Beilby Porteus (or Porteous; 8 May 1731 – 13 May 1809), successively Bishop of Chester and of London, was a Church of England reformer and a leading abolitionist...
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Porteus is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Beilby Porteus (1731–1809), Church of England bishop Hugh Gordon Porteus (1906–1993), art...
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soldier and politician Beilby Lawley, 3rd Baron Wenlock (1849–1912), British soldier, politician, Governor of Madras Beilby Porteus or Porteous (1731–1809)...
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relatively modern. The village had an Anglican chapel in 1806, built by Beilby Porteus, Bishop of London, who lived in nearby Sundridge; St Mary's church was...
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1980s. His great-grandfather was the Reverend Beilby Porteus Oakes, a descendant of the bishop Beilby Porteus. The family belonged to the English landed...
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Sir John Finch Sir Thomas Baines John Tayloe III Frederick Cornwallis Beilby Porteus William Paley Charles Darwin Jagdish Chandra Bose Jan Smuts Lord Louis...
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and submission to the slave master were instructions handed down by Beilby Porteus (then Bishop of London), who stated: "prepare a short form of public...
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village of Whichford, Warwickshire. His grandfather Beilby Porteus Oakes was a descendant of Beilby Porteus. He married Annette Christine Swire; they had three...
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joined Ripon Grammar School in 1701. Porteus House is named after writer, preacher and Bishop of London Beilby Porteus, a keen supporter of the movement...
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Three churchmen: John Wesley, William Paley, and Beilby Porteus. A posthumous engraving....
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