▁– ▁ 5 ▁April ▁ 1 8 5 1 ) ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁slave - tr ader , ▁merchant ▁and ▁politician ▁originally ▁from ▁Liverpool . ▁ ▁Stan if orth ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Thomas ▁Stan if orth ▁and ▁Elizabeth ▁Go ore . ▁The ▁family ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁family ▁from ▁D arn all , ▁She ff ield ▁but ▁Samuel ▁lived ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁in ▁Liverpool , ▁where ▁he ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁slave ▁trade ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁Thomas . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁Union ▁Street , ▁Liverpool ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁February ▁ 1 7 6 9 ▁and ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Cl ith ero e ▁School ▁under ▁Thomas ▁Wilson . ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁April ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁he ▁married ▁Mary ▁L itt led ale ▁at ▁St . ▁Thomas ' ▁Church , ▁Liverpool . ▁He ▁was ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Liverpool ▁from ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁to ▁ 1 8 1 3 . ▁ ▁Records ▁show ▁that ▁both ▁Stan if orth ▁and ▁his ▁father ▁Thomas , ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁trad ing ▁of ▁many ▁African ▁slaves ▁between ▁Europe ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Samuel ▁had ▁two ▁children , ▁Re ver end ▁Thomas ▁Stan if orth ▁( 1 8 0 7 - 1 8 8 7 ), ▁who ▁retired ▁to ▁St or rs ▁Hall ▁and ▁died ▁without ▁having ▁children , ▁and ▁Sarah ▁Stan if orth , ▁who ▁married ▁magistr ate ▁Frederick ▁Green wood . ▁Sarah ▁and ▁Frederick ▁had ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁children ▁including ▁politician ▁John ▁Green wood ▁and ▁Sarah