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Wilberforce (name)
Wilberforce is a name, both a surname and a given name. It is also the name of an English family, including William Wilberforce. Notable people with the name include: People Surname People with the surname include: * William Wilberforce (1759–1833), British politician, evangelical reformer and campaigner against the slave trade ** Barbara Wilberforce (1777–1847), wife of William ** William Wilberforce (1798–1879), first and eldest son of William, a lawyer and Member of Parliament ** Robert Wilberforce (1802–1857), second son of William, a clergyman, Catholic convert and writer *** Lionel Wilberforce (1861–1944), British physicist, grandson of Robert and inventor of the Wilberforce pendulum *** Herbert Wilberforce (1864–1941), British male tennis player, grandson of Robert and chairman of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club ** Samuel Wilberforce (1805–1873), third son of William, a bishop who debated the theory of evolution with Thomas Henry Huxley *** Ernes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Wilberforce
William Wilberforce (24 August 175929 July 1833) was a British politician, philanthropist and leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade. A native of Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, he began his political career in 1780, eventually becoming an independent Member of Parliament (MP) for Yorkshire (1784–1812). In 1785, he became an evangelical Christian, which resulted in major changes to his lifestyle and a lifelong concern for reform. In 1787, Wilberforce came into contact with Thomas Clarkson and a group of activists against the slave trade, including Granville Sharp, Hannah More and Charles Middleton. They persuaded Wilberforce to take on the cause of abolition, and he soon became the leading English abolitionist. He headed the parliamentary campaign against the British Slave Trade for 20 years until the passage of the Slave Trade Act of 1807. Wilberforce was convinced of the importance of religion, morality and education. He championed causes and campaigns such as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilberforce Eaves
Wilberforce Vaughan Eaves MBE (10 December 1867 – 10 February 1920) was an Australian-born tennis player from the United Kingdom. At the 1908 London Olympics he won a bronze medal in the Men's Singles tournament. Biography Eaves was born in Melbourne, Australia, son of William and Eunice Eaves of St Kilda, Victoria.Captain Wilberforce Vaughan Eaves CWGC casualty record. He reached the Men's Singles All-Comers' final at the in 1895 and lost against desp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Wilberforce Carrington
Sir Edwin Wilberforce Carrington, is the former Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), serving from 1992 to 2010. Academic career Born in Parlatuvier in Tobago, Carrington attended the University College of the West Indies and McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, earning a BA degree in economics. He subsequently earned a MA degree in economics from the University of the West Indies. He briefly served as a Junior Research Fellow at the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), University of the West Indies (UWI). Diplomatic career Carrington joined the CARIFTA Secretariat, as CARICOM was then called, advancing to the position of Director of the Trade and Integration Division. In 1975, Carrington served as the CARICOM representative during negotiations for the Lomé Convention. From 1985 to 1990, Carrington served as Secretary-General of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP), previously serving as Deputy Secretary-General from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Wilberforce Bird (governor)
William Wilberforce Bird (1784–1857) was a British colonial administrator who served as Deputy-Governor of Bengal Presidency and, in 1844, as the acting Governor General of India. William Wilberforce Bird had the same name as his father, who was Member of Parliament for Coventry. He was born in 1784 and educated in Warwick and Geneva before being nominated to join the British East India Company in 1802. After training, he arrived in Calcutta in 1803, where he undertook further training at the Fort William College and was then posted to Benares. Bird conducted himself well in Benares, including on occasions when he had to deal with civil disturbances involving local people. He was involved in both financial and judicial work before being appointed to the Supreme Council of India, of which in due course he became president when the then Governor-General of India was absent. He served as Deputy-Governor of Bengal Presidency throughout the period when Lord Ellenborough was Governor, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Wilberforce Bird (merchant)
William Wilberforce Bird (2 July 1758 – 19 April 1836), merchant, civil servant and author, was the Member of Parliament for Coventry from 1796 to 1802. His main career came later in South Africa. The son of John Bird and Judith Wilberforce, he was born in Coventry. He was a cousin of the philanthropist William Wilberforce, with whom he shared an interest in the well-being of slaves. He arrived at the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, in 1807 where he founded the Cape Philanthropic Society. In 1810, he was appointed Controller of Customs, a civil service position he retained until his death. His knowledge of finance and management were useful to the many bodies on which he served. He drew up the Colony's game laws, using his legal expertise. Transporting cargo in his own ships, particularly with St. Helena and Mauritius, he was involved in the import and export trade of the colony. A confidant of Lord Charles Somerset, governor of the Cape Colony, he never a subservient 'yes'- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Wilberforce Baddeley
Sir Vincent Wilberforce Baddeley (24 September 1874 − 25 July 1961) was a British civil servant who spent almost all his career at the Admiralty. Baddeley was the son of the Reverend J. J. Baddeley (died 1924), rector of Chelsfield, Kent.Biography, ''Who's Who'' He won scholarships to Marlborough College and Pembroke College, Oxford, joined the War Office as a clerk (class I) in December 1897 and transferred to the Admiralty Secretariat as a higher division clerk in May 1899.Obituary, ''The Times'', 26 July 1961, p.14 From November 1901 to 1911, he served as private secretary (assistant private secretary until 1902, and thereafter principal private secretary) to four successive First Lords of the Admiralty: Lord Selborne, Lord Cawdor (at whose funeral on 11 February 1911 he was a pallbearer), Lord Tweedmouth and Reginald McKenna. In 1904, he accompanied the First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir John Fisher, on a visit to naval educational establishments in the United States. In 1910, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Wilberforce Awuku-Darko
