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Wilberforce

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Wil·ber·force  (wlbr-fôrs, -frs), William 1759-1833.
British politician. As a member of Parliament (1780-1825) he campaigned for the British abolition of slavery.
Wilberforce [ˈwɪlbəˌfɔːs]
n
1. (Biographies / Wilberforce, Samuel (1805-1873) M, British, RELIGION: clergyman) Samuel. 1805-73, British Anglican churchman; bishop of Oxford (1845-69) and Winchester (1869-73)
2. (Biographies / Wilberforce, William (1759-1833) M, British, POLITICS: politician, PHILANTHROPY: philanthropist, POLITICS: anti-slavery campaigner) 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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