Edward Thurlow
United KingdompoliticianMale3.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Edward Thurlow was a lord chancellor in the late 18th century and a conservative opponent of the abolition movement, actively hindering efforts to end the slave trade in Britain.
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Richardson identified several other Tory ministers, including the 'deeply conservative, even reactionary' lord chancellor Edward Thurlow.
How enslavement became state-backed operation supported by Conservative and Lib Dem forerunners | SlaveryThe Guardian·United Kingdom· 2026-09-15
United Kingdom· 2026-09-15
