Thomas Parr (slave trader)

For other people named Thomas Parr, see Thomas Parr (disambiguation).

Two British slave ships off the Danish Fort Christiansborg[1]

Thomas Parr (1769–1847) was a member of an extended family of Liverpool merchants, developing his business as an English slave trader who profited from the Atlantic slave trade[2] to establish himself as "‘a merchant of great eminence in Liverpool".[3]

  1. ^ "Utrolig historie: Orkaner, sørøvere og mytteri med 700 slaver om bord". ugeavisen.dk (in Danish). 18 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Liverpool & the North West – Slave Traders & Plantation Wealth | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk.
  3. ^ The Patrician, 1847, page 593