Reformer; born in
Liverpool, England, June 18, 1804; came to the
United States at the request of
William Lloyd Garrison to aid the abolition cause; addressed large meetings in the
Northern States, and through his efforts 150 anti-slavery societies were formed.
He was threatened by mobs several times, and once, when in
Boston, escaped death by fleeing in a small boat to an English vessel, on which he sailed to
England.
His visit created much excitement and was denounced by
President Jackson in a message to Congress.
He revisited the
United States in 1851, and again during the
Civil War, when a public reception was given in his honor at which
President Lincoln and his cabinet were present.
In 1870 a testimonial fund was raised for him by his admirers in the
United States and in
England.
He died in
Leeds, England, Oct. 7, 1878.
