Alexander Falconbridge

Alexander Falconbridge

Alexander Falconbridge (died 1792)cite book |author=Costanzo, Angelo; Equiano, Olaudah |authorlink= |editor= |others= |title=Interesting Narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano (Broadview Literary Texts (BLT)) |edition= |language= |publisher=Broadview Press |location=Peterborough, Ontario |year=2001 |origyear= |pages= p281|quote= |isbn=1-55111-262-0 |oclc= |doi= |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=91F2Ktx12YkC&pg=PA281&dq=%22Alexander+Falconbridge%22&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=BHlySM2RE5_2iwHn68UH&sig=ACfU3U1-WM6_T5BghRwaQ-9OKCONLE8FfQ#PPA281,M1 |accessdate=] was a British surgeon on four travels in slave ships between 1780 and 1787 before meeting the anti-slavery campaigner, Thomas Clarksoncite book |author=Falconbridge, Alexander; Falconbridge, A. M.; Fyfe, Christopher; DuBois, Isaac |authorlink= |editor= |others= |title=Narrative of two voyages to the River Sierra Leone during the years 1791-1792-1793 |edition= |language= |publisher=Liverpool University Press |location=Liverpool |year=2000 |origyear= |pages= p193|quote= |isbn=0-85323-643-7 |oclc= |doi= |url= http://books.google.com/books?id=bSNfVKfcrxYC&pg=PA193&dq=%22Alexander+Falconbridge%22+%22House+of+Commons%22+1790&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=UoJySLT4NbW2iQGL6rGLBg&sig=ACfU3U0p7Skb4IM60Ol4jJdn9LgWpYKZqw#PPA193,M1|accessdate=] and becoming a member of the Anti-Slavery Society (ASS). After meeting Thomas Clarkson, he published in 1788 "An Account of the Slave Trade on the Coast of Africa",cite book |author=Taylor, Eric |authorlink= |editor= |others= |title=If we must die: shipboard insurrections in the era of the Atlantic slave trade |edition= |language= |publisher=Louisiana State University Press |location=Baton Rouge |year=2006 |origyear= |pages= p218|quote= |isbn=0-8071-3181-4 |oclc= |doi= |url= http://books.google.com/books?id=cRA8_5BKEz8C&pg=PA218&dq=%22Alexander+Falconbridge%22+%22An+Account+of+the+Slave+Trade+on+the+Coast+of+Africa%22&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=r4hySJfKB4GkiwHwqoW7Bg&sig=ACfU3U3bdAu6Wm1vXupDXCuz8cXrOavP2w|accessdate=] an influential book in the abolitionist movement.

In 1790 he declared before a House of Commons Committee.cite book |author=Falconbridge, Alexander; Falconbridge, A. M.; Fyfe, Christopher; DuBois, Isaac |authorlink= |editor= |others= |title=Narrative of two voyages to the River Sierra Leone during the years 1791-1792-1793 |edition= |language= |publisher=Liverpool University Press |location=Liverpool |year=2000 |origyear= |pages= p194|quote= |isbn=0-85323-643-7 |oclc= |doi= |url= http://books.google.com/books?id=bSNfVKfcrxYC&pg=PA194&vq=%22Alexander+Falconbridge%22&dq=%22Alexander+Falconbridge%22+%22House+of+Commons%22+1790&lr=&as_brr=3&source=gbs_search_s&sig=ACfU3U3E318qYmRG7fW3164QjBX6EyzpMw|accessdate=] In 1791, he was selected by the Anti-Slavery Society to sail to Sierra Leone with his wife Anna Maria,cite book |author=Smith, Johanna M.; Barros, Carolyn A. |authorlink= |editor= |others= |title=Life-writings by British women, 1660-1815: an anthology |edition= |language= |publisher=Northeastern University Press |location=Boston |year=2000 |origyear= |pages= p292|quote= |isbn=1-55553-432-5 |oclc= |doi= |url= http://books.google.com/books?id=blLFwTSeOmcC&pg=PA292&dq=%22Alexander+Falconbridge%22&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=BHlySM2RE5_2iwHn68UH&sig=ACfU3U0crgu1SMuJCGEeoMVop1eDWpkLrg#PPA292,M1|accessdate=] with the intent of reorganising the failed settlement of freed slaves in Freetown. However, Anna Maria did not share his idealistic views about the settlement. The colony was a failure. Falconbridge was dismissed and died of drink shortly afterwards.cite book |author=Smith, Johanna M.; Barros, Carolyn A. |authorlink= |editor= |others= |title=Life-writings by British women, 1660-1815: an anthology |edition= |language= |publisher=Northeastern University Press |location=Boston |year=2000 |origyear= |pages= p293|quote= |isbn=1-55553-432-5 |oclc= |doi= |url= http://books.google.com/books?id=blLFwTSeOmcC&pg=PA293&vq=%22Alexander+Falconbridge%22&dq=%22Alexander+Falconbridge%22&lr=&as_brr=3&source=gbs_search_s&sig=ACfU3U0UmIbyAbatxGLHVHEqT4yZhzY6Cw|accessdate=]

