Thomas Clarkson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Clarkson

English abolitionist

Date of Birth: 28-Mar-1760

Place of Birth: Wisbech, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 26-Sep-1846

Profession: writer, politician

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Thomas Clarkson (28 March 1760 – 26 September 1846) 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 (also known as the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade) and helped achieve passage of the Slave Trade Act of 1807, which ended British trade in slaves. In his later years Clarkson campaigned for the abolition of slavery worldwide; it was then concentrated in the Americas.
In 1840, he was the key speaker at the Anti-Slavery Society's (today known as Anti-Slavery International) first conference in London, England which campaigned to end slavery in other countries.



Alternative names	Carl Fredric von Breda; Carl Fredrik von Breda; Carl Fredrik van Breda; Carl Fredrik Von Breda
Description	Swedish portrait painter
Date of birth/death	16 August 1759	1 December 1818
Location of birth/death	Stockholm	Stockholm
Work location	Stockholm, London
Authority control	: Q2938914 VIAF: 51959374 ISNI: 0000 0000 6662 7018 ULAN: 500012130 LCCN: no2007081923 GND: 174302061 WorldCat