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Joseph Marryat (1757–1824)
English MP and slave owner, 1757–1824 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joseph Marryat (8 October 1757 – 12 January 1824) was an English West India merchant and banker, serving as an MP for Sandwich from 1812 until his death in 1824.[1] He was a slave-owner and a strong opponent of abolitionism.[2]
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