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David Barclay | |
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 David Barclay, engraving by Richard Earlom. | |
| Born | 1729 |
| Died | 1809 (aged 79–80) |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, merchant, banker |
David Barclay of Youngsbury (1729–1809), also known as David Barclay of Walthamstow or David Barclay of Walthamstow and Youngsbury,[1] was an English Quaker merchant, banker, and philanthropist. He is notable for an experiment in "gratuitous manumission", in which he freed the slaves on his Jamaican plantation and arranged for better futures for them in Pennsylvania. His legacy was as one of the founders of the present-day Barclays Bank, a century ahead of its formation under that name, and in the brewing industry.
- ^ Barclay, Hubert F.; Wilson-Fox, Alice (1934). A History of the Barclay Family, with Pedigrees from 1067 to 1933, Part III: The Barclays in England and Scotland from 1610 to 1933. London: The St. Catherine Press. pp. 243–248. Retrieved 29 January 2021 – via Internet Archive.