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9822_182	former master in December 1846.
9822_183	Later life
9822_184	Throughout his life Clarkson was a frequent guest of Joseph Hardcastle (the first treasurer of the
9822_185	London Missionary Society) at Hatcham House in Deptford, then a Surrey village. In the early 1790s
9822_186	he met his wife, a niece of Mrs Hardcastle here. Clarkson wrote much of his History of the
9822_187	Abolition of the Slave Trade (1808) at Hatcham House.
9822_188	His younger brother John Clarkson (1764–1828) took a major part in organising the relocation of
9822_189	approximately 1200 Black Loyalists to Africa in early 1792. They were among the 3000 former United
9822_190	States slaves given their freedom by the British and granted land in Nova Scotia, Canada, after the
9822_191	American Revolutionary War. This group chose to go to the new colony of Sierra Leone established by
9822_192	the British in West Africa, founding Freetown. John Clarkson was appointed its first Governor.
9822_193	Thomas Clarkson died on 26 September 1846 in Playford, Suffolk. He was buried in the village on 2
9822_194	October at St Mary's Church.
9822_195	The Clarkson chest and Clarkson Collection are now on display in Wisbech & Fenland Museum. Legacy
9822_196	In 1833 the inhabitants of Wisbech requested Clarkson sit for his portrait; it was hung in the
9822_197	council chamber.
9822_198	In 1834, after the abolition of slavery in Jamaica, Free Villages were founded for the settlement
9822_199	of freedmen. The town of Clarksonville, named in his honour, was established in Saint Ann Parish,
9822_200	Jamaica.
9822_201	In 1839 the Court of the Common Council gave Clarkson the Freedom of the City of London.
9822_202	In 1839 a mission station in South Africa was named Clarkson by Moravian missionary Hans Peter
9822_203	Hallbeck in honour of Clarkson and his abolition work.
9822_204	Opened in 1847, Wisbech & Fenland Museum has a permanent display of anti-slavery artefacts
9822_205	collected by Thomas Clarkson and his brother John, and organises events linked to anti-slavery.
9822_206	In 1857, an obelisk commemorating Clarkson was erected in St Mary's churchyard in Playford to a
9822_207	design by George Biddell Airy.
9822_208	In 1879, a monument to Clarkson was erected in Wadesmill; it reads: "On this spot where stands this
9822_209	monument in the month of June 1785 Thomas Clarkson resolved to devote his life to bringing about
9822_210	the abolition of the slave trade."
9822_211	The Clarkson Memorial was erected in Wisbech to commemorate his life and work. Work started in
9822_212	October 1880 and it was unveiled by Sir Henry Brand, Speaker of the House of Commons on 11 November
9822_213	1881. The Clarkson School, Wisbech is named after him, as is Thomas Clarkson Academy. A tree-lined
9822_214	road in Wisbech is named Clarkson Avenue in his honour (a side street is Wilberforce Road), and a
9822_215	pub opposite was called the Clarkson Arms (closed in 2018). Nearby is Clarkson Court.
9822_216	A blue plaque to Thomas Clarkson has been erected in his memory by the Wisbech Society and is part
9822_217	of the town trail.
9822_218	In 1996, a tablet was dedicated to Clarkson's memory in Westminster Abbey, near the tomb of William
9822_219	Wilberforce.
9822_220	Several other roads in the United Kingdom are named after him, for example in Hull, Cambridge and
9822_221	Ipswich.
9822_222	A descendant, Canon John Clarkson, continues in his footsteps as one of the leaders of the
9822_223	Anti-Slavery Society.
9822_224	In July 2010, the Church of England Synod added Clarkson with Equiano and Wilberforce to the list
9822_225	of people to be honoured with a Lesser Festival on 30 July in the Church's calendar of saints. An
9822_226	initial celebration was held in Playford Church on 30 July 2010.
9822_227	Representation in other media The poet William Wordsworth wrote a sonnet to Clarkson:
9822_228	Sonnet, To Thomas Clarkson,
9822_229	On the final passing of the Bill for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, March 1807.
