Charles Irving
Charles Irving
Charles Irving
Charles Irving
Charles Irving
Charles Irving
ASSOCIATES OF VASSA
The Sons of Africa
The "Sons of Africa" was a group of fifteen prominent Blacks that emerged in London in the 1780s, which included various educated, formerly enslaved Africans and prominent black writers.​
Queen Charlotte
Charlotte was the youngest daughter of Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Prince of Mirow and his wife, Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen.
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Ottobah Cugoano
Born in the 1750’s in present-day Ghana, Ottobah Cugoano was affiliated with African royalty and was abducted by African slave traders before being sold to Europeans at a fort near Cape Coast (possibly Cape Coast Castle).
Edward Despard
(1751 – 21 February 1803) was an Irish-born British colonel turned revolutionary, executed for High Treason.
Charles Irving
"In February 1768, I hired myself to Dr. Charles Irving, in Pall-mall, so celebrated for his successful experiments in malung sea-water fresh; and here I had plenty of hair-dressing to improve my hand"
Constantine Phipps
City, State
2nd Baron Mulgrave, PC (19 May 1744 – 10 October 1792) was an English explorer and officer in the Royal Navy. He served during the Seven Years War and the American War of Independence, seeing action in a number of battles and engagements. Inheriting a title, he also went on to have a successful career in parliament and occupied a number of political offices during his later years.
Granville Sharp
(10 November 1735 – 6 July 1813)
He was one of the first British campaigners for the abolition of the slave trade. He also involved himself in trying to correct other social injustices.
Guerin Sisters
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Horatio Nelson
(29 September 1758 – 21 October 1805)
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James Ramsay (abolitionist)
(1733–1789)
He was a ship’s surgeon, Anglican priest, and leading abolitionist.
Johanna Vassa Bromley
(1795 - 1857)
She was the only surviving descendant of author and leading anti-slavery campaigner, Olaudah Equiano, who is also known as "Gustavus Vassa, the African".
Mattias MacNamara
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Michael Henry Pascal
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Robert King
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Suzannah Cullen
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Thomas Clarkson
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Thomas Hardy
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William Wilberforce
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Le Chavelier St.-George
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