Historedia
Person

Thomas Fowell Buxton

Events
2
Episodes
6
Years
1833–1842

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Thomas Fowell Buxton, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Slavery is abolished in the British Empire under the Slavery Abolition Act 1833

    1833–1840

    Role: MP who took over leadership of the abolition campaign in the Commons

    1. 1833 to 1838 · British EmpireCompensation to Slave Owners

      Slave owners received compensation for the loss of their enslaved workforce, funded by taxpayers.

    2. 22 July 1833 to 1 August 1834 · Parliament of the United KingdomPassage of the Slavery Abolition Act

      The Act passed its second reading unopposed on 22 July 1833, a week before Wilberforce died, received royal assent on 28 August, and came into force on 1 August 1834.

    3. 1 August 1834 to 1 August 1840 · British EmpireImplementation of Apprenticeship System

      Former slaves were redesignated as apprentices, with servitude ending in stages between 1838 and 1840.

  2. Niger expedition of 1841

    1840–1842

    Role: Organizer

    1. 1840-1841 · Exeter HallExpedition Organization

      The expedition was organized by the Society for the Extinction of the Slave Trade, following an Exeter Hall meeting in 1840.

    2. 1841-1842 · LokojaTravel to Lokoja

      Three British iron steam vessels traveled to Lokoja, the confluence of the Niger and Benue Rivers, to establish a center for trade.

    3. 1841-1842 · Aboh and IdahTreaties and Disease

      Treaties against the slave trade were signed in Aboh and Idah, but the expedition suffered high mortality from disease.

Sources

  1. William Wilberforce Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30
  2. Niger expedition of 1841 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-23