William Wilberforce
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 190 years ago |
| Date of birth | August 24,1759 |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Born | Kingston Upon Hull |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | July 29,1833 |
| Died | Cadogan Place |
| London | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Barbara Wilberforce |
| Books | Family Prayers |
| A Practical View | |
| Real Christianity: Discerning True and False Faith | |
| A Practical View of Christianity | |
| William Wilberforce: His Unpublished Spiritual Journals | |
| An appeal to the religion, justice and humanity of the inhabitants of the British Empire onbehalf of the negro slaves in the West Indies | |
| Children | Samuel Wilberforce |
| Robert Wilberforce | |
| Henry Wilberforce | |
| William Wilberforce | |
| Elizabeth Wilberforce | |
| Education | Hull Grammar School |
| Parents | Elizabeth Bird |
| Robert Wilberforce | |
| Place of burial | Westminster Abbey, London, United Kingdom |
| Siblings | Sarah Wilberforce |
| Ann Wilberforce | |
| Founded | Anti-Slavery Society |
| Nationality | British |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 418802 |
William Wilberforce Life story
William Wilberforce was a British politician, philanthropist and a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade. A native of Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, he began his political career in 1780, and became an independent Member of Parliament for Yorkshire.
History of slavery haunts the royals
... Showing how much he was part of the drive to stop slavery, the Duke of Gloucester was a pallbearer at the funeral of the great abolitionist, William Wilberforce, in 1833...
Archbishop of Canterbury apologises over Church fund's link to slavery
... " AnalysisOn the one hand, the Church of England has celebrated its hand in helping bring about an end to slavery, citing the role played by Anglican Evangelical, William Wilberforce...
Desmond Tutu: UK tributes paid to archbishop
... Tutu was given the freedom of Hull in 1999 after giving the annual Wilberforce lecture there, commemorating the life and achievements of anti-slavery campaigner William Wilberforce...
How many statues of black people are there?
... overall, we found a large number of statues of people, the campaigns against the slave trade, including Joseph Priestly, and William Wilberforce...
The black British history you may not know about
... Everything you hear is William Wilberforce - a British politician, the - Lavinya says...
The slave traders and abolitionists on Liverpool's streets
... After his election as a member of Parliament in 1806, Roscoe, William Wilberforce, secured the movement to end the British participation in the slave trade...
Slavery: Could a new museum stop racism in London?
... British politician William Wilberforce was a key figure in the slow process of getting slavery abolished...
To pay to move to Glasgow University, 'fat', slave trade profits
... they agitated against the institution of racial slavery through petitions to Parliament sent to, and received a honorary doctorate to William Wilberforce - the leader of the abolition - 1791...
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