Samuel Sandbach

Samuel Sandbach

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Samuel Sandbach was a prominent 19th-century British businessman and a significant beneficiary of wealth generated from slavery in the Caribbean. He was a key figure in the Sandbach family, which, alongside others, lobbied for compensation after the abolition of slavery, redirecting funds from formerly enslaved individuals to themselves.

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Samuel Sandbach was the Liverpool mayor whose family benefited from payments made to enslavers after abolition.

Letters found on eBay cast light on UK families who benefited from slavery | Slavery
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-09-23
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