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William Wilberforce

Post by Imploding Turtle » Sat Aug 03, 2019 7:16 pm

You may have known that he led a successful movement to end slavery in the British Empire, but what you might not have know is that he was a Tory MP.
Amazing, right? Against all historical record, Big Willy Wilbo was apparently a Tory, according to the Tories.

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Re: William Wilberforce

Post by Fenwick » Sat Aug 03, 2019 7:33 pm

They are not all baby eating monsters you know !

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Re: William Wilberforce

Post by BOYSIE31 » Sat Aug 03, 2019 7:40 pm

Thought he was a target

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Re: William Wilberforce

Post by Imploding Turtle » Sat Aug 03, 2019 7:46 pm

Fenwick wrote:They are not all baby eating monsters you know !

psst. He wasn't a Tory, is my point.
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Re: William Wilberforce

Post by Clarets4me » Sat Aug 03, 2019 8:08 pm

In terms of his politics, he'd probably be a Conservative these days ... he was a founding Vice President of the London Jews Society, which would probably have ruled him out of the modern Labour Party ...

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Re: William Wilberforce

Post by Fenwick » Sat Aug 03, 2019 8:09 pm

Every day's a school day

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Re: William Wilberforce

Post by South West Claret. » Sat Aug 03, 2019 8:23 pm

Read and lern.

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Re: William Wilberforce

Post by CnBtruntru » Sat Aug 03, 2019 8:26 pm

And?

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Re: William Wilberforce

Post by elwaclaret » Sat Aug 03, 2019 8:39 pm

Imploding Turtle wrote:You may have known that he led a successful movement to end slavery in the British Empire, but what you might not have know is that he was a Tory MP.
Amazing, right? Against all historical record, Big Willy Wilbo was apparently a Tory, according to the Tories.

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Whigs were the merchants party... Tories traditional landed gentry, so yes.

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Re: William Wilberforce

Post by Top Claret » Sat Aug 03, 2019 8:42 pm

Not at all surprised. The biggest ***** have always been the Labour Party, the pretend socialist
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Re: William Wilberforce

Post by Imploding Turtle » Sat Aug 03, 2019 8:49 pm

elwaclaret wrote:Whigs were the merchants party... Tories traditional landed gentry, so yes.
lol. No. He was an independent.

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Post by elwaclaret » Sat Aug 03, 2019 8:54 pm

Imploding Turtle wrote:lol. No. He was an independent.
If I remember correctly he turned independent as a result of his crusade not being popular on either side of the house. Served Hull I think, or a part of it. Alan Johnston (lab) also Hull is one of the leading experts... loves the guy.

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Re: William Wilberforce

Post by LoveCurryPies » Sat Aug 03, 2019 10:07 pm

Have you read William Hague’s biography of Wilberforce?

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Re: William Wilberforce

Post by elwaclaret » Sat Aug 03, 2019 10:17 pm

LoveCurryPies wrote:Have you read William Hague’s biography of Wilberforce?
I haven’t only know the bare bones, as he came up as part of a study of the glorious revolution and empire... one of those characters that I will get to know quite well next year, as he keeps popping up lol.

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