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William Pitt and family
Statesman
William Pitt the Elder and his son are buried in the north transept of Westminster Abbey. His wax effigy is on display in the triforium.
...measuring one foot square, was placed over the burial vault with just his initials on it (in the centre part of the transept and adjoining the Wilberforce
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Granville Sharp
Abolitionist and Writer
A memorial tablet, by the sculptor Sir Francis Chantrey, was erected for slavery abolitionist Granville Sharp in the south transept of Westminster Abbey.
1787 Sharp became one of the twelve founder members of the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, working with William Wilberforce and Thomas Clarkson.
