Thomas Babington
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Thomas Babington (18 December 1758 – 21 November 1837) was an English philanthropist and politician. He was a member of the Clapham Sect, alongside more famous abolitionists such as William Wilberforce and Hannah More. An active anti-slavery campaigner, he had reservations about the participation of women associations in the movement.[1]
Thomas Babington was educated at Rugby School and St John's College, Cambridge.[2] In 1787 he married Jean Macaulay. He was MP for Leicester from 1800 to 1818.
[edit] References
- ^ Clare Midgley, Women against slavery (Routledge, 1992, p. 56)
- ^ Babington, Thomas in Venn, J. & J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge University Press, 10 vols, 1922–1958.
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Member of Parliament for Leicester 1800–1801 With: Samuel Smith |
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Member of Parliament for Leicester 1801–1818 With: Samuel Smith |
Succeeded by John Mansfield and Thomas Pares |
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