| 词条 | Robert Aldworth |
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Sugar TradeIn 1612, Aldworth set up the first sugar processing business in Bristol, England, where sugar was processed in 'sugar houses'. Aldworth’s sugar house refined sugar produced by slaves from Spanish and Portuguese plantations in Madeira, Brazil and the Azores.[2] Involvement in the Slave TradeAldworth and his relative Thomas Aldworth, were members of the Society of Merchant Venturers, a group dating back to the 16th century to promote and protect Bristol merchants and trade. This included involvement in the transatlantic slave trade.[3] TombHis tomb is in St Peters Church in the centre of Bristol had sugar loaves carved on it.[4] References1. ^{{cite web|title=List of Bristol Mayors since 1216|url=https://www.bristol.gov.uk/documents/20182/138093/Bristol+Mayors+from+1216.pdf|accessdate=30 November 2017}} 2. ^{{cite book|last1=Mathias|first1=Peter|title=From Family Firms to Corporate Capitalism|date=1998|publisher=Clarendon Press|isbn=0198290462|page=141|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ixUq4nl7oBEC&pg=PA141&lpg=PA141&dq=Robert+Aldworth+sugar&source=bl&ots=aphSL0Qm5W&sig=wW0gw4nZl3oR-_mk9K9obPgLGU8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjPhsfTlObXAhVlOMAKHc1EDYwQ6AEITDAH#v=onepage&q=Robert%20Aldworth%20sugar&f=false|accessdate=30 November 2017}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Members of Parliament and businessmen|url=http://www.discoveringbristol.org.uk/slavery/people-involved/traders-merchants-planters/slave-economy/parliament-and-businessmen/|publisher=PortCities Bristol|accessdate=1 December 2017}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=The Tomb of Robert Aldworth and his Wife|url=http://www.discoveringbristol.org.uk/browse/slavery/the-tomb-of-robert-aldworth-and-his-wife|website=PortCities Bristol|publisher=PortCities UK|accessdate=30 November 2017}} External links
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