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John Barton (1755–1789) was one of nine English Quaker members of the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, which was set up in 1787 by William Wilberforce and two other Anglicans. The committee's efforts ultimately led to the passage of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act, 1807 by the UK Parliament on 25 March in that year.

Family

Barton was married to Mary Done (1752–1784), with whom he had a son, the poet Bernard Barton, and a daughter, the education writer Maria Hack. Both of them were born in Carlisle. After their mother's death, Barton moved south and married Elizabeth Horne (1760–1833) of Tottenham, Middlesex, by whom he had a son, John Barton, an economist who specialized in the study of poverty.

References

1. "Library Guide 9: Library sources on Quakers and the origins of the abolition movement" Britain Yearly Meeting web site Accessed 26 March 2007 Archived 11 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Parliament abolishes the slave trade". UK Parliament. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
3. G. Sotiroff, "John Barton (1789–1852)", The Economic Journal, Vol. 62, No. 245, March 1952.

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This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (April 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Mary Done (1752–1784) John Barton (1755–1789) Elizabeth Horne (1760–1833) Lucy Jesup (1781–1808) Bernard Barton (1784–1849) Maria Barton (1777–1844) Stephen Hack (1775–1823) John Barton (1789–1852) Edward FitzGerald (1809–1883) Lucy Barton (1808–1898) Bridget Watson (1806–1881) John Barton Hack (1805–1884) Stephen Hack Elizabeth Marsh Wilton (1815–1915) Thomas Sandon Hack (1811–1865) John Barton (1836-1908) Theodore Hack (1840–1902) Wilton Hack (1843–1923)
Notes
References: Preston, Richard. "Thomas Sandon Hack: architect of Southampton, 1841-49" (PDF). southampton.gov.uk. "Edward FitzGerald (poet)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/9548. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) "Bernard Barton". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/1595. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) "Maria Hack". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/11834. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) "John Barton (economist)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/37160. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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