2000-year history of slavery across Lancashire". LancsLive. LancsLive. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

[Laurens_papers-3] Laurens, Henry (1968). The papers of Henry Laurens. Columbia: South Carolina Historical Society.

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