James Stephen

Politician

1758 – 1832

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Who was James Stephen?

James Stephen was the principal English lawyer associated with the abolitionist movement. Stephen was born in Poole, Dorset; the family home later being removed to Stoke Newington. He married twice and was the father of Sir James Stephen and grandfather of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen and Sir Leslie Stephen and great-grandfather of Virginia Woolf.

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Born
Jun 30, 1758
Poole
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Education
  • Marischal College
Died
Oct 10, 1832

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on July 23, 2013

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