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About Benjamin Lay
Benjamin Lay was an English-born writer, farmer and activist. Born in Copford, Essex into a Quaker family, he underwent an apprenticeship as a glovemaker before running away to London and finding work as a sailor. In 1718, Lay moved to the British colony of Barbados, which operated a plantation economy dependent on slave labour. While working as a merchant, his shock at the brutal treatment of slaves in Barbados led Lay to develop lifelong abolitionist principles, which were reinforced by his humanitarian ideals and Quaker beliefs.
Everything about Benjamin Lay →- Occupation
- abolitionist, philanthropist, writer, sailor
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- January 26, 1682, 1677, 1681
- Died
- February 3, 1759