Thomas Fowell Buxton
Biographic Data
| ID | 4784733 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas Fowell Buxton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas Fowell |
| FAMILY NAME | Buxton |
| SIGNATURE | BUXTON T F |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1908 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Memoirs of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, Baronet: With Selections from His Correspondence
The African Slave Trade
Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton (1786–1845) was a committed social reformer throughout his life and became involved with the abolition of slavery during his time as an MP, taking over the leadership of the abolition movement in the British House of Commons after William Wilberforce retired in 1825. Following the abolition of slavery in Britain and its colonies in 1833, and his loss of his Parliamentary seat in 1837, Buxton concerned himself with the sla…
The Remedy: Being a Sequel to the African Slave Trade
Thomas Fowell Buxton, M.P. (1786–1845) was a philanthropist who had many connections with the Quaker movement through the family of his wife, who was the sister of Henry Gurney and Elizabeth Fry. He was a passionate opponent of slavery, and campaigned to end it at a time when most British people believed that enough had been done by the abolition of British slave trading in 1807. The Remedy, first published in 1840, called on the government to do…
An Inquiry, whether Crime and Misery are Produced or Prevented, by our Present System of Prison Discipline
Thomas Fowell Buxton, M. P. (1786–1845) was a philanthropist who had many connections with the Quaker movement through the family of his wife, who was the sister of Henry Gurney and Elizabeth Fry. He was a passionate opponent of slavery, and campaigned to end it at a time when most British people believed that enough had been done by the abolition of slave trading in 1807. His other great interest was the punishment of crime: he wanted the death …
Inquiry, Whether Crime and Misery Are Produced or Prevented, by Our Present System of Prison Discipline
The Old Kingdom of Kongo: Discussion
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The Old Kingdom of Kongo: Discussion
An Inquiry, whether Crime and Misery are Produced or Prevented, by our Present System of Prison Discipline
Thomas Fowell Buxton, M. P. (1786–1845) was a philanthropist who had many connections with the Quaker movement through the family of his wife, who was the sister of Henry Gurney and Elizabeth Fry. He was a passionate opponent of slavery, and campaigned to end it at a time when most British people believed that enough had been done by the abolition of slave trading in 1807. His other great interest was the punishment of crime: he wanted the death …
Inquiry, Whether Crime and Misery Are Produced or Prevented, by Our Present System of Prison Discipline
The Remedy: Being a Sequel to the African Slave Trade
Thomas Fowell Buxton, M.P. (1786–1845) was a philanthropist who had many connections with the Quaker movement through the family of his wife, who was the sister of Henry Gurney and Elizabeth Fry. He was a passionate opponent of slavery, and campaigned to end it at a time when most British people believed that enough had been done by the abolition of British slave trading in 1807. The Remedy, first published in 1840, called on the government to do…
Memoirs of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, Baronet: With Selections from His Correspondence
The African Slave Trade
Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton (1786–1845) was a committed social reformer throughout his life and became involved with the abolition of slavery during his time as an MP, taking over the leadership of the abolition movement in the British House of Commons after William Wilberforce retired in 1825. Following the abolition of slavery in Britain and its colonies in 1833, and his loss of his Parliamentary seat in 1837, Buxton concerned himself with the sla…
Colonialism, slavery, and trade (4 works) · History (4 works) · Great britain (3 works) · Africa (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Prison (2 works)