
Samuel Stanier
Samuel Stanier was a notable merchant and benefactor of St Bartholomew’s Hospital, who sold most of his shares in the Royal African Company shortly before serving as lord mayor of London.
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Samuel Stanier, who also left money to St Barts in his will, sold off most of his substantial £4,000 holding in the RAC in February 1698.
The London hospital funded by donors who invested in the slave trade | SlaveryThe Guardian·
United Kingdom· 2026-09-14








