
Humphry Morice
Humphry Morice was a prominent director and governor of the Bank of England in the 18th century, notorious for being one of the largest traffickers of enslaved Africans, equipping about 110 ship voyages that transported over 30,000 enslaved individuals to the Americas.
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Humphry Morice was described as the biggest London-based trafficker of enslaved human beings from Africa to the British colonies.
Slave-trade wealth was embedded in Britain’s financial system, research finds | SlaveryThe Guardian·
United Kingdom· 2026-09-16