Samuel Wilberforce Awuku-Darko (born 23 May 1924) was a Ghanaian accountant and politician. He was a minister of state, serving in the capacity as Minister of Works in the Second Republic of Ghana. He also served as the President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants from 1967 to 1969. In 2018, they noted that he had died. Early life and education He was born on 23 May 1924 at Afransu, near Mangoase in Suhum, a town in the Eastern Region of Ghana. He had his early education in 1929 at Presbyterian Junior School, Suhum. In 1935, he continued at the Presbyterian Boys' Middle Boarding School Akropong-Akuapim. He enrolled at Prince of Wales College, Achimota from 1939 to 1942. He later attended Trinity College, Suhum. Accountancy He began his career as a second division at the income tax department in 1944. In 1950, he had professional training with Messrs Cassleton Elliott and company in Ghana, and in the United Kingdom as an articled clerk. He worked with the company from 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Wilberforce Allen
Sir Ronald Wilberforce Allen (24 November 1889 – 10 August 1936) was an English lawyer and Liberal politician. Family and education Allen was born in Stamford Hill in north London, the son of the Reverend William Allen, a Wesleyan minister. He was educated at Scarborough College and King's College, London where obtained his BA degree in 1910. He never married. In religion he followed his father's path and became a prominent Methodist layman. Career Allen went in for the law and was admitted as a solicitor in 1913 later rising to become senior partner in the firm of Wilberforce Allen & Bryant, with offices in the Strand, Cheapside and Ludgate Hill. During the First World War he served as a Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. He also gave lectures on literary and economic subjects and was an occasional contributor to various periodicals.''Who was Who'', OUP 2007 He was later a member of the Board of the Abbey Road Building Society. Politics Beginnings Allen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilberforce Talel
Wilberforce Talel (born 10 January 1980 in Marakwet District) is runner from Kenya ) , national_anthem = " Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi .... He is a Commonwealth Games gold medalist and has competed several times at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. He is the current 10,000 metres List of Commonwealth Games records in athletics, Commonwealth Games record holder. International competitions Personal bests See also *List of Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics (men) External links *Posso Sports profile 1980 births Living people Kenyan male long-distance runners Kenyan male cross country runners Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Kenya Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2002 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilberforce Ocran
Wilberforce Paa Kwesi Ocran (born Kumasi, Ghana, 24 September 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for Brentwood Town. Club career Prior a move to Charlton Athletic in May 2018, Ocran enjoyed spells at Watford, Arsenal, Leyton Orient, Enfield Town and Barnsley. On 10 November 2018, Ocran joined Isthmian League South East Division side, Cray Wanderers and went onto feature three times, scoring once before returning to Charlton at the end of the month. On 13 August 2019, Ocran made his professional debut, replacing Sam Field in the 78th minute, during Charlton's home 0–0 draw with Forest Green Rovers in an EFL Cup first round tie, in which the visitors eventually claimed the victory on penalties, 5–3. During the latter stages of the 2019–20, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ocran joined Isthmian League North Division side, Brentwood Town where he featured twice, failing to score. On 2 July 2020, it was confirmed that Ocran had left Charlton after his con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilberforce Kisamba Mugerwa
Wilberforce Kisamba Mugerwa, also Wilberforce Kisamba-Mugerwa, (5 July 1945 7 January 2021) was a Ugandan agricultural economist, politician and academic, who served as the chairman of the Uganda Microfinance Support Center, a government-owned company established in 2001, that manages micro credit programs in Uganda, funded by the African Development Bank, Islamic Development Bank and the Ugandan government. Immediately prior to his last position, for the ten years between 2008 and 2018, he served as the chairman of the National Planning Authority of Uganda. Background and education Mugerwa was born on 5 July 1945, in Bamunanika County, Luwero District, in the Buganda Region of Uganda. He attended Muyembe Tree Nursery School in Bamunanika, followed by Wampeewo Junior Primary School. He then transferred to Mukono Bishop's Senior Secondary School where he completed his O-Level studies. He then completed his A-Level education at Kololo High School in Kololo, Kampala, graduating wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilberforce Mfum
Wilberforce "Willie" Mfum is a retired Ghanaian football (soccer) forward who played professionally in Ghana and the United States. He was a member of the Ghanaian Olympic soccer team at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Club career Mfum played for Asante Kotoko in his native Ghana. In 1968, Mfum played for the Baltimore Bays of the National Professional Soccer League. In 1969, he joined Ukrainian SC of the German American Soccer League. In 1970, Mfum played for the Ukrainian Nationals of the American Soccer League. That season, he shared the ASL scoring title with Juan Paletta. In 1971, he signed with the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League. National team Mfum played for the Ghana Olympic football team at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He also played for the Ghana national football team. In 1963, he scored two goals in the final of the 1963 African Cup of Nations as Ghana took the title. He was the second leading scorer at the 1968 African Cup of Nations The 1968 Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
