Ignatius Sancho
(1729-1780)
Died aged c. 51
WikidataCommemorated on 2 plaques
Ignatius Sancho 1729-1780 writer, symbol of humanity of Africans lived and had a grocery shop near this site
Foreign & Commonwealth Office, King Charles Street, London, United Kingdom where they lived
Ignatius Sancho c1729-1780. African man of letters, composer and opponent of slavery. Born of a slave ship he was encouraged to educate himself by John 2nd Duke of Montagu and served as butler to the Duchess here in Montague House.
Greenwich Park, near the Rangers House, Greenwich, London, United Kingdom where they served as butler