Born in1759-died in 1833. The key fact is that he fought for ending slavery for most of his life and died a few days after achieving his goal. Evangelical conservative Christians oppose many other social reforms. Biography of william wilberforce 1759 was born in Hull, Yorkshire on August 24th. His father was a wealthy businessman and his grandfather was the mayor of Hull, who made a fortune in Baltic trade. He was sent to Hull Grammar School, but his situation became more uncertain after his father died. He was sent to Wimbledon to live with a pair of uncles and aunts. He went to boarding school in Putney and was influenced by the gospel of his relatives, which attracted some attention from his Anglican mother and grandfather. They were shocked enough that he was exposed to extreme inconsistencies and brought him back to Hull City. /kloc-when he was 0/2 years old, he didn't want to come back, but as time went on, his religious enthusiasm gradually weakened and he began to participate in dance, drama and even cards.
/kloc-When he was 0/7 years old, he studied at St. John's College in Cambridge, but the recent death of his grandfather and uncle made him independent and rich, so he almost had no tendency to study, preferring to continue gambling and drinking until late at night, and generally lived a highly socialized student life. He became a popular figure in the university, and started a lifelong friendship with his classmate William Pitt, who was about to become prime minister. Although he obviously lacks the ability to apply for study, 1788 graduated from Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts.
Encouraged by his friend Peter, wilberforce was elected as a member of Parliament in Kingston, Hull Constituency, Yorkshire, and spent 8,000 pounds to get the vote. During this period of limited voting rights, it is considered completely acceptable that qualified voters are minority landowners.
Wilberforce, as an independent person, supported * * * to approve their actions. He is famous for his eloquent speeches. Outside the parliament, he often goes to various gentlemen's clubs and plays cards and gambles.
Wilberforce spent the winter of 1784/5 in the French Riviera and Switzerland accompanied by his mother and a friend named Isaac Milner. Milner is an anti-slavery unconventional person. Slavery was the main reason for many unconventional people at that time. He took an evangelist in wilberforce, and wilberforce abandoned his old habit and got up early to study the Bible. Evangelicals are suspected and laughed at, and his new friends have some difficulty in persuading him to continue in politics. But he did it. When he returned to parliament, he was a very conservative man, opposed to changing the social order given by God, protecting the Sabbath, and advocated moral education for the public. He was opposed by the Conservative Party, which considered him an enemy of the church and the country, while political activists did not believe in his conservatism.
A few years ago, Quakers launched a movement to abolish the British slave trade, which has long been the main source of slaves for all European colonies in the West Indies and elsewhere. 1783, they submitted a book to the parliament to abolish the death penalty. Although wilberforce met James Ramsey in the same year, he was a man who changed from a surgeon to an abolitionist after his experience in a plantation in leeward islands. It was not until 1786 that the reformers found him to support this cause. He began to read books on this issue, and often met with an abolitionist organization, which was headquartered in Teston, Kent, on March 1787.
At a dinner party, a different group, including Dr. Johnson's biographer James boswell, painter Sir Joshua Reynolds and wilberforce's friend Thomas Clarkson, provided him with many anti-slavery materials; Members of Congress and abolitionists persuaded Parliament to abolish wilberforce. He agreed in principle, but he was still unwilling to ask such a controversial question. A few weeks later, I had an important conversation with William Pitt to persuade him to make a full commitment.
His plan in parliament was postponed due to illness, and it was not until 1789 that he gave his first speech in parliament in support of the abolition of the death penalty. This is based on a report submitted by Peter himself to the Privy Council. However, parliamentary tactics and delays, coupled with elections, meant that wilberforce could not introduce a bill to abolish slavery until April 179 1.
Then there was a protracted movement, during which wilberforce joined an evangelical society and lived near Clapham Commons, and was called a "saint". A year after his first speech, wilberforce made another speech to promote his bill, but he cleverly deviated from the direction. The home secretary proposed an amendment to gradually realize this change, but there is no clear timetable.
