John Shoolbred (slave trader)

John Shoolbred (30 November 1740–1802) was a Scottish slave trader primarily active in London.[1] He was a member or "freeman" of the African Company of Merchants, an organisation established in Great Britain to participate in the transatlantic slave trade. He also served on the Committee of nine members who ran the company. When his reputation was under attack in 1777, he wrote to Edmund Burke to thank him for his political support.[2]

Slave trading voyages
Voyage id Ship Date left Date return Captain Owner No. of enslaved Africans Location in Africa Location in Americas Notes
#77950 Providence 27 March 1769 17 Aug 1769 William Goad Shoolbred 106 of 124* Windward Coast Kingston, Jamaica
#78220 Hawke 1770? 1770 George Mill Cleiland Shoolbred 328 of 359* Gold Coast Americas
#75532 Friendship 11 March 1776 1776 Cumming Shoolbred 236 of 273* Gold Coast ?

References
  1. Charles Hillman. "Shoolbred Genealogy". kittybrewster.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 2018-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Der, Benedict (1970). "Edmund Burke and Africa, 1772-1792". Transactions of the Historical Society of Ghana. 11: 9–26. ISSN 0855-3246. JSTOR 41406356.
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