William Wilberforce
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William Wilberforce was a British politician, philanthropist, and leading figure in the movement to abolish the transatlantic slave trade and slavery in the British Empire.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Wilberforce canonical | 26 |
| Wilberforce | 4 |
| William Wilberforce the younger | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T115797 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: William Wilberforce Context triple: [Slavery Abolition Act 1833, keySupporter, William Wilberforce]
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Increase Mather
Increase Mather was a prominent 17th-century New England Puritan minister and political leader who played a major role in colonial religious life and governance, including efforts to curb the excesses of the Salem witch trials.
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William Pitt the Elder
William Pitt the Elder was an 18th-century British statesman and orator who led Britain to major victories in the Seven Years' War and became one of the most influential political figures of his era.
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John Stuart Mill
John Stuart Mill was a 19th-century British philosopher and political economist known for his influential works on utilitarianism, liberty, and liberal democratic theory.
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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell was a prominent 19th-century British Whig statesman who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and played a key role in advancing parliamentary reform.
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E.
Francis Nurse
Francis Nurse was a respected landowner and community leader in 17th-century Salem Village, best known for his involvement in the events surrounding the Salem witch trials.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: William Wilberforce Target entity description: William Wilberforce was a British politician, philanthropist, and leading figure in the movement to abolish the transatlantic slave trade and slavery in the British Empire.
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A.
Increase Mather
Increase Mather was a prominent 17th-century New England Puritan minister and political leader who played a major role in colonial religious life and governance, including efforts to curb the excesses of the Salem witch trials.
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B.
Benjamin Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli was a 19th-century British statesman and novelist who twice served as Prime Minister and played a key role in shaping modern conservatism and the British Empire.
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C.
William Pitt the Elder
William Pitt the Elder was an 18th-century British statesman and orator who led Britain to major victories in the Seven Years' War and became one of the most influential political figures of his era.
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D.
John Stuart Mill
John Stuart Mill was a 19th-century British philosopher and political economist known for his influential works on utilitarianism, liberty, and liberal democratic theory.
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E.
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell was a prominent 19th-century British Whig statesman who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and played a key role in advancing parliamentary reform.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
ⓘ
abolitionist ⓘ human ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| authorOf | A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Westminster Abbey, London
ⓘ
surface form:
Westminster Abbey
|
| causeOfDeath | influenza ⓘ |
| child |
Robert Wilberforce
ⓘ
Samuel Wilberforce ⓘ William Wilberforce self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
William Wilberforce the younger
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1759-08-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1833-07-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfMarriage | 1797-05-30 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Pocklington School
ⓘ
St John’s College, Cambridge ⓘ
surface form:
St John's College, Cambridge
|
| familyName |
William Wilberforce
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Wilberforce
|
| fullName | William Wilberforce self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| influenced |
British abolitionist movement
ⓘ
Evangelical social reform in Britain ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hannah More
ⓘ
John Newton ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leading figure in the movement to abolish slavery in the British Empire
ⓘ
leading figure in the movement to abolish the transatlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Clapham Sect ⓘ |
| movement | abolitionism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
campaign to abolish slavery in the British Empire
ⓘ
campaign to abolish the slave trade ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 6 ⓘ |
| occupation |
Member of Parliament
ⓘ
social reformer ⓘ |
| parliamentaryHouse |
House of Commons of Great Britain
ⓘ
House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
ⓘ
Hull ⓘ
surface form:
Kingston upon Hull
Yorkshire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
England
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| positionHeld |
Member of Parliament for Bramber
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Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull ⓘ Member of Parliament for Yorkshire ⓘ |
| religion |
Evangelicalism
ⓘ
surface form:
Evangelical Anglicanism
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| residence |
Highwood Hill, Mill Hill
ⓘ
Hull ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| spouse | Barbara Spooner ⓘ |
| supportedAct |
Slave Trade Act 1807
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Slavery Abolition Act 1833 ⓘ |
| termEnd | 1825 ⓘ |
| termStart | 1780 ⓘ |
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Subject: William Wilberforce Description of subject: William Wilberforce was a British politician, philanthropist, and leading figure in the movement to abolish the transatlantic slave trade and slavery in the British Empire.
Referenced by (33)
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