Thomas Fowell Buxton
E16924
Thomas Fowell Buxton was a British politician, social reformer, and leading abolitionist who played a central role in the campaign to end slavery throughout the British Empire.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomas Fowell Buxton canonical | 5 |
| Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, 1st Baronet | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
ⓘ
abolitionist ⓘ human ⓘ social reformer ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
improvement of conditions for prisoners
ⓘ
reform of criminal law ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society
ⓘ
Gurney family ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1786-04-01 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Castle Hedingham
ⓘ
England ⓘ Essex ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Norfolk
ⓘ
Overstrand ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Great Britain
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBaronet | 1840 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1845-02-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Greenwich
ⓘ
Trinity College Dublin ⓘ
surface form:
Trinity College, Dublin
|
| endTime | 1837 ⓘ |
| familyName | Buxton ⓘ |
| fatherInLaw | John Gurney ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | 1st Baronet ⓘ |
| knownFor |
campaigning for the abolition of slavery in the British Empire
ⓘ
leadership in the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| movement | abolitionism ⓘ |
| name | Thomas Fowell Buxton self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | instrumental role in the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 ⓘ |
| notableWork | The African Slave Trade and Its Remedy ⓘ |
| occupation |
abolitionist
ⓘ
brewer ⓘ politician ⓘ social reformer ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1839 ⓘ |
| relative | Elizabeth Fry ⓘ |
| religion |
Religious Society of Friends
ⓘ
surface form:
Quakerism
|
| residence |
Norfolk
ⓘ
Northrepps Hall ⓘ |
| spouse | Hannah Gurney ⓘ |
| startTime | 1818 ⓘ |
| succeeded | William Wilberforce as parliamentary leader of the abolitionist movement ⓘ |
| title | Sir ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sydney Buxton, 1st Viscount Buxton
this entity surface form:
Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, 1st Baronet