James Stephen (British politician)
James Stephen (30 June 1758 – 10 October 1832) was the principal English lawyer associated with the movement for the abolition of slavery. Stephen was born in Poole, Dorset; the family home later being removed to Stoke Newington. He married twice and was the father of Sir James Stephen, grandfather of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen and Sir Leslie Stephen, and great-grandfather of Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell.
James Stephen | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Tralee | |
| In office 1808–1812 | |
| Member of Parliament for East Grinstead | |
| In office 1812–1815 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 June 1758 |
| Died | 10 October 1832 (aged 74) |
| Political party | Tory |
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