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Wilberforce, William (1759–1833) Quick reference
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..., William ( 1759–1833 ) English social reformer . He was elected to Parliament in 1780 . In 1785 , he converted to evangelicalism. Wilberforce led the abolitionist cause in Parliament for more than 20 years. His campaign led to the abolition of the slave trade in 1807 , but Wilberforce continued to work for abolition throughout the British Empire. His works include A Practical View ( 1797...
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The Oxford Companion to the Brontes
...Wilberforce, William ( 1759–1833 ), prominent in the struggle to abolish the slave trade and slavery in British overseas possessions. An adherent of the evangelical ‘Clapham sect’ and a graduate of St John's College, Cambridge, he responded to Henry Martyn 's request for financial help for Revd Patrick Brontë in February 1804 by promising that he and Henry Thornton would each give £10 per annum. In 1810 Mr Brontë secured the release of William Nowell , falsely accused of deserting from the army, and a review of the case against him, by asking...
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John Wolffe
The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (4 ed.)
...forced his retirement from Parliament, Wilberforce launched the campaign for the complete abolition of slavery ( Appeal to the Religion, Justice and Humanity of the Inhabitants of the British Empire in behalf of the Negro Slaves in the West Indies (1823)). He lived to see this effected by the Emancipation Act of 1833, shortly before his death. In 1797 Wilberforce married Barbara Spooner: their seven children included Robert Isaac and Samuel Wilberforce. John Wolffe R. I. and S. Wilberforce, Life of William Wilberforce (5 vols, London, 1838) is an essential...
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An Oxford Companion to the Romantic Age
..., William ( 1759–1833 ), politician and *Evangelical reformer, instrumental in the *abolition of the slave trade [ see *slavery, 6 ]. The son of a wealthy Yorkshire merchant in the Baltic trade, Wilberforce began his long and influential parliamentary career in 1780 , spending nearly £8,000 to gain the seat of Kingston upon Hull. He was a close friend of William *Pitt before entering the House of Commons, and firmly supported Pitt's cautious pursuit of *parliamentary reform and peace with America. In 1784 Wilberforce was chosen country...
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A Dictionary of World History (3 ed.)
..., William ( 1759–1833 ) British politician and social reformer . An MP and close associate of Pitt the Younger, he was a prominent campaigner for the abolition of the slave trade, successfully promoting a bill outlawing its practice in the British West Indies (1807). Later he pushed for the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire, his efforts resulting in the 1833 Slavery Abolition Act....
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
..., William ( 1759–1833 ). Evangelical Anglican and reformer. Born in Hull, he became MP for the city in 1780 . He later took the county seat for Yorkshire and worked tirelessly in Parliament for the abolition of the slave-trade. His Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians ( 1797 ) exposed the nominal Christianity of many in ‘the Higher and Middle Classes’ and became a religious best-seller for forty years. He is recognized in the Lesser Festivals of the Church of England, 29...
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John Gilmore
The Oxford Companion to Black British History
..., William ( 1759–1833 ). Politician and campaigner against the slave trade and slavery born into a wealthy merchant family in Hull. His fortune freed him from the need to earn a living and enabled him to enter politics. He became MP for Hull in September 1780 , when he was only just of legal age, and he remained in the House of Commons for some 45 years (MP for Hull, 1780–4 ; for Yorkshire, 1784–1812 ; for Bramber in Sussex, 1812–25 ). Wilberforce was a personal friend of William Pitt the Younger ( 1759–1806 ; Prime Minister 1783–1801 , ...
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The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature (4 ed.)
..., William ( 1759–1833 ) Politician , leading evangelical, and philanthropist, who devoted himself to the abolition of the slave trade. His A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians ( 1797 ) was an influential and widely read work. A close friend of Hannah More , he was the leading layman of the evangelical ‘Clapham Sect’, and lived just long enough to see carried the second reading of the Bill abolishing...
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The Oxford Companion to English Literature (7 ed.)
