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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
− | William Laurence was the third son of [[Lord Allendale]], whose family seat of [[Wollaton Hall]] in Nottinghamshire. Young Will was raised in privilege, with an education and travel that included a boyhood trip to Rome. Lord Allendale was a staunch advocate for the abolition of slavery and the slave trade, and Will absorbed these views from his father. | + | William Laurence was the third son of [[Lord Allendale]], whose family seat of [[Wollaton Hall]] in Nottinghamshire. Young Will was raised in privilege, with an education and travel that included a boyhood trip to Rome. Lord Allendale was a staunch advocate for the abolition of slavery and the slave trade, and Will absorbed these views from his father. |
− | Lord Allendale's oldest son, [[George Laurence]], stood to inherit his father's title. | + | Lord Allendale's oldest son, [[George Laurence]], stood to inherit his father's title. The second son entered the church; Will was intended for the same profession but wanted to enter the [[Royal Navy]] instead. |
=== Royal Navy, ~1786-1805=== | === Royal Navy, ~1786-1805=== |