at Barehill, Berkshire, on 28 September 1789 and died almost instantly. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Wargrave, Berkshire. See also List of abolitionist forerunners References General references Jefferson, Cord, "A British Intellectual's Mission 'To Create The Perfect Wife'" (review), NPR, 30 April 2013. Uglow, Jenny. The Lunar Men: Five Friends Whose Curiosity Changed the World. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002. . External links Thomas Day from Brycchan Carey's listing of British abolitionists 1748 births 1789 deaths English abolitionists English children's writers People from Lichfield 18th-century English male writers Deaths by horse-riding accident in England Writers from London Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Oxford