Proper noun
An English surname from Old English, most common in Yorkshire.
William Wilberforce, English politician and abolitionist.
A place name:
A small town in the City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia.
A community in Highlands East municipality, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.
A census-designated place in Greene County, Ohio, United States, named after William Wilberforce.
A neighbourhood of Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgAnother was William Wilberforce who led the movement to abolish slavery in the United Kingdom and the Plantations, buried on 3 August 1833. Source: Internet
Although he was often months behind in his correspondence, Wilberforce responded to numerous requests for advice or for help in obtaining professorships, military promotions and livings for clergymen, or for the reprieve of death sentences. Source: Internet
Hull has a number of historical statues such as the Wilberforce Memorial in Queen's Gardens and the gilded King William III statue on Market Place (known locally as "King Billy"). Source: Internet
By the end of the evening, Wilberforce had agreed in general terms that he would bring forward the abolition of the slave trade in Parliament, "provided that no person more proper could be found". Source: Internet
Debate with Wilberforce main Famously, Huxley responded to Wilberforce in the debate at the British Association meeting, on Saturday 30 June 1860 at the Oxford University Museum. Source: Internet
However, three years later, and inspired by his new faith, Wilberforce was growing interested in humanitarian reform. Source: Internet