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William Wilberforce was buried in the north transept of Westminster Abbey on 3rd August 1833. About William Wilberforce. He was born in Hull on 24th August 1759, the only son of Robert and Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Bird). The family had long been settled in Yorkshire.
Wilberforce was born in Hull, in Yorkshire, England, on 24 August 1759. He was the only son of Robert Wilberforce (1728–1768), a wealthy merchant, and his wife, Elizabeth Bird (1730–1798). His grandfather, William (1690–1774), had made the family fortune in the maritime trade with Baltic countries.
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16 de abr. de 2024 · William Wilberforce (born August 24, 1759, Hull, Yorkshire, England—died July 29, 1833, London) was a British politician and philanthropist who from 1787 was prominent in the struggle to abolish the slave trade and then to abolish slavery itself in British overseas possessions.
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Há 1 dia · William Wilberforce was born on 24 August 1759 in Hull, the son of a wealthy merchant. He studied at Cambridge University where he began a lasting friendship with the future prime minister ...
17 de fev. de 2011 · A man of his time. Wilberforce was born in Hull in 1759 into a wealthy family. His family's money and prominence got him a seat in parliament when he was just 21, and he remained there for all...
William Wilberforce ( Kingston upon Hull, 24 de agosto de 1759 — Londres, 29 de julho de 1833) foi um político britânico, filantropo e líder do movimento abolicionista do tráfico negreiro.
5 de jul. de 2011 · William Wilberforce was born in 1759 in the port town of Hull in North-East England. His family were merchants trading with Russia and the Baltic States.
