William Earle
United Kingdomslave traderMale4.0Global Dominance: 0.00%William Earle was a Liverpool merchant and mariner who participated in 117 slave-trading voyages, trafficking an estimated 36,565 enslaved African people, and his family's involvement made them one of the most prominent slave-trading dynasties in Britain.
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William Earle participated in 117 slave-trading voyages that trafficked an estimated 36,565 captive African people.
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
