
Thomas Foxwell Buxton and the Niger Expedition of 1841-1842 by Ben Buxton
January 29, 2026 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
He was a Weymouth M.P. from 1818-1837, and an anti-slavery campaigner. The aim of the expedition was to tackle the route causes of theslave trade, but it turned out to be a disaster.