Family and Education
b. 24 Aug. 1759, os. of Robert Wilberforce, Baltic merchant, of Kingston-upon-Hull, Yorks. by Elizabeth, da. of Thomas Bird of Barton, Oxon. educ. Hull g.s. 1766; Chalmer’s sch. Putney 1768-71, Pocklington g.s. 1771; . St. John’s, Camb. 1776. m. 30 May 1797, Barbara Ann, da. of Isaac Spooner, merchant banker, of Elmdon Hall, Warws., 4s. 2da. suc. fa. 1768.
Offices Held
Dir. Sierra Leone Co. 1791; member, board of agriculture 1801.
Parlimentarian
Volume
Commons 1790-1820
Web Title
WILBERFORCE, William (1759-1833)
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Estates
Oxford 1644
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