Charles Boycott

Charles Boycott (12 March 1832 – 19 June 1897) was the man after whom the modern word "boycott" was coined. The term is an eponym derived from his surname. He was the first person to be boycotted: farmers in County Mayo, Ireland, started a movement to refuse any trade or social relations with him.

He was the person who was the first victim of being “boycott”. Farmers of Mayo County, Ireland had started the movement of refusing any trade, commercial, or social relationships with Charles Boycott

Category:English people
Category:1832 births
Category:1897 deaths