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Priscilla Buxton
from the frontispiece of her memoirs
Born(1808-02-25)25 February 1808
Earlham Hall
Died18 June 1852(1852-06-18) (aged 44)
NationalityBritish
Other namesPriscilla Johnston
Known forAbolitionist
SpouseAndrew Johnston
Children4

Priscilla Buxton (25 February 1808 – 18 June 1852) was a British abolitionist. She was co-secretary of the London Female Anti-Slavery Society.[1] In 1833 a petition of 187,000 women's signatures were presented to parliament to end slavery. The first two names were Amelia Opie and Priscilla Buxton.

  1. ^ Midgley, Clare (2004). Women Against Slavery: The British Campaigns, 1780–1870. Routledge. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-415-12708-0.

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