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Beilby Porteus, successively Bishop of Chester and of London, was a Church of England reformer and a leading abolitionist in England. He was the first Anglican in a position of authority to seriously challenge the Church's position on slavery.

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Occupation: Anglican priest, bishop
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Beilby Porteus

Bishop of Chester; Bishop of London (1731-1809)

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About Beilby Porteus

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Occupation: Anglican priest, bishop
Position held

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by Henry Hoppner Meyer / After John Hoppner via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

Bishop of London, Bishop of Chester

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United Kingdom

Born

May 8, 1731

Died

May 13, 1809

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