Wilberforce
William, 1759–1833, British statesman, philanthropist, and writer.
Contemporary Examples
What Plantation Is Jim DeMint Living On? Michael Tomasky April 10, 2014
What Plantation Is Jim DeMint Living On? Michael Tomasky April 10, 2014
Historical Examples
Political Thought in England from Locke to Bentham Harold J. Laski
The English Utilitarians, Volume I. Leslie Stephen
Mildred Arkell, (Vol 3 of 3) Ellen Wood
Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay George Otto Trevelyan
My Recollections of Lord Byron Teresa Guiccioli
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 Various
Mildred Arkell, (Vol 3 of 3) Ellen Wood
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 Various
noun
Samuel. 1805–73, British Anglican churchman; bishop of Oxford (1845–69) and Winchester (1869–73)
his father, William. 1759–1833, British politician and philanthropist, whose efforts secured the abolition of the slave trade (1807) and of slavery (1833) in the British Empire
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