James Clemens (lord mayor)
Appearance
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James Clemens (fl. 1750-1775) was a Liverpool, England merchant and shipowner, and Lord Mayor of Liverpool.
Life
Clemens made three voyages to Angola in the 1750s, in addition to other slave runs,[1] in 1767 he sent the Ranger under William Speers to acquire slaves in Angola and take them to Barbados.[2] Also in 1767 he became a member of the town council of Liverpool, and was, from 1775-6, the Lord Mayor.[1] While Lord Mayor he presented St Pauls, Stoneycroft with a two cwt (104 kg) bell.[3]
References
- ^ a b Sheryllynne Haggerty. Merely for Money? Business Culture in the British Atlantic, 1750-1815. p. 34.
- ^ Marcus Rediker. the Slave Ship. p. 195.
- ^ "The Bells". The Parish Church of Saint Paul, Stoneycroft (website). Liverpool: Diocese of Liverpool. p. Architecture - The Bells. Archived from the original on 2014-04-15.