List of members of the African Company of Merchants facts for kids

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The African Company of Merchants was a special group set up by the British Parliament in 1752. It took over from an older company called the Royal African Company. People who wanted to join this new company could sign up in three big cities: London, Bristol, and Liverpool.

When the company started, there were 135 members in London, 157 in Bristol, and 101 in Liverpool. Even though Liverpool had fewer members, it played a very big part in the trade of enslaved people at that time.

Liverpool's Early Members

Who Joined in 1752?

On June 24, 1752, a list of 101 people who joined the company from Liverpool was made public. Many of these people were important figures in Liverpool. Some even became Members of Parliament (MPs) for Liverpool later in their lives. An MP is a person elected to represent their area in the country's government.

Here are some of the founding members from Liverpool:

John Armitage
John Atherton
John Backhouse
Thomas Ball
Bryan Blundell
Jonathan Blundell
William Bulkeley
Foster Cunliffe
Richard Ford
Richard Gildart (who was an MP for Liverpool)

Charles Goore
John Hardman (who also became an MP for Liverpool)
Arthur Heywood
Captain John Hughes
John Okill
Edward Parr
John Parr
Robert Seel
John Tarleton
Henry Lane White

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