This conversation takes its starting point from Joseph Marryat’s portrait discussing his significance and exploring how he used his influence.
Joseph Marryat (1757-1824) was an underwriter and banker who served as Chairman of Lloyd’s 1811-1824. He was also a West Indian merchant, slave owner, ship owner, and a prominent committee member of the Society of West Indian Planters and Merchants. He was an Agent for Trinidad and then Grenada and as a Member of Parliament, he opposed both the abolition of the slave trade and slavery in Parliament and by authoring pamphlets.
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