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4th son of James Stephen, Barrister of London
School - Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire
Admitted pensioner at Magdalene on 9 October 1812
Admitted Solicitor, c. 1819.
Admitted at Gray's Inn, 11 January 1831
Called to the Bar, 1849
Practised in Liverpool
Collected evidence abroad during the trial of Queen Caroline
Originator of an organisation which played an important part in the anti-slavery agitation
Solicitor (unpaid) for the relief of pauper prisoners for debt
Knighted, in recognition of his services in the cause of negro emancipation, 14 February 1838, the first person to be knighted by Queen Victoria
Went to Melbourne, Australia in 1855
Commissioner of Insolvent Estates at Geelong
In 1821 married Henrietta, eldest daughter of W. Ravenscroft
Author of various works including Adventures of a Gentleman in search of a Horse (which had great popularity) and Adventures of an Attorney in Search of a Practice; and Anti-Slavery Recollections
Died on 20 June 1879 in Melbourne