Thomas Fowell Buxton

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkb:oppression
gptkbp:addressed public meetings on slavery
gptkbp:advocated_for gptkb:human_rights
gptkb:social_justice
colonization of freed slaves
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Anti-Slavery_Society
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Society_for_Effecting_the_Abolition_of_the_Slave_Trade
gptkbp:birth_date 1786-04-01
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Norwich,_England
gptkbp:children gptkb:10
gptkbp:collaborated_with other abolitionists
gptkbp:commemorated_by statues and memorials
gptkbp:contributed_to public discourse on slavery
gptkbp:contribution legislation against slavery
gptkbp:death_date 1845-02-19
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:election gptkb:House_of_Commons
gptkbp:encouraged moral arguments against slavery
gptkbp:founded gptkb:British_and_Foreign_Anti-Slavery_Society
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thomas Fowell Buxton
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:anti-slavery_movement
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:William_Wilberforce
gptkbp:inspired future abolitionists
gptkbp:involved_in gptkb:charitable_organizations
gptkbp:is_active_in 19th century politics
gptkbp:is_influential_in gptkb:British_politics
gptkbp:is_opposed_by slavery
gptkbp:is_recognized_by humanitarian efforts
gptkbp:is_remembered_for his writings on slavery
gptkbp:is_visited_by West Africa
gptkbp:known_for advocacy for the abolition of slavery
gptkbp:legacy impact on British abolitionism
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Slavery_Abolition_Act_1833
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_burials gptkb:St._Mary’s_Church,_Bury_St_Edmunds
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_African_Slave_Trade
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Member_of_Parliament
gptkbp:participated_in Parliamentary debates on slavery
anti-slavery campaigns
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:promoted education for freed slaves
gptkbp:published The Slave Trade
gptkbp:received honorary degrees
gptkbp:recognized_by gptkb:Queen_Victoria
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Bury_St_Edmunds
gptkbp:role gptkb:social_reform
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sarah_Buxton
gptkbp:supported economic development in Africa
African colonization efforts
gptkbp:was_known_for gptkb:Philanthropy
gptkbp:was_part_of anti-slavery movement in Britain
gptkbp:was_supported_by public figures
gptkbp:works_with gptkb:Thomas_Clarkson
gptkbp:wrote A Letter on the Abolition of the Slave Trade
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_Wilberforce
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5