Zachary Macaulay

Zachary Macaulay, (born Inveraray, Argyll, 2 May, 1768; died 1838) was a British colonial governor, influential 18th century philanthropist, a man of evangelical piety and a supporter of William Wilberforce. He was the son of a Church of Scotland minister, Rev John Macaulay of Cardross (1720-1789) and his wife Margaret Campbell, and was of Scottish island descent. Zachary was a common name in this Outer Hebrides Macaulay clan.

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Inveraray - Argyll - 2 May - 1768 - 1838 - British - 18th century - Philanthropist - Evangelical - William Wilberforce - John Macaulay - Cardross - 1720 - 1789 - Margaret Campbell - Outer Hebrides

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Zachary Macaulay was sent to Jamaica at the age of 16 where he finally became a manager of a plantation. Returned to England in 1792 and left for

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Sierra Leone in 1793, where he became its governor until resignation in 1799. He edited the Christian Observer which helped fight for the abolition of the slave trade, 1802-1816. He founded The Anti-Slavery Reporter in 1825 and was its first editor. He also held the post of Secretary to the African Institute, 1807-1812.

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Sierra Leone - 1793 - 1799 - Abolition - Slave trade - 1802 - 1816 - Anti-Slavery Reporter - 1825 - 1807 - 1812

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A member of the Clapham Sect, he helped form the Anti-Slavery Society in 1823. He married Selina Mills in 1799 and was the father of Thomas Babington Macaulay.

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Clapham Sect - Anti-Slavery Society - 1823 - 1799 - Thomas Babington Macaulay

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