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Ignatius Sancho, 1768 by Thomas Gainsborough. According to his contemporary biographer, Joseph Jekyll, Sancho was born circa 1729 aboard a slave ship crossing the Middle Passage. His mother died of disease, and his father committed suicide so that he would not have to endure slavery. Sancho was purchased by three sisters living in Greenwich ...
Ignatius Sancho (* 1729; † 14. Dezember 1780 in London ) war ein westafrikanischer Sklave in London, englischer Komponist, Abolitionist und Schriftsteller. Da er finanziell unabhängig war, war er 1774 der erste schwarze Mann in Großbritannien, der das britische Wahlrecht ausüben konnte.
Ignatius Sancho is the first known person of African descent to vote in a British general election. As an independent male property owner, with a house and grocery shop on Charles Street, he had the right to cast his vote for the Westminster Members of Parliament in the 1774 and 1780 elections.
Ignatius Sancho est né vers 1729 et mort 14 décembre 1780. Né sur un navire négrier dans l'Atlantique 5, Ignatius Sancho est vendu comme esclave dans la colonie espagnole de la Nouvelle-Grenade. Après la mort de ses parents, le propriétaire de Sancho emmena l'orphelin de deux ans en Grande-Bretagne et le confia à trois sœurs de ...
31 de mar. de 2022 · Friend and mentor. By the time that Sancho cast his vote in the general election of 1774, he had developed a circle of friends and acquaintances that spanned all classes of British society from servants to duchesses. For some, the African businessman, composer and man of letters would have been no more than a curiosity; however, for others, the ...
By Frances Sands, Curator of Drawings and Books Today marks the beginning of Black History Month 2021. Catherine Ross, Editor of Black History Month 2021 has launched ‘a festival of celebration’, and this short essay, ‘In honour of Ignatius Sancho’, is offered by Sir John Soane’s Museum in commemoration of a remarkable figure in British history.
13 de jul. de 2022 · Ignatius Sancho (c. 1729 – 1780) was a celebrated writer, abolitionist, grocer and composer. He is perhaps best known for being the first Briton of African descent to have voted in a British parliamentary election. Though born into slavery in the West Indies, Sancho was taken to London and ultimately educated under the employment of John ...
