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- Thomas Daniel (16 September 1762 – 6 April 1854) was a slave owner and sugar merchant in Bristol who was known as the "King of Bristol" because of his omnipotence in corporate affairs for over 50 years. Across the Americas he owned plantations worked by enslaved Africans and people of African descent. He was a partner in Bristol businesses and owned ships linked directly to the slave economy. The extent of his slave ownership was such that when slavery was abolished in 1834 the British Government awarded him one of the largest compensation awards in the UK for his ownership of 4,967 enslaved people. For decades he was a key member of organisations in Bristol such as the Society of Merchant Venturers and the West India Association which lobbied against the abolition of slavery. He was a leading Tory in Bristol and a member of the Council continuously for more than 56 years. Despite his influence on Bristol when alive, very few people today have heard of Daniel because, unlike other slave owners connected to the City such as Edward Colston, Daniel was not a philanthropist. Although he was worth the equivalent of £22m when he died – his fortune made from enslaved labour – he did not give a penny to the City where he had lived for 90 years. (en)
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- Portrait of Thomas Daniel (en)
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- Received one of the largest financial awards in UK when slavery was abolished]]. Tory who dominated politics in Bristol at the beginning of the 19th century. Pro-slavery. (en)
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- Slave owner, sugar merchant, business man, local politician (en)
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- Thomas Daniel (16 September 1762 – 6 April 1854) was a slave owner and sugar merchant in Bristol who was known as the "King of Bristol" because of his omnipotence in corporate affairs for over 50 years. Across the Americas he owned plantations worked by enslaved Africans and people of African descent. He was a partner in Bristol businesses and owned ships linked directly to the slave economy. For decades he was a key member of organisations in Bristol such as the Society of Merchant Venturers and the West India Association which lobbied against the abolition of slavery. (en)
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- Thomas Daniel (merchant) (en)
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