Beilby Porteus, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Beilby Porteus

Bishop of Chester; Bishop of London

Date of Birth: 08-May-1731

Place of Birth: York, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 13-May-1809

Profession: priest

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Beilby Porteus

  • Beilby Porteus (or Porteous; 8 May 1731 – 13 May 1809), 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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