Person:William Roscoe (2)

William Roscoe
b.1753
d.30 Jun 1831 Liverpool
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Name William Roscoe
Gender Male
Birth? 1753
Marriage to Unknown
Death? 30 Jun 1831 Liverpool
Reference Number? Q2635090?


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William Roscoe (8 March 175330 June 1831) was an English banker, lawyer, and briefly a Member of Parliament. He is best known as one of England's first abolitionists, and as the author of the poem for children The Butterfly's Ball, and the Grasshopper's Feast. In his day he was also respected as a historian and art collector, as well as a botanist and miscellaneous writer.

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