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.

May 24, 2025 · 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 …

William Wilberforce (1759-1833), abolitionist and philanthropist, was born to a family of merchants. He was first educated at Hull Grammar School under Joseph Milner, an …

Read a biography about William Wilberforce. Discover how influential he was in the abolition of the slave trade in the British empire.

William Wilberforce ( 24 August 1759 – 29 July 1833) was one of Britain’s great social reformers involved in campaigns against slavery, the promotion of education, Christianity, strict morality …

Jul 16, 2024 · William Wilberforce was a prominent British politician, philanthropist, and leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade. He was born on 24 August 1759 in Kingston upon …

Dec 19, 2023 · William Wilberforce came to embrace the central tenets of the faith and poured out those convictions into his best-selling treatise, published in 1797, A Practical View. He …

William Wilberforce was a massive presence in the noble fight against slavery. Wilberforce was born in Hull, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England in 1759 as the only son of Robert …

Amazing Grace: Directed by Michael Apted. With Ioan Gruffudd, Romola Garai, Benedict Cumberbatch, Albert Finney. The idealist William Wilberforce maneuvers his way through …

May 23, 2018 · The English statesman and humanitarian William Wilberforce (1759-1833) was a prominent antislavery leader. His agitation helped smooth the way for the Act of Abolition of 1833.