Mary Sharp

Mary Sharp (1778 - 1812) [1] was a niece of the British abolitionist Granville Sharp (1735 – 1813). Mary Sharp herself was an ardent abolitionist, active in campaigns to abolish the Atlantic slave trade.[2]

She married Thomas Baker of Uley, Gloucestershire in 1800.

Places

Mary Sharp College in Winchester, Tenn was named for her.

References

  1. ↑ "Timeline of Events Leading up to the Abolition of the Slave Trade". Retrieved 2015-02-27.
  2. ↑ "The Progress of Events~January 1864~24th to 28th". Retrieved 2015-02-27.


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