{"product_id":"memoirs-of-sir-thomas-fowell-buxton-baronet-with-selections-from-his-correspondence-paperback-9781108020251","title":"Memoirs of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, Baronet; With Selections from his Correspondence (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108020251","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMemoirs of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, Baronet\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWith Selections from his Correspondence\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe first biography of noted social reformer and abolitionist Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, published in 1848 by his son.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas Fowell Buxton (Author), Charles Buxton (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108020251, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 23 September 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e620 pages, 1 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.5 cm, 0.78 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSir Thomas Fowell Buxton (1786–1845) was a noted social reformer and one of the leading members of the campaign to abolish slavery. Buxton had family connections to the Quakers and became an associate of Elizabeth Fry in campaigning for prison reform. He was elected an MP in 1818 and from 1825 he became the leader of the abolitionist movement in Parliament following William Wilberforce's retirement from politics. This biography, compiled by his son Charles Buxton and first published in 1848, provides an intimate and detailed account of Buxton's character and involvement with social reform and the abolition movement, culminating in the 1833 Slavery Abolition Act. The inclusion of Buxton's letters to family, friends and colleagues provides valuable insights into his character and his thoughts on the progress of the abolition movement and other political events connected to the campaign for abolition.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. 1786–1802, notices of the Buxton family\u003cbr\u003e 2. 1802–1807, education in Ireland\u003cbr\u003e 3. 1807–1812, enters Truman's Brewery\u003cbr\u003e 4. 1812–1816, first speech in public\u003cbr\u003e 5. 1816, 1817, adventure with a mad dog\u003cbr\u003e 6. 1818, 1819, election, 1818\u003cbr\u003e 7. 1820, 1821, election\u003cbr\u003e 8. 1821–1823, chosen by Mr. Wilberforce as his successor in the slavery cause\u003cbr\u003e 9. 1823–1826, excitement in the West Indies\u003cbr\u003e 10. 1822–1826, Cromer Hall\u003cbr\u003e 11. 1826, 1827, the Mauritius slave trade\u003cbr\u003e 12. 1827, 1828, meditations\u003cbr\u003e 13. 1828, 1829, the Hottentots\u003cbr\u003e 14. 1829, catholic emancipation\u003cbr\u003e 15. 1829, 1830, letters\u003cbr\u003e 16. 1830, the public begins to arouse itself with regard to slavery\u003cbr\u003e 17. 1831, religious meditations\u003cbr\u003e 18. 1832, insurrection in Jamaica\u003cbr\u003e 19. 1833, government undertakes the slavery question\u003cbr\u003e 20. 1833, debate, May 14\u003cbr\u003e 21. 1833, 1834, letters\u003cbr\u003e 22. 1834, 1835, inquiry into the treatment of aboriginal tribes in British colonies\u003cbr\u003e 23. 1835, 1836, accounts from West Indies\u003cbr\u003e 24. 1836, Scotland\u003cbr\u003e 25. 1837, 1838, Aborigines' report\u003cbr\u003e 26. 1838, new plan for the suppression of the slave trade\u003cbr\u003e 27. 1828, 1839, communications with government, and with private individuals\u003cbr\u003e 28. 1839, 1840, journey through France and Italy\u003cbr\u003e 29. 1840, prisons at Civita Vecchia\u003cbr\u003e 30. June, 1840, to April, 1841, great public meeting in Exeter Hall\u003cbr\u003e 31. 1841, correspondence\u003cbr\u003e 32. 1843, 1844, declining health\u003cbr\u003e 33. 1843–1845, continued and increasing illness\u003cbr\u003e Appendix.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20modern%20history:%20c%201450\/1500%20to%20c%201700%20%5BHBLH%5D%22\"\u003eHBLH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913161367832,"sku":"9781108020251","price":42.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108020251i.jpg?v=1694869579","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/memoirs-of-sir-thomas-fowell-buxton-baronet-with-selections-from-his-correspondence-paperback-9781108020251","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}