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Joseph Hardcastle (1752–1819) was one of the founders of 'The Missionary Society', later the London Missionary Society, to which he devoted a great deal of time and money, becoming the First Treasurer.〔http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2009-123019〕 ==Life== He was born in Leeds, where he lived until the age of 15, at which point he moved to London to join his uncle's business.〔http://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/searchresources/guidetospecialcollections/methodist/using/biographicalindex/habershamtohutton/header-title-max-32-words-65307-en.htm〕 He eventually became a Merchant,〔http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/54/101054059/〕 still based in London. During his time in London he lived at Old Swan Stairs, before moving to Hatcham House in Deptford, then a rural Surrey village, which is now the New Cross Gate area of Lewisham.〔http://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/searchresources/guidetospecialcollections/methodist/using/biographicalindex/habershamtohutton/header-title-max-32-words-65307-en.htm〕 The slavery abolitionist, Thomas Clarkson was a frequent guest at Hatcham House. Here Clarkson wrote a great part of his 'History of the Abolition of the Slave Trade', and met his future wife, a niece of Mrs Hardcastle. Joseph Hardcastle was especially active in arranging missionary expeditions to Africa, and created schemes whereby missionary work could be self-funding by selling artifacts brought back by the missionaries themselves. He was married and had at least two sons.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= INTRODUCTION TEMPLEHOUSE PAPERS )〕 His grandson was Joseph Alfred Hardcastle, MP. He is buried in Bunhill Fields non-conformist cemetery, in London. The grave is in the north section of the T-plan, close to the red granite obelisk to Joseph Hart. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joseph Hardcastle (1752–1819)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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