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Stephen, James, Sir, 1789-1859

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Personal name headingStephen, James, Sir, 1789-1859
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Variant(s)Stephen, J. (James), Sir, 1789-1859
Birth date1789-01-03
Death date1859-09-14
Field of activityGreat Britain--Colonies--Administration History
Profession or occupationCivil servants Historians
Found inHopkins, William Bonner. Some points of Christian doctrine considered with reference to certain theories recently put forth by the Right Honorable Sir J. Stephen, 1849
Lectures on the history of France, 1851: title page (Sir James Stephen)
Wikipedia, 14 November 2016 (Sir James Stephen (3 January 1789 - 14 September 1859) was the British under-secretary of state for the colonies from 1836 to 1847. He was instrumental in implementing the slavery abolition act. In June 1849. In 1849 Stephen was appointed Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge)