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Lancaster, Lancashire, a port city in north-west England, was involved in the transatlantic slave trade. Lancaster's part in the trade developed in the 17th and was linked to that of Liverpool also in north-west England. It became the fourth largest slave-trading centre in England and the most prominent in Lancashire. Lancaster slavers became influential within the city, and also played a role in getting parliamentary support for the development of the Port of Lancaster.

Prominent Lancaster slavers

  • Abraham Rawlinson (1738–1803), MP for Lancaster
  • Charles Inman (1725-1767), commissioner for the Lancaster Port Commission
  • Thomas Hinde (1720 – 1798, twice Mayor of Lancaster
  • Dodshon Foster (1755-1758), commissioner for the Lancaster Port Commission
  • Thomas Satterthwaite(1755-1758), commissioner for the Lancaster Port Commission
  • Robert Dodson (1764-1767)
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