1793 The war with France actually marginalized the abolition of slavery. In the public mind, the link between the abolition of slavery and the French Revolution (the French Revolution abolished slavery in 1794) made the movement stumble in this hostile period, and the most important groups stopped meeting, although wilberforce continued to try to put forward various bills to abolish slavery. Now, wilberforce, who is in her thirties, is introduced to Barbara Ann Spooner, who is in her twenties. After eight days of love, they got engaged. They got married on 1797 and had six children in the next ten years.
With the rise of Napoleon in France, they reintroduced slavery, which was no longer regarded as pro-French, and the public interest returned. With the establishment of the New Whig Party, abolitionists entered the cabinet and passed a bill prohibiting British nationals from participating in or supporting the slave trade with French colonies. In the general election of 1806, the abolition of slavery became an election topic, and many anti-slavery members returned to parliament. After years of research, wilberforce wrote a 400-page book, which became the cornerstone of the abolitionist debate. Lord grenville, the new Prime Minister, proposed a repeal bill, which was first passed by the House of Lords and then passed by the House of Commons by a majority vote. 1807 the slave trade bill became law. This is not liberation, this is not wilberforce's direct agenda; It just ended the trade with the slave owners, who thought that there were enough slaves in the colony to provide the needed labor indefinitely. Wilberforce himself didn't believe that slaves were ready to be free, but maybe one day they would.
1820, he began to retire from public life. Due to poor health, in 1823, he changed his position and began to support the complete freedom of all slaves. In his last years as a member of parliament, he tried to pass the liberation bill, but failed.
1826, he moved from Kensington to Millhill, which was then a rural area, but in 1830, most of his personal property was used to save his son William's failed attempt to cultivate property. 1in April, 833, he delivered his last liberation speech. Next month, the bill to abolish slavery will be formally introduced to pay tribute to wilberforce's influence. On July 26th, he heard the news that the bill would be passed. On July 29th, he died at a cousin's house in Cardoan Square, London.
His legacy, wilberforce, was a symbolic leader of the abolition of slavery and liberation for more than 40 years. His dedication and commitment to this cause had a great influence on Sven and supported the idea of abolitionist parliamentary elections. His name will always be associated with the progress of Britain's liberation of human compatriots. His family tried to downplay the important role of his friend Thomas Clarkson, but today's historians believe that they are more or less equal partners in their work.
In other areas, wilberforce remains conservative. He supported the suspension of habeas corpus and banned more than 50 people from attending public meetings. He opposed the establishment of trade unions and the investigation of the Petrou Massacre. He opposed women's political activities and the rights of Catholics. He supports all attempts to curb public vices, from drinking to swearing in public. Many of these activities put him in direct opposition to the famous reform radicals at that time. They think he cares more about the behavior of the poor than the behavior of the ruling class. He is often laughed at by them because they think he has double standards.
He supported prison reform, opposed the death penalty for certain crimes and supported the poor to receive education. He also helped establish the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
The place to visit Wilberforce is buried in the North Ear Hall of Westminster Abbey, near William Pitt's grave. Westminster Abbey also has a statue of him.
The wilberforce Monument is in the yard of Hull College in Hull, Yorkshire. There is a statue at the top of a 65,438+000-foot-high column.
There is a blue plaque at 44 Cadogan Street in London where he died. Lauridsen Manor in the south of Wimbledon (formerly known as laurel Grove), where he grew up; In the church of Saint Trini in clapham, he and the "saints" worship there.
Further research on wilberforce's biography includes:
Amazing Grace: William wilberforce and the Heroic Movement to End Slavery.
William wilberforce: The Biography of Stephen tomkins.
William wilberforce: A great anti-slavery trade activist, written by william haig.
Ioannity Pearl and Jonathan aitken's amazing grace in william wilberforce's Life.
Books, or according to his works, include:
William wilberforce, william wilberforce.
A realistic view of the universal religious system claims that Christians, in the middle class and higher classes, were founded by William wilberforce.
Adapted a film about his life and opposition to the slave trade, adapted from Eric Metax's
A book starring Benedict Cumberbatch.