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William Wilberforce

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Gender Male
Death191 years ago
Date of birth August 24,1759
Zodiac sign Virgo
Born Kingston Upon Hull
United Kingdom
Date of died July 29,1833
DiedCadogan 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William Wilberforce: His Unpublished Spiritual Journals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 burialWestminster Abbey, London, United Kingdom
Siblings Sarah Wilberforce
Ann Wilberforce
FoundedAnti-Slavery Society
NationalityBritish
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Date of Upd.
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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.

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