Wilberforce
Encyclopedia
People
- Ernest Wilberforce (1840–1907), Anglican clergyman and bishop and the son of Samuel Wilberforce
- Henry William WilberforceHenry William WilberforceHenry William Wilberforce , was a Church of England clergyman, a Tractarian, a convert to the Roman Catholic Church, and thereafter a newspaper proprietor, editor and journalist.- Life :...
(1807–1873), the youngest son of William Wilberforce, Catholic convert, journalist and author - Lionel Robert Wilberforce (1861–1944), British physicist, great-grandson of William Wilberforce and inventor of the Wilberforce pendulum
- Richard Wilberforce, Baron WilberforceRichard Wilberforce, Baron WilberforceRichard Orme Wilberforce, Baron Wilberforce, PC was a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in the House of Lords from 1964 to 1982....
(1907–2003), great-great-grandson of William Wilberforce, famous Law Lord - Robert Isaac WilberforceRobert Isaac WilberforceRobert Isaac Wilberforce was an English clergyman and writer, second son of abolitionist William Wilberforce, and active in the Oxford Movement.-Early life and education:...
(1802–1857), second oldest son of William Wilberforce, a clergyman, Catholic convert and writer - Samuel WilberforceSamuel WilberforceSamuel Wilberforce was an English bishop in the Church of England, third son of William Wilberforce. Known as "Soapy Sam", Wilberforce was one of the greatest public speakers of his time and place...
(1805–1873), third oldest son of William Wilberforce, a bishop who debated the theory of evolution with Thomas Henry Huxley - William WilberforceWilliam WilberforceWilliam Wilberforce was a British politician, a philanthropist and a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade. A native of Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, he began his political career in 1780, eventually becoming the independent Member of Parliament for Yorkshire...
(1759–1833), British politician, evangelical reformer and campaigner against the slave trade
Places
- Wilberforce, New South WalesWilberforce, New South WalesWilberforce is a small town in New South Wales, Australia, in the local government area of the City of Hawkesbury. It is just beyond the outer suburbs of north-west Sydney and lies on the western bank of the Hawkesbury River.-History:...
, Australia - Wilberforce, Ontario, Canada
- Wilberforce FallsWilberforce FallsWilberforce Falls is an almost 60 meter tall waterfall located in the Wilberforce Gorge of the Hood River in Nunavut, Canada. The falls are one of the few major waterfalls in the world north of the Arctic Circle...
, Wilberforce Gorge, Wilberforce Hills: Nunavut, Canada - Wilberforce, OhioWilberforce, OhioWilberforce is a census-designated place in Greene County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,579 at the 2000 census. The community was named for the English statesman William Wilberforce, who worked for abolition of slavery and achieved the end of the slave trade in the United Kingdom and...
, United States - Wilberforce, Sierra LeoneWilberforce, Sierra LeoneWilberforce is an area in Freetown, Sierra Leone. It is the highest point in the city and is also home to several foreign embassies, including China, Gambia, Germany, Liberia, Lebanon, Libya, Syria, and Austria...
- Wilberforce ColonyWilberforce ColonyWilberforce Colony was a colony established by free American Black citizens, founded at the end of the second decade of the 19th century north of present day London, Ontario, Canada. This was one of several movements initially growing from or sympathetic to the American Colonization Society,...
, 18th century colony of American Black citizens - Wilberforce, Berlin, Germany; 19th Century
Fictional characters
- "Wilberforce" is the middle name of Bertie WoosterBertie WoosterBertram Wilberforce "Bertie" Wooster is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves novels of British author P. G. Wodehouse. An English gentleman, one of the "idle rich" and a member of the Drones Club, he appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose genius manages to extricate Bertie or one of...
, a character in the novels of P. G. Wodehouse - Mr. Wilberforce, a character in the children's novel, Under the Mountain, by Maurice GeeMaurice GeeMaurice Gee is a New Zealand novelist.-Awards and honors:Gee was awarded the 1978 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel Plumb...
- Mrs. Louisa Wilberforce is one of the main characters in the film "The LadykillersThe LadykillersThe Ladykillers is a 1955 British black comedy film made by Ealing Studios. Directed by Alexander Mackendrick, it stars Alec Guinness, Cecil Parker, Herbert Lom, Peter Sellers, Danny Green, Jack Warner and Katie Johnson...
". - The "Wilberforces" were the antagonists in the New Zealand children's TV horror-sci-fi show Under the MountainUnder the MountainUnder the Mountain was an eight-part television series based on the novel of the same name written by Maurice Gee and produced by Television New Zealand and first transmitted in 1981...
- "Wilberforce" is the name of a character in the comic strip The Born LoserThe Born LoserThe Born Loser is a newspaper comic strip created by Art Sansom in 1965. His son, Chip Sansom, who started assisting on the strip in 1989, is the current artist. The strip is distributed by United Features Syndicate...
. - Mr. Wilberforce Clayborne Humphries, a character in the 1970s British sitcom Are You Being Served?
Other
- Wilberforce UniversityWilberforce UniversityWilberforce University is a private, coed, liberal arts historically black university located in Wilberforce, Ohio. Affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church, it was the first college to be owned and operated by African Americans...
in Wilberforce, Ohio - Wilberforce Institute at the University of Hull, England
- Wilberforce (cat)Wilberforce (cat)Wilberforce was a cat who lived at 10 Downing Street between 1973 and 1987 and served under four British Prime Ministers: Edward Heath, Harold Wilson, Jim Callaghan and Margaret Thatcher. His chief function was to catch mice, in which role he was the successor to Petra...
, a cat who lived at 10 Downing Street between 1973 and 1987
See also
- Wilbur Force, sometimes misattributed as Wilberforce, is a character in The Little Shop of HorrorsThe Little Shop of HorrorsThe Little Shop of Horrors is a 1960 American comedy film directed by Roger Corman. Written by Charles B. Griffith, the film is a farce about an inadequate young florist's assistant who cultivates a plant that feeds on human flesh and blood. The film's concept is thought to be based on a 1932...
- Wilberforce pendulumWilberforce pendulumA Wilberforce pendulum, invented by British physicist Lionel Robert Wilberforce around 1896, consists of a mass suspended by a long helical spring and free to turn on its vertical axis, twisting the spring. It is an example of a coupled mechanical oscillator, often used as a demonstration in...