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Thomas Clarkson

1760 - 1846

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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 1807, which ended British trade in slaves. He became a pacifist in 1816 and, with his brother, John, was one of the twelve founders of the Society for the Promotion of Permanent and Universal Peace. In his later years Clarkson campaigned for the abolition of slavery worldwide. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Clarkson is the 577th most popular social activist (up from 581st in 2019), the 4,722nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,730th in 2019) and the 36th most popular British Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Thomas Clarkson ranks 577 out of 840. Before him are Henry Spira, Walter Reuther, Lizzie Velásquez, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, Elvira Rawson de Dellepiane, and Irene Fernandez. After him are Stan Swamy, Emily Hobhouse, Elvia Carrillo Puerto, Megumi Yokota, Ella Baker, and Eoin O'Duffy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1760, Thomas Clarkson ranks 37. Before him are François Buzot, Mohammad Ali Khan Zand, Lemuel Francis Abbott, Ferdinand Bauer, Maria Cosway, and Ivan Dmitriev. After him is Jonathan Dayton. Among people deceased in 1846, Thomas Clarkson ranks 31. Before him are Charles Alexandre Lesueur, Wilhelm Küchelbecker, W. J. Coffee, Jan Frans Willems, Jane Irwin Harrison, and Dwarkanath Tagore. After him is José María Calatrava y Peinado.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Clarkson ranks 4,723 out of 8,785. Before him are Thomas Brisbane (1773), Herbert Kenneth Airy Shaw (1902), Christian Coulson (1978), Lancelot Hogben (1895), Madge Adam (1912), and Anne McLaren (1927). After him are Harry Stafford (1869), Roma Ryan (1950), Owain Gwynedd (1100), Bryn Terfel (1965), George E. P. Box (1919), and Tony Jay (1933).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United Kingdom

Among social activists born in United Kingdom, Thomas Clarkson ranks 36. Before him are Donald Watson (1910), Mary Toft (1703), Jack Sheppard (1702), Annie Kenney (1879), Abdalqadir as-Sufi (1930), and Emily Davies (1830). After him are Emily Hobhouse (1860), Grey Owl (1888), Octavia Hill (1838), James Larkin (1876), Ingrid Newkirk (1949), and Charlotte Despard (1844).

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