Mary Sharp (1778–1812),[1] also called Mary Lloyd-Baker or Mary Lloyd Baker, was a niece of the British abolitionist Granville Sharp (1735 – 1813). Mary Sharp herself was an ardent abolitionist, active in campaigns to abolish the Atlantic slave trade.[2]
She married Thomas John Lloyd Baker of Uley, Gloucestershire in 1800. After her death, Baker remarried and built Hardwicke Court.[3]
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Mary Sharp College in Winchester, Tennessee, was named for her.
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- ^ "Timeline of Events Leading up to the Abolition of the Slave Trade". Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ "The Progress of Events~January 1864~24th to 28th". Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ "Index of People". www.rc.umd.edu. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
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