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Richard Oswald (c. 1705 – 6 November 1784) was a Scottish merchant, slave trader and diplomat. During the American Revolution, he served as an advisor to the North ministry on trade regulations and the best way to respond to the American War of Independence.
Richard Oswald (5 November 1880 – 11 September 1963) was an Austrian film director, producer, screenwriter, and father of German-American film director Gerd Oswald.
Richard Oswald. Director: Around the World in 80 Days. Director and producer of many German as well as a few American, British and French films, Richard Oswald started making films in 1914 and shortly formed his own production company.
Feb 17, 2011 · Slave trader, merchant and diplomat. Richard Oswald was the son of a Presbyterian minister. He was apprenticed to his cousins in Glasgow who had a successful trade in tobacco and he...
Oswald and his associates gained control of other small islands through treaties and established on Bance Island a trading station for factors in the trafficking of African people. Oswald's extensive network of business connections served him well in building his slave-trading empire.
Jun 20, 2020 · Richard Oswald rose from birth as the son of a minister in Caithness to become a London-based merchant, advisor to the British government and slave trader. The Dictionary of National Biography (DNB) describes him as a ‘ peacemaker ’ and briefly outlines his ‘ slave adventures ’.
Richard Oswald, 1705-1784. Overview of Chapter O : This Scottish businessman epitomizes the interconnectivity of the Atlantic world in the eighteenth century, as well as the horrors that unity produced. Oswald established his own triangular trade by owning a slave station in Sierra Leone, a plantation in Florida, and an office in London.
OSWALD, RICHARD. (1705–1784). British diplomat. Scotland. Married to Mary Ramsay, whom Robert Burns celebrated in one of his poems, he was related to the famous Continental artillery officer, Eleazer Oswald.
Merchant, slave trader, and diplomat. Born Scotland. 1746 he moved to London and began his own business initially in tobacco but quickly moved into the slave trade. His London base was at Philpot Lane.
Richard Oswald (1705-1784) was advisor to the British government on trade regulations and the conduct of the American War of Independence and was a British peace commissioner who negotiated the Peace of Paris in 1782.