..., William ( 1759–1833 ) Politician , leading evangelical, and philanthropist , educated at St John's College, Cambridge, and MP for the county of Yorkshire. He devoted himself to the abolition of the slave trade and to other philanthropic projects. He published A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians ( 1797 ), an influential and widely read work. A close friend of Hannah More , he was the leading layman of the evangelical ‘Clapham Sect’ , and lived just long enough to see carried the second reading of the Bill...
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (3 ed.)
..., William ( 1759–1833 ), philanthropist . He was converted to Evangelicalism and dissuaded from taking Holy Orders by advice that he could best serve Christianity in Parliament. He became a prominent member of the Clapham Sect and leader of the Evangelical party. His main concern was the abolition of the slave trade; after many vicissitudes the Bill to effect this became law in 1807 . Later he supported the movement for the complete abolition of slavery, achieved in 1833 . He helped in the foundation of the CMS and the British and...
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A Dictionary of British History (3 ed.)
..., William ( 1759–1833 ). Evangelical philanthropist and anti‐slavery campaigner. Born in Hull, the son of a merchant, and educated at Cambridge, he was MP for Hull ( 1780 ), Yorkshire ( 1784–1812 ), and Bramber ( 1812–25 ). Following his conversion ( 1784–85 ) he became a leading evangelical, helping found the Proclamation Society to prosecute blasphemy and vice ( 1787 ), the Society for Bettering the Condition of the Poor ( 1796 ), the Church Missionary Society ( 1799 ), and the Bible Society ( 1804 ). In 1787 he joined the campaign against the...
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Edward Royle
The Oxford Companion to British History (2 ed.)
..., William ( 1759–1833 ) . Evangelical philanthropist and anti-slavery campaigner. Born in Hull, the son of a merchant, and educated at St John’s College, Cambridge, he was MP for Hull ( 1780 ), Yorkshire ( 1784–1812 ), and Bramber ( 1812–25 ). Following his conversion ( 1784–85 ) he became a leading evangelical, helping found the Proclamation Society to prosecute blasphemy and vice ( 1787 ), the Society for Bettering the Condition of the Poor ( 1796 ), the Church Missionary Society ( 1799 ), and the Bible Society ( 1804 ). His Practical View of...
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Oxford Essential Quotations (6 ed.)
...0William William Wilberforce 1759 – 1833 British politician , philanthropist , and abolitionist If to be feelingly alive to the sufferings of my fellow-creatures…is to be a fanatic, I am one of the most incurable fanatics ever permitted to be at large. in 1816, Robert Wilberforce The Life of William Wilberforce ...
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Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (8 ed.)
...0William William Wilberforce 1759 – 1833 British politician , philanthropist , and abolitionist , father of Samuel wilberforce As soon as ever I had arrived thus far in my investigation of the slave trade, I confess to you, so enormous, so dreadful, so irremediable did its wickedness appear that my own mind was completely made up for the abolition. speech, 12 May 1789; in W. Cobbett et al. (eds.) The Parliamentary History of England (1806–20) vol. 28 investigation of the slave trade made up for the abolition If to be feelingly alive to...
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Oxford Dictionary of Political Quotations (4 ed.)
...0William William Wilberforce 1759 – 1833 British politician , philanthropist , and abolitionist As soon as ever I had arrived thus far in my investigation of the slave trade, I confess to you, so enormous, so dreadful, so irremediable did its wickedness appear that my own mind was completely made up for the abolition. speech, 12 May 1789; in W. Cobbett et al. (eds.) The Parliamentary History of England (1806–20) vol. 28 investigation of the slave trade so enormous , so dreadful made up for the abolition If to be feelingly alive to the...
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The Oxford Companion to American Literature (6 ed.)
...William Wilberforce ( 1819–1907 ), New York poet and Episcopal clergyman, was hailed as “the American Milton” on the appearance of his Poems ( 1845 ), although Poe, whose hostility he had incurred by a parody, wrote a scathing criticism, accusing Lord of plagiarism. Among his other works were Christ in Hades ( 1851 ), a religious epic, and André ( 1856 ), a blank-verse narrative. His Complete Poetical Works appeared in 1938 . He was a chaplain in the Confederate army and for a time a minister in the...
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