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Clarkson, John, 1764-1828
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Dates of existence
1764-1828
History
John Clarkson was a naval officer, abolitionist and banker. He was born in 1764, the son of Rev. John and Anne (Ward) Clarkson and brother of slave trade abolitionist, Thomas Clarkson. In 1786-1787, he was appointed to a committee to investigate mortality in slave ships in Sierra Leone and was chosen a member of the Committee for the Abolition of the Slave Trade. In 1792, Clarkson assembled 1196 freed Blacks at Halifax, N.S., and commanded the flotilla which brought them to the new African colony of Sierra Leone. In 1793, he settled in East Anglia and became a banker. He died in 1828.