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	Bishop Beilby Porteus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Beilby Porteus was the son of Robert Porteus, a native of Virginia, US who had returned to England in 1720.
		In 1787 Dr Porteus was translated to the bishopric of London on the advice of William Pitt (the Younger), a position he continued to hold until his death in 1809.
		Porteus' tenure as Bishop of London saw not only services of thanksgiving for English victories at the Battles of Cape St. Vincent, the Nile and Copenhagen, but the great national outpouring of sorrow at the death of Nelson in 1805, and his state funeral service in St. Paul's Cathedral in 1806.
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	Bishop Beilby Porteus -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Beilby Porteus was the son of Robert Porteus, a native of (A state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War) Virginia, US who had returned to England in 1720.
		Beilby himself took a deep interest in the plight of (A native or inhabitant of the West Indies) West Indian negro (A person who is owned by someone) slaves, preaching and campaigning actively against the (Traffic in slaves; especially in Black Africans transported to America in the 16th to 19th centuries) slave trade.
		In 1787 Dr Porteus was translated to the (Click link for more info and facts about bishopric of London) bishopric of London on the advice of (Click link for more info and facts about William Pitt (the Younger)) William Pitt (the Younger), a position he continued to hold until his death in 1809.
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	Beilby Porteus: biography and bibliography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Beilby Porteus's interest in the colonies must be supposed to have started early, as his parents were Virginian colonists who had returned to England.
		Porteus was born at York, where he went to school, before making a promising start at Cambridge.
		As a member of the House of Lords, Porteus was foremost among those attempting to pass Sir William Dolben's Slave Carrying Bill in 1788.
	www.brycchancarey.com /abolition/porteus.htm (715 words)

	ipedia.com: Bishop Beilby Porteus Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Rt Rev Beilby Porteus, DD, Bishop of London was a leading evangelical churchman and abolitionist.
		Beilby Porteus was the son of Robert Porteus, a native of Virginia, US who had returned to England in...
		Appointed Chaplain to the King in 1769, Beilby Porteus became Bishop of Chester in 1776 and subsequently was appointed Bishop of London in 1787.
	www.ipedia.com /bishop_beilby_porteus.html (256 words)

	BEILBY PORTEUS - LoveToKnow Article on BEILBY PORTEUS
		BEILBY PORTEUS - LoveToKnow Article on BEILBY PORTEUS
		Of his published works the Review of the Life and Character of Archbishop Secker (London, 1770), and the Summary of the principal Evidences for the Truth and Divine Origin of the Christian Revelation (London, i800), have passed through numerous editions.
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	www.1911encyclopedia.org /P/PO/PORTEUS_BEILBY.htm (189 words)

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