Anthony Calvert

Anthony Calvert (1735-1809) was an English entrepreneur of the eighteenth century particularly noted for his activity as a slave trader. He was a partner of Camden, Calvert and King, one of the most prominent slave trading enterprises in London.[1] He also became involved in the transportation of English convicts first to Africa and later to Australia.[2]

Calvert first made several voyages from the early 1760s along slave trade routes before buying and becoming master of the Charlotte in 1766. By 1773 he went into business with Thomas King with whom he took joint command of the Three Good Friends.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Cozens, Kenneth James. "Politics, Patronage and Profit: A Case Study of Three 18th Century London Merchants" (PDF). merchantnetworks.com. Ken Cozens and Dan Byrnes. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Christopher, Emma (2011). A Merciless Place: The Fate of Britain's Convicts after the American Revolution. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0199782555.
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