William Wilberforce

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:advocatesFor animal welfare
education reform
social reform
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:The_Church_Mission_Society
gptkb:The_Evangelical_Alliance
gptkb:British_evangelicalism
gptkb:British_Society_for_the_Abolition_of_the_Slave_Trade
gptkb:The_Society_for_Promoting_Christian_Knowledge
gptkb:The_British_and_Foreign_Anti-Slavery_Society
gptkb:British_Parliament
gptkb:The_British_and_Foreign_Bible_Society
gptkb:The_Religious_Tract_Society
gptkb:British_and_Foreign_Anti-Slavery_Society
gptkb:Society_for_Effecting_the_Abolition_of_the_Slave_Trade
gptkb:National_Society_for_Promoting_the_Education_of_the_Poor_in_the_Principles_of_the_Established_Church
gptkb:The_London_Missionary_Society
gptkb:The_Society_for_the_Promotion_of_Christian_Knowledge
gptkb:Clapham_Sect
gptkb:The_Clapham_Sect
gptkb:The_Society_for_the_Propagation_of_the_Gospel_in_Foreign_Parts
Anti-Slavery Society
British_abolitionist_movement
Christian_social_reformers
gptkbp:born August 24, 1759
gptkbp:children gptkb:Henry_Wilberforce
gptkb:Robert_Wilberforce
gptkb:William_Wilberforce_Jr.
gptkbp:died July 29, 1833
gptkbp:education gptkb:St_John's_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:famousQuote “You may choose to look the other way but you can never say again that you did not know.”
gptkbp:honors Order of the Bath
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Wilberforce
gptkbp:influenced Abolitionism
human rights movement
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_Wesley
gptkbp:knownFor abolition of the slave trade
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Wilberforce_Institute_for_the_Study_of_Slavery_and_Emancipation
gptkb:Wilberforce_University
Wilberforce_Day
gptkbp:notableWork Abolition of the Slave Trade Act 1807
Abolition of Slavery Act 1833
gptkbp:occupation politician
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Clergy_and_Laity_Concerned
gptkbp:religion Anglicanism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:London
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Barbara_Wilberforce