Historedia
Person

Henry Thornton

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1807

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Henry Thornton, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Petition for transfer of Sierra Leone Company amid slave-trade abolition

    1807

    Role: Abolitionist

    1. 25 March 1807 · Royal CourtRoyal Assent

      The Slave Trade Act 1807 received royal assent from King George III on 25 March 1807.

Sources

  1. Sierra Leone Company Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23