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Granville Maynard Sharp (5 January 1906 – 8 August 1997) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. Sharp was educated at Cleckheaton Grammar School, Ashville College in Harrogate, and St John's College, Cambridge.
Granville Sharp Esquire, engraved by Charles Turner 1806 © Sharp was a leading British abolitionist and instigator of the first settlement of freed African slaves in Sierra Leone. Granville...
Five of his brothers survived their infancy and by the time Sharp had reached his midteens the family funds set aside for their education had been all but depleted, so Sharp was educated at Durham School [1] but mainly at home. [2] He was apprenticed to a London linen-draper at the age of fifteen.
He was primarily educated at home though he also attended Durham School for some time. He was apprenticed to a London linen-draper when he was 15. While working there he taught himself Greek and Hebrew.
Granville was apprenticed to a London draper, but in 1758 he entered the government ordnance department. A diligent student of Greek and Hebrew, he published several treatises on biblical criticism. His fame rests, however, on his untiring efforts for the abolition of slavery.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jul 20, 2024 · Five of his brothers survived their infancy and by the time Sharp had reached his midteens the family funds set aside for their education had been all but depleted, so Sharp was educated at Durham School but mainly at home. He was apprenticed to a London linen-draper at the age of fifteen.
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Aug 8, 1997 · Sharp was educated at Cleckheaton Grammar School, Ashville College in Harrogate, and St John's College, Cambridge. He became joint owner of his father's outfitters, and from 1928 until 1934 also served as a lecturer at the W. R. Technical Institute.
