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| Sawn died in 1857. His portrait is in the National Gallery as part of ] 1941 painting of the 1840 Anti-Slavery Convention<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thomas Swan - Person Extended - National Portrait Gallery |url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/personExtended/mp04386/thomas-swan |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=www.npg.org.uk}}</ref> and ] has a portrait of him by Janet Russel Swan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.si.edu/object/reverend-thomas-swan-1795-1857-painting:siris_ari_195003 |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=www.si.edu}}</ref> | Sawn died in 1857. His portrait is in the National Gallery as part of ] 1941 painting of the 1840 Anti-Slavery Convention<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thomas Swan - Person Extended - National Portrait Gallery |url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/personExtended/mp04386/thomas-swan |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=www.npg.org.uk}}</ref> and ] has a portrait of him by Janet Russel Swan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.si.edu/object/reverend-thomas-swan-1795-1857-painting:siris_ari_195003 |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=www.si.edu}}</ref> His church in Birminghamwas demolished as part of refurbishment, but the Cannon Street Memorial Baptist Church was created in Handsworth.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Resource Details - Birmingham Images |url=https://www.search.birminghamimages.org.uk/Details.aspx?&ResourceID=161&SearchType=2&ThemeID=513 |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=www.search.birminghamimages.org.uk}}</ref> | ||
| A blue plaque was created by the Birmingham Civic Society.<ref name=bcc>{{Cite web |last=Christine |date=2019-10-30 |title=Reverend Thomas Swan (1795 – 1857), Baptist Minister and Social Reformer |url=https://birminghamcivicsociety.org.uk/reverend-thomas-swan-1795-1857-baptist-minister-and-social-reformer/ |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=Birmingham Civic Society |language=en-US}}</ref> | A blue plaque was created by the Birmingham Civic Society.<ref name=bcc>{{Cite web |last=Christine |date=2019-10-30 |title=Reverend Thomas Swan (1795 – 1857), Baptist Minister and Social Reformer |url=https://birminghamcivicsociety.org.uk/reverend-thomas-swan-1795-1857-baptist-minister-and-social-reformer/ |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=Birmingham Civic Society |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
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| Thomas Swan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1795 |
| Died | 1857 |
| Nationality | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Occupation(s) | Professor and Baptist minister |
| Known for | abolitionist |
Thomas Swan (1795 – 1857) was a British abolitionist baptist minister. He worked in India before leading the Baptist Church in Birmingham.
Life
Swan was born in 1795.
He returned to Britain from India in 1828 to lead the Cannon Street Baptist Church.
In 1837 his grateful congregation awarded hima silver medal in celebration of the chapel's centenary.
Death and legacy
Sawn died in 1857. His portrait is in the National Gallery as part of Benjamin Robert Haydon 1941 painting of the 1840 Anti-Slavery Convention and the Smithsonian has a portrait of him by Janet Russel Swan. His church in Birminghamwas demolished as part of refurbishment, but the Cannon Street Memorial Baptist Church was created in Handsworth.
A blue plaque was created by the Birmingham Civic Society.
References
- ^ Christine (2019-10-30). "Reverend Thomas Swan (1795 – 1857), Baptist Minister and Social Reformer". Birmingham Civic Society. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
- "Birmingham, Canon Street, Baptist Meeting House - Item 3412 (Image:C) - historicmedals.com". www.historicmedals.com. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
- "Thomas Swan - Person Extended - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
- www.si.edu https://www.si.edu/object/reverend-thomas-swan-1795-1857-painting:siris_ari_195003. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - "Resource Details - Birmingham Images". www.search.birminghamimages.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
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