| LC control no. | n 50015673 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Wilberforce, William, 1759-1833 |
| Variant(s) | Wilberforce, W. (William), 1759-1833 Wilberforce, Wm. (William), 1759-1833 |
| Associated place | Yorkshire (England) |
| Birth date | 1759-08-24 |
| Death date | 1833-07-29 |
| Place of birth | Hull (England) |
| Place of death | London (England) |
| Field of activity | Political science |
| Affiliation | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons |
| Profession or occupation | Abolitionists Legislators |
| Found in | His A letter on the abolition of the slave trade, 1807: t.p. (W. Wilberforce) English Wikipedia website, viewed June 12, 2012 (William Wilberforce (Aug. 24, 1759 - July 29, 1833) was a British politician, philanthropist, and a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade. A native of Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, he began his political career in 1780, eventually becoming the independent Member of Parliament for Yorkshire (1784--1812); d. in London, England) An appeal to the religion, justice, and humanity of the inhabitants of the British Empire in behalf of the Negro slaves in the West Indies, 1823: title page (Wm. Wilberforce, Esq., M.P.) |
| Associated language | eng |
 |  |  |
View this record in: MARCXML | LC Authorities & Vocabularies | VIAF (Virtual International Authority File)
