Arthur Heywood
United Kingdomslave traderMale4.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Arthur Heywood was a prominent Liverpool slave trader who participated in 80 slave-trading voyages between 1744 and 1780, transporting an estimated 21,648 African people, and later established a bank that became linked to Barclays.
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Arthur Heywood participated in 80 slave-trading voyages between 1744 and 1780.
Monarchs, MPs and merchants: the register laying bare Britain’s slave-trading past | SlaveryThe Guardian·United Kingdom· 2026-09-14
United Kingdom· 2026-09-14
