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Please see [[William Wilberforce]].  As a Member of the House of Commons, William Wilbeforce was addressed as Mr. Wilberforce, while [[William Laurence]]'s father, a Member of the House of Lords, was addressed as [[Lord Allendale]].  
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{{People|name=William Wilberforce|dob=24 August, 1759|service=n/a; sits in House of Commons|rank=|nationality=British|billets=}}
 
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== Biography ==
 
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William Wilberforce was active in the Abolition movement in Britain, leading the movement since before 1790. He was a strong political ally of [[Lord Allendale]], and his visits to [[Wollaton Hall]] made a lasting impression on a young [[William Laurence]].
 
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In 1807, after a bill to ban the slave trade was defeated in the House of Lords following a speech by [[Nelson]], Wilberforce recruited [[William Laurence]] as a spokesman and visible figure for the abolition movement. His intention was to use Laurence's standing as a hero of the [[Battle of Dover]] as a counter to Nelson's influence.  
 
  
 
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Revision as of 21:38, 12 September 2008

Please see William Wilberforce. As a Member of the House of Commons, William Wilbeforce was addressed as Mr. Wilberforce, while William Laurence's father, a Member of the House of Lords, was addressed as Lord Allendale.

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