Anthony Calvert | |
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| Born | 1735 |
| Died | 1809 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Slave trader and merchant |
| Board member of | Camden, Calvert and King |
Anthony Calvert (1735–1809) was an English entrepreneur of the eighteenth century particularly noted for his activity as a slave trader. He was a partner of Camden, Calvert and King, one of the most prominent slave trading enterprises in London. [1] They imported tea from China and cotton from India. He also became involved in the transportation of English convicts first to Africa and later to Australia. [2]
The partnership was also involved in South Sea whaling late in the 18th century. The firm had at least six vessels active in the trade in the years between 1782 and 1796. [3] They were also supporters of the West India Dock Company. [4]
Calvert first made several voyages from the early 1760s along slave trade routes before buying and becoming master of the Charlotte in 1766. By 1773 he went into business with Thomas King with whom he took joint command of the Three Good Friends. [1]
Citations
- ^ a b Cozens, Kenneth James. "Politics, Patronage and Profit: A Case Study of Three 18th Century London Merchants" (PDF). merchantnetworks.com. Ken Cozens and Dan Byrnes. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ Christopher, Emma (2011). A Merciless Place: The Fate of Britain's Convicts after the American Revolution. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199782550.
- ^ Jane & Charles Clayton, Shipowners investing in the South Sea whale fishery from Britain: 1775 to 1815, Hassobury, 2016, p.142.
- ^ Clayton & Clayton, p.65.
References
- Sturgess, Gary L.; Cozens, Ken (2013). "Managing a Global Enterprise in the Eighteenth Century: Anthony Calvert of The Crescent, London, 1777–1808". Mariner's Mirror. 99 (2): 171–195. doi: 10.1080/00253359.2013.785134. S2CID 162207943.