An informal group of wealthy British evangelicals active from about 1790 to 1839 and most famous for their opposition to slavery and their efforts towards the formation of the British and Foreign Bible Society. Mostly from the Anglican churches, they were able to appeal to the rich Anglicans as the Methodists were able to appeal to the poor.
Two of the most famous members of the group—which got its name from the fact that most of the members lived around Clapham in London—are philanthropist Zachary Maculay and William Wilberforce, both of whom were instrumental in the abolition of slave trade by Britain.
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