Significant figure Flashcards
(13 cards)
1
Q
Where was Wilberforce born
A
Hull
2
Q
When was he born
A
24th August 1759
3
Q
What University did he go to
A
Cambridge
4
Q
who did he meet at Cambridge
A
William Pitt ( future pirme minister)
5
Q
When did he become a lawyer
A
1780
6
Q
who were his parents
A
Robert Wilberforce and Elizabeth Bird
7
Q
Who did he marry and how many children did he have and when
A
Married Barbara Spooner and had 6 children in 1797
8
Q
What instituion did he found and when
A
National Lifeboat Instiution in 1824
9
Q
What college did he go to
A
St Johns
10
Q
What Society did he set up and when
A
The Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade in 1787
11
Q
what did he dedicate his life to
A
ending the slave trade
12
Q
who did he write his books with
A
ex slaves
13
Q
what did he write the books about
A
experience of slavery