External links

* [http://www.understandingslavery.com/teachingslavetrade/introduction/keyhistorical/?page=3 Brief biography at Understanding Slavery]

Notes


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Alexander Falconbridge — (Bristol, ? Sierra Leona, 1792), cirujano y abolicionista británico. Entre 1780 y 1788 viajó cuatro veces entre África Occidental e Inglaterra como cirujano a bordo de barcos negreros. Asqueado por lo que allí vio, y tras conocer al… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Falconbridge — can mean:*Falconbridge Limited *Falconbridge, Middlesex County, Ontario *Falconbridge, Greater Sudbury, Ontario:*A visual and radar UFO incident near Sudbury, Ontario on November 11, 1975 *The Bastard of Fauconberg *Lord Falconbridge, son in law… …   Wikipedia

  • Anna Maria Falconbridge — Anna Maria Norwood was born in Bristol, England, in 1769. She married Alexander Falconbridge, a prominent abolitionist, in 1788.In 1791, she accompanied her husband to Sierra Leone, in a failed attempt to reorganize the settlement of freed slaves …   Wikipedia

  • John Alexander Boyd — Sir John Alexander Boyd, KCMG (23 April 1837 ndash; 23 November 1916) was a Canadian lawyer and judge. Educated at Upper Canada College, the University of Toronto, Boyd began his career in 1860 when he was articled to David Breakenridge Read.… …   Wikipedia

  • Sierra Leone Creole people — infobox ethnic group group = The Sierra Leone Creole poptime =339,917 5.4% of Sierra Leone s populationFamous Sierra Leoneans from the Krio ethnic group: Monty Jones, Valentine Strasser, Adelaide Casely Hayford, Andrew Juxon Smith, Herbert George …   Wikipedia

  • Thomas Clarkson — (28 March 1760 ndash; 26 September 1846), abolitionist, was born at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England, and became a leading campaigner against the slave trade in the British Empire.Early life and educationClarkson was the son of Rev. John Clarkson …   Wikipedia

  • Cline Town, Sierra Leone — Looking north to Bullom Shore from Voyages to the River Sierra Leone by John Matthews, 1788 Cline Town, Sierra Leone, which used to be known as Granville Town, was established in 1787 by the London based Committee for the Relief of the Black Poor …   Wikipedia

  • Páginas viejas — Wikipedia:Páginas viejas Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre …   Wikipedia Español

  • Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview        Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …   Universalium

  • England [2] — England (Gesch.). I. Älteste Zeit bis zur Ankunft der Römer 55 v. Chr. Die ältesten Nachrichten über die Bewohner E s stammen von Pytheas (320–330 v. Chr.) her, dessen Landsleute, die Massilier, auf dem Landwege eine Handelsverbindung mit Ictis… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”