Mary Sharp

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Mary Sharp
Born1778
Died1812(1812-00-00) (aged 33–34)
Known forArdent abolitionist; niece of Granville Sharp
MovementAbolitionism
SpouseThomas John Lloyd Baker (m. 1800)
RelativesGranville Sharp (uncle)
File:The Sharp Family by Johann Zoffany.jpg
In The Sharp Family by Johann Zoffany, Mary Sharp is the toddler holding a kitten

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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