William Wilberforce
1759 to 1833
7 documented presences
6 places
Quo Fuit places 7 dated presences for William Wilberforce across 6 places, from 1759 to 1826. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
William Wilberforce (24 August 1759 – 29 July 1833) was a British politician, philanthropist, and a leader of the movement to abolish the Atlantic slave trade.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where William Wilberforce was documented, and when
24 August 1759exact date
Kingston upon Hullattested
“Wilberforce was born in Hull, in Yorkshire, England, on 24 August 1759.”
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24 August 1759exact date
Yorkshireattested
“Wilberforce was born in Hull, in Yorkshire, England, on 24 August 1759.”
source: Wikipedia: William Wilberforce
1771 to 1776period
Kingston upon Hullattested
“His family opposed a return to Hull Grammar School because the headmaster had become a Methodist, and Wilberforce continued his education at Pocklington School from 1771 to 1776.”
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1771 to 1776period
Hull Grammar Schoolattested
“His family opposed a return to Hull Grammar School because the headmaster had become a Methodist, and Wilberforce continued his education at Pocklington School from 1771 to 1776.”
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1771 to 1776period
Pocklington Schoolattested
“His family opposed a return to Hull Grammar School because the headmaster had become a Methodist, and Wilberforce continued his education at Pocklington School from 1771 to 1776.”
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1826year
Kensington Goreattested
“In 1826, Wilberforce moved from his large house in Kensington Gore to Hendon Park, a more modest property in the countryside of Mill Hill, north of London, where he was joined by his son William and family.”
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1826year
Hendon Parkattested
“In 1826, Wilberforce moved from his large house in Kensington Gore to Hendon Park, a more modest property in the countryside of Mill Hill, north of London, where he was joined by his son William and family.”
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Places William Wilberforce is documented in
Kingston upon Hull2 presences · 1759 to 1771
Yorkshire1 presence · 1759Hendon Park1 presence · 1826
Hull Grammar School1 presence · 1771
Kensington Gore1 presence · 1826
Pocklington School1 presence · 1771
Other places tied to William Wilberforce in the record
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October 1776month
St John's College, Cambridgementioned
“In October 1776, at the age of seventeen, Wilberforce matriculated at St John's College, Cambridge.”
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1781 to 1784period
House of Commons of Great Britainmentioned
“Wilberforce used his speaking voice to great effect in political speeches; the diarist and author James Boswell witnessed Wilberforce's eloquence in the House of Commons and noted, "I saw what seemed a mere shrimp mount upon the table; b…”
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1783year
Francementioned
“In autumn 1783, Pitt, Wilberforce and Edward Eliot travelled to France for a six-week holiday together.”
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February 1785month
Londonmentioned
“In February 1785, Wilberforce returned to London temporarily, to support Pitt's proposals for parliamentary reforms.”
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1786year
Old Palace Yardmentioned
“In 1786, Wilberforce leased a house in Old Palace Yard, Westminster, in order to be near the houses of Parliament.”
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1787year
Old Palace Yardmentioned
“In early 1787, Thomas Clarkson met with Wilberforce for the first time at Old Palace Yard and brought a copy of his essay on the subject.”
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12 May 1789exact date
House of Commons of Great Britainmentioned
“On 12 May 1789, he made his first major speech on the subject of abolition in the House of Commons, in which he reasoned that the trade was morally reprehensible and an issue of natural justice.”
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1792year
Sierra Leonementioned
“Inspired in part by the utopian vision of Granville Sharp, they became involved in the establishment in 1792 of a free colony in Sierra Leone with black settlers from Britain, Nova Scotia and Jamaica, as well as native Africans and some…”
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1793year
Indiamentioned
“Horrified by the lack of Christian evangelism in India, Wilberforce used the 1793 renewal of the British East India Company's charter to propose the addition of clauses requiring the company to provide teachers and chaplains and to commi…”
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30 May 1797exact date
Bath, Somersetmentioned
“Despite the urgings of friends to slow down, the couple married at the Church of St Swithin in Bath, Somerset, on 30 May 1797.”
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30 May 1797exact date
Church of St Swithin, Bathmentioned
“Despite the urgings of friends to slow down, the couple married at the Church of St Swithin in Bath, Somerset, on 30 May 1797.”
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June 1804month
House of Commons of Great Britainmentioned
“In June 1804, Wilberforce's bill to abolish the slave trade successfully passed all its stages through the House of Commons.”
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23 February 1807exact date
House of Lordsmentioned
“Lord Grenville, the Prime Minister, successfully introduced an Abolition Bill in the House of Lords first, then Charles Grey moved for a second reading in the Commons on 23 February 1807.”
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1812year
Sussexmentioned
“In worsening health by 1812, Wilberforce resigned his Yorkshire seat, and became MP for the rotten borough of Bramber in Sussex, a seat with little or no constituency obligations, thus allowing him more time for his family and the causes…”
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1823year
11 June 1824exact date
April 1833month
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