Stephen, George, 1794-1879
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found: His A letter to the proprietors and occupiers of land in the parish of Bledlow ... 1833:p. 32 (signed, George Stephen)
found: LC data base, 4-15-88(hdg.: Stephen, George, Sir, 1794-1879)
found: His The adventures of a gentleman in search of a horse, 1836:t.p. (Caveat emptor, gent.)
found: Concise dictionary of national biography, to 1900(Stephen, Sir George (1794-1879), lawyer and author; fourth son of James Stephen (1758-1832); solicitor; formed plan for "Agency Committee" of Anti-Slavery Society; knighted, 1837; barrister, Gray's Inn, 1849; emigrated to Melbourne, 1855; published 'Adventures of a gentleman in search of a horse,' by Caveat Emptor, 1835, 'Adventures of an attorney in search of practice,' 1839, 'Anti-Slavery recollections,' 1854, and other works; died at Melbourne)
found: Wikipedia, viewed April 23, 2015(George Stephen (abolitionist); Sir George Stephen, Q.C., (1794-20 June 1879) was a solicitor, author and anti-slavery proponent; brother of Sir James Stephen; born in 1794 at Saint Kitts; it was in connection with the movement for the abolition of slavery in the British colonies that he mainly distinguished himself)
found: The African slave trade and its suppression, 2014:page 272 (Analysis of the evidence given before the select committees upon the slave trade. By a barrister; by Sir George Stephen. Opposes withdrawal of the squadron; 'emigration' would be a modified slave trade.)
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1988-06-13: new
2015-05-06: revised
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