Abraham Shackleton (theologian)
Abraham Shackleton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 December 1752 Ballitore, County Kildare, Ireland |
| Died | 2 August 1818 (aged 65) Ballitore, County Kildare, Ireland |
Resting place | Ballitore Quaker Burial Ground |
| Occupation | |
| Spouse |
Lydia Mellor (m. 1779) |
| Children | 9 |
| Father | Richard Shackleton |
| Relatives |
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Abraham Shackleton (8 December 1752 – 2 August 1818) was an Irish schoolmaster of Ballitore Quaker School, theologian and abolitionist.[1][2] In 1801, Shackleton was disowned by the Quakers as part of the Irish separation.[1][2]
Biography
Shackleton was born on 8 December 1752 in Ballitore, County Kildare to Quaker parents Elizabeth Fuller (1726–1754) and Richard Shackleton, the schoolmaster of Ballitore Quaker School and poet.[1][2] The eldest of four siblings, Shackleton's mother died when he was two years old.[1][2] From his father's second marriage to Elizabeth Carleton (1726–1804), the matron of Ballitore Quaker School, Shackleton had four younger half-siblings including the author Mary Leadbeater.[1][2] Through his father Shackleton was the partneral grandson of Abraham Shackleton, the founder and inaugural schoolmaster of the Ballitore Quaker School.[1][2]
On 29 April 1756, Shackleton entered Ballitore Quaker School.[1][2][3] Later becoming a teacher, Shackleton succeeded his father as schoolmaster in 1779.[1][2] A committed abolitionist and pacifist, Shackleton was close friends with the founder of Cork Anti-Slavery Society, Joshua Beale, and gave up the use of produce of slave labour including sugar and tea.[1][4] Disowned at the Carlow monthly meeting in 1801, Shackleton's disownment was part of the larger Irish separation.[1]
In 1815, Shackleton published The court of Apollo, with other minor poems.[1]
Personal life
On 23 February 1779, Shackleton married Lydia Mellor (1749–1829) with whom he had 9 children.[1][2]
Shackleton died at home on 2 August 1818, aged 65.[1][2] Despite being disowned, Shackleton was buried at the Ballitore Quaker Burial Ground.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Lamb, Peter (23 September 2004). "Shackleton, Abraham (1752–1818), schoolmaster and theologian". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/68181. Retrieved 6 August 2026. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Richey, Rose (October 2009). "Shackleton, Abraham". Dictionary of Irish Biography (online ed.). Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. doi:10.3318/dib.007986.v1. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ Lamb, Peter (23 September 2004). "Shackleton, Abraham (1696–1771), schoolmaster". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/25185. Retrieved 6 August 2026. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ Harrison, Richard S. (1992). "The Cork Anti-Slavery Society, its antecedents and Quaker background" (PDF). Journal of the Cork Historical & Archaeological Society. 97: 69–79. Retrieved 6 August 2026.