Memoirs of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, Baronet: With Selections from His Correspondence
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Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton (1786-1845) was a noted social reformer and one of the leading members of the campaign to abolish slavery. Buxton had family connections to the Quakers and became an associate of Elizabeth Fry in campaigning for prison reform. He was elected an MP in 1818 and from 1825 he became the leader of the abolitionist movement in Parliament following William Wilberforce's retirement from politics. This biography, compiled by his son...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1108020259
ISBN13:9781108020251
Release Date:September 2010
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:620 Pages
Weight:1.71 lbs.
Dimensions:1.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"
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