Mary Sharp

Mary Sharp
Mary Sharp
Born	1778
Died	1812 (aged 33–34)
Nationality	British
Known for	Ardent abolitionist; niece of Granville Sharp
Movement	Abolitionism
Spouse	Thomas John Lloyd Baker (m. 1800)
Relatives	Granville Sharp (uncle)
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Mary Sharp (1778–1812),^[1] also called Mary Lloyd-Baker or Mary Lloyd Baker, 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 John Lloyd Baker of Uley, Gloucestershire in 1800. After her death, Baker remarried and built Hardwicke Court.^[3]

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

References

^ "Timeline of Events Leading up to the Abolition of the Slave Trade". Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
^ "The Progress of Events~January 1864~24th to 28th". Retrieved 27 February 2015.
^ "Index of People". www.rc.umd.edu. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2018.

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Portrait of the Sharp family at the National Portrait Gallery

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[www.gloucestershire.gov.uk-1] "Timeline of Events Leading up to the Abolition of the Slave Trade". Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.

[musingwithclio.wordpress.com-2] "The Progress of Events~January 1864~24th to 28th". Retrieved 27 February 2015.

[3] "Index of People". www.rc.umd.edu. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2018.

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