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Both William Wilberforce jr. and Robert Wilberforce met people through Lord Calthorpe – Wilberforce expressed concern that Robert’s experience staying with the Calthorpes would lead him to ‘over value the Worldly dignity of Politicians & Lawyers &c in Comparison with the true dignity of the Ministerial Office’ (12 October 1821) (Robert was a year into his time at Oriel, Oxford when the ...
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Robert Isaac Wilberforce (19 December 1802 – 3 February 1857) was an English clergyman and writer. Early life and education. He was second son of abolitionist ...
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He was born in Hull on 24th August 1759, the only son of Robert and Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Bird). The family had long been settled in Yorkshire. William was educated in Hull and at St John's College, Cambridge and stood as Member of Parliament for his native city in 1780, becoming a close friend of William Pitt(later Prime Minister). He enth...
The Wilberforce family helped restore the Islip Chapel in the Abbey and an inscription, with the family arms of an eagle displayed, is on the wall in the lower Islip Chapel and reads:
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography "Hero for Humanity. A biography of William Wilberforce" by Kevin Belmonte, 2002 "The Life of William Wilberforce" by Robert and Samuel Wilberforce, 5 volumes, London 1838 "Basil Wilberforce. A memoir" by George W.E. Russell, 1918 Portraits of William and Samuel are at the National Portrait Gallery, London Col...
William Wilberforce. William Wilberforce, only son of Robert Wilberforce (1728–1768) and Elizabeth Bird (1730–1798), was born in Kingston upon Hull on 24th August 1759. His paternal grandfather, William Wilberforce (1690–1776), established the family fortunes through the Baltic trade and was twice mayor of Hull. (1)
Wilberforce was born in Hull, in Yorkshire, England, on 24 August 1759. [1] He was the only son of Robert Wilberforce (1728–1768), a wealthy merchant, and his wife, Elizabeth Bird (1730–1798). His grandfather, William (1690–1774), [2] [3] had made the family fortune in the maritime trade with Baltic countries.
Robert Wilberforce. He was second son of abolitionist William Wilberforce, and active in the Oxford Movement. He was educated at Oriel College, Oxford, taking a double first in 1823. [1] In 1826, he was chosen fellow of Oriel and was ordained, among his friends and colleagues being Newman, Pusey and Keble.
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Project Canterbury. Robert Isaac Wilberforce 1802-1857. Family Prayers by William Wilberforce Edited by his son, Robert Isaac Wilberforce. New York: Swords, Stanford, 1834. London: J. Hatchard, 1834. The Life of William Wilberforce By his sons, Robert Isaac Wilberforce and Samuel Wilberforce. London: J. Murray, 1838. The Five Empires: An ...
