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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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