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  1. 1760-1846. British philanthropist. From 1785
  2. he devoted himself to a campaign against
  3. slavery. He was one of the founders of the
  4. Anti-Slavery Society 1823 and was largely
  5. responsible for the abolition of slavery in
  6. British colonies 1833.
  7.