Daniel Backhouse

Daniel Backhouse (1741-1811) was a Liverpool slave trader.^[1] In the period between 1773 and 1799 Backhouse was responsible for 100 slave voyages. Over half of his slaves were embarked from the Bight of Biafra.^[2]

He was born in Ulverston in Lancashire. In his will he left an estate valued at £70,000.^[3]

References

1. Richardson 2007, p. 194.
2. Richardson 2007, p. 28.
3. Richardson 2007, p. 208.

Sources

• Richardson, David (2007). Liverpool and Transatlantic Slavery. UK: Liverpool University Press. ISBN 978-1-84631-066-9.