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Granville Sharp

Born: November 10, 1735
Died: July 6, 1813 (aged 77)
Bio: Granville Sharp was one of the first English campaigners for the abolition of the slave trade. He also involved himself in trying to correct other social injustices. Sharp formulated the plan to settle blacks in Sierra Leone, and founded the St.