9822_230	Clarkson! it was an obstinate Hill to climb: How toilsome, nay how dire it was, by Thee
9822_231	Is known,—by none, perhaps, so feelingly; But Thou, who, starting in thy fervent prime,
9822_232	Didst first lead forth this pilgrimage sublime, Hast heard the constant Voice its charge repeat,
9822_233	Which, out of thy young heart's oracular seat, First roused thee.—O true yoke-fellow of Time
9822_234	With unabating effort, see, the palm Is won, and by all Nations shall be worn!
9822_235	The bloody Writing is for ever torn, And Thou henceforth wilt have a good Man's calm,
9822_236	A great Man's happiness; thy zeal shall find Repose at length, firm Friend of human kind!
9822_237	William Wordsworth
9822_238	In the 2006 film about the abolition of the slave trade, Amazing Grace, Clarkson was played by the
9822_239	British actor Rufus Sewell.
9822_240	See also The Clapham Sect List of Abolitionist Forerunners (Thomas Clarkson) References
9822_241	Further reading
9822_242	Barker, G.F.R. "Thomas Clarkson", Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 1887)
9822_243	Brogan, Hugh. "Thomas Clarkson", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford: University
9822_244	Press, 2005)
9822_245	Carey, Brycchan. British Abolitionism and the Rhetoric of Sensibility: Writing, Sentiment, and
9822_246	Slavery, 1760–1807 (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005). 131–37.
9822_247	Gifford, Zerbanoo, Thomas Clarkson and the Campaign Against the Slave Trade – used in events
9822_248	marking the bi-centenary in 2007 of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade in the British
9822_249	Empire
9822_250	Hochschild, Adam. Bury the Chains, The British Struggle to Abolish Slavery (Basingstoke: Pan
9822_251	Macmillan, 2005)
9822_252	Meier, Helmut. Thomas Clarkson: 'Moral Steam Engine' or False Prophet? A Critical Approach to
9822_253	Three of his Antislavery Essays. (Stuttgart: Ibidem, 2007).
9822_254	Rodriguez, Junius P., ed. Encyclopedia of Emancipation and Abolition in the Transatlantic World.
9822_255	(Armonk, New York: M. E. Sharpe, 2007)
9822_256	Wilson, Ellen Gibson. Thomas Clarkson: A Biography (Macmillan, 1989)
9822_257	Wilson, Ellen Gibson. The Clarksons of Wisbech and the abolition of the slave trade (Wisbech
9822_258	Society, 1992)
9822_259	External links
9822_260	Thomas Clarkson website Brief Biography of Thomas Clarkson
9822_261	Biography of Thomas Clarkson, Ely Cathedral
9822_262	Thomas Clarkson: biography and bibliography by Brycchan Carey (Part of his British Abolitionists
9822_263	project)
9822_264	Teaching resources about Slavery and Abolition on blackhistory4schools.com
9822_265	Works by Thomas Clarkson at the online library of liberty
9822_266	The Louverture Project: Thomas Clarkson – Thoughts on The Haitian Revolution Excerpt from an 1823
9822_267	Clarkson book.
9822_268	Parliament & The British Slave Trade 1600–1807
9822_269	Clarkson Collection, Wisbech & Fenland Museum, whose collection includes the Clarkson Chest.
9822_270	Thomas Clarkson Community College The Thomas Clarkson section, The Abolition Project website
9822_271	An article about Thomas Clarkson's stay at The Seven Stars Pub in Bristol, Bristol Historical
9822_272	Society
9822_273	Report of the Brown University Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice, study of relationship of
9822_274	university to the slave trade
9822_275	"Thomas Clarkson", the life of Thomas Clarkson, The Wisbech Society and Preservation Trust.
9822_276	"The History of the Rise, Progress, and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade"
9822_277	Thomas Clarkson manuscript, held by Haverford College
9822_278	1760 births 1846 deaths Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Anglican deacons Anglican saints
9822_279	Burials in Suffolk Christian abolitionists English abolitionists English Christian pacifists
9822_280	History of Sierra Leone People educated at Wisbech Grammar School
9822_281	People educated at St Paul's School, London People from Suffolk Coastal (district)

