Thomas Ludlam (colonial administrator)
Thomas Ludlam (ca. 1775 – 25 July 1810) was thrice Governor of Sierra Leone.
Thomas Ludlam was the son of
He received a classical education. He shared his father's practical abilities and trained as a printer, being apprenticed to John Nichols. However shortly following the completion of his apprenticeship the opportunity for him to take up a post with the Sierra Leone Company (SLC) arose, and he moved to their colony in Africa.[3]
Having previously served on the Council of the SLC, he subsequently rose to become governor,[3] fulfilling the role three times: May 1799 – 1800, 28 August 1803 – January 1805 and 1806 – 27 July 1808.[4]
On 19 November 1807, Ludlam arrested the American slave ship Triton, enacting the newly-established Slave Trade Act 1807.[5]
He died on board HMS Crocodile on 25 July 1810.[3]
References
- ^ a b England, Births & Baptisms 1538-1975. Transcription at find my past (Subscription required)
- ^ England Marriages 1538-1973. Transcription at find my past (Subscription required)
- ^ a b c Timperley, Charles Henry (1839). A Dictionary of Printers and Printing. London: H. Johnson. p. 840.
- ^ World Statesmen.org - Sierra_Leone
- ^ "UoB Calmview5: Search results". calmview.bham.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
Platts, Charles, 2004, "Ludlam, William (bap. 1717, d. 1788), mathematician and writer on theology", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Accessed 14 August, 2018. Thomas Ludlam is included in the biography of his father.