Henry Tuke (24 March 1755 – 11 August 1814) co-founded with his father, William Tuke, the Retreat asylum in York, England, a humane alternative to the nineteenth-century network of asyla, based on Quaker principles.[1][2]

He was the author of several moral and theological treatises which have been translated into German and French.

He was a subscriber to the African Institution, the body which set out to create a viable, civilized refuge for freed slaves in Sierra Leone, Africa.[3]

Historic ship

The 1824 ship Henry Tuke, 365 tons, was built by Thatcher Magoun in Medford, MA, and owned by Daniel Pinckney Parker and John Chandler, Jr. It was a whaler in Warren, RI in 1846.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Birth: "England & Wales, Society Of Friends (Quaker) Births 1578-1841"
    Reference: RG6/1120
    FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 29 October 2022)
    Henry Tuke born 24 Mar 1755, son of William & Elizabeth, in York, Yorkshire, England.
  2. ↑ Burial: "England & Wales, Society Of Friends (Quaker) Burials 1578-1841"
    Reference: RG6/882
    FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 29 October 2022)
    Henry Tuke burial (died on 11 Aug 1814 at age 59) on 16 Aug 1814 in York, Yorkshire, England.
  3. ↑ Sixth Report of the Committee of the African Institution. London: African Institution. 1812.
  4. ↑ Gleason, Hall (1937). Old Ships and Ship-Building Days of Medford. Medford, MA: J.C. Miller. p. 57.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.