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former master in December 1846.

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Later life

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Throughout his life Clarkson was a frequent guest of Joseph Hardcastle (the first treasurer of the

9822_185

London Missionary Society) at Hatcham House in Deptford, then a Surrey village. In the early 1790s

9822_186

he met his wife, a niece of Mrs Hardcastle here. Clarkson wrote much of his History of the

9822_187

Abolition of the Slave Trade (1808) at Hatcham House.

9822_188

His younger brother John Clarkson (1764–1828) took a major part in organising the relocation of

9822_189

approximately 1200 Black Loyalists to Africa in early 1792. They were among the 3000 former United

9822_190

States slaves given their freedom by the British and granted land in Nova Scotia, Canada, after the

9822_191

American Revolutionary War. This group chose to go to the new colony of Sierra Leone established by

9822_192

the British in West Africa, founding Freetown. John Clarkson was appointed its first Governor.

9822_193

Thomas Clarkson died on 26 September 1846 in Playford, Suffolk. He was buried in the village on 2

9822_194

October at St Mary's Church.

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The Clarkson chest and Clarkson Collection are now on display in Wisbech & Fenland Museum. Legacy

9822_196

In 1833 the inhabitants of Wisbech requested Clarkson sit for his portrait; it was hung in the

9822_197

council chamber.

9822_198

In 1834, after the abolition of slavery in Jamaica, Free Villages were founded for the settlement

9822_199

of freedmen. The town of Clarksonville, named in his honour, was established in Saint Ann Parish,

9822_200

Jamaica.

9822_201

In 1839 the Court of the Common Council gave Clarkson the Freedom of the City of London.

9822_202

In 1839 a mission station in South Africa was named Clarkson by Moravian missionary Hans Peter

9822_203

Hallbeck in honour of Clarkson and his abolition work.

9822_204

Opened in 1847, Wisbech & Fenland Museum has a permanent display of anti-slavery artefacts

9822_205

collected by Thomas Clarkson and his brother John, and organises events linked to anti-slavery.

9822_206

In 1857, an obelisk commemorating Clarkson was erected in St Mary's churchyard in Playford to a

9822_207

design by George Biddell Airy.

9822_208

In 1879, a monument to Clarkson was erected in Wadesmill; it reads: "On this spot where stands this

9822_209

monument in the month of June 1785 Thomas Clarkson resolved to devote his life to bringing about

9822_210

the abolition of the slave trade."

9822_211

The Clarkson Memorial was erected in Wisbech to commemorate his life and work. Work started in

9822_212

October 1880 and it was unveiled by Sir Henry Brand, Speaker of the House of Commons on 11 November

9822_213

1881. The Clarkson School, Wisbech is named after him, as is Thomas Clarkson Academy. A tree-lined

9822_214

road in Wisbech is named Clarkson Avenue in his honour (a side street is Wilberforce Road), and a

9822_215

pub opposite was called the Clarkson Arms (closed in 2018). Nearby is Clarkson Court.

9822_216

A blue plaque to Thomas Clarkson has been erected in his memory by the Wisbech Society and is part

9822_217

of the town trail.

9822_218

In 1996, a tablet was dedicated to Clarkson's memory in Westminster Abbey, near the tomb of William

9822_219

Wilberforce.

9822_220

Several other roads in the United Kingdom are named after him, for example in Hull, Cambridge and

9822_221

Ipswich.

9822_222

A descendant, Canon John Clarkson, continues in his footsteps as one of the leaders of the

9822_223

Anti-Slavery Society.

9822_224

In July 2010, the Church of England Synod added Clarkson with Equiano and Wilberforce to the list

9822_225

of people to be honoured with a Lesser Festival on 30 July in the Church's calendar of saints. An

9822_226

initial celebration was held in Playford Church on 30 July 2010.

9822_227

Representation in other media The poet William Wordsworth wrote a sonnet to Clarkson:

9822_228

Sonnet, To Thomas Clarkson,

9822_229

On the final passing of the Bill for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, March 1807.

9822_230

Clarkson! it was an obstinate Hill to climb: How toilsome, nay how dire it was, by Thee

9822_231

Is known,—by none, perhaps, so feelingly; But Thou, who, starting in thy fervent prime,

9822_232

Didst first lead forth this pilgrimage sublime, Hast heard the constant Voice its charge repeat,

9822_233

Which, out of thy young heart's oracular seat, First roused thee.—O true yoke-fellow of Time

9822_234

With unabating effort, see, the palm Is won, and by all Nations shall be worn!

9822_235

The bloody Writing is for ever torn, And Thou henceforth wilt have a good Man's calm,

9822_236

A great Man's happiness; thy zeal shall find Repose at length, firm Friend of human kind!

9822_237

William Wordsworth

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In the 2006 film about the abolition of the slave trade, Amazing Grace, Clarkson was played by the

9822_239

British actor Rufus Sewell.

9822_240

See also The Clapham Sect List of Abolitionist Forerunners (Thomas Clarkson) References

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