Wilberforce William
Wil·ber·force
(wĭl′bər-fôrs′), William 1759-1833. British politician. As a member of Parliament (1780-1825) he successfully led the campaign for the Slave Trade Act (1807), which abolished the slave trade in the British Empire.
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