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W. W. (William Willcocks) Sleigh

b. 1796

A 19th-century physician, surgeon, and polemical writer, he published medical lectures as well as fiercely argued religious and political works. His best-known title today is Abolitionism Exposed! (1838), a stark example of pro-slavery writing from its era.

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Abolitionism Exposed! Proving the the Principles of Abolitionism are Injurious to the Slaves Themselves, Destructive to This Nation, and Contrary to the Express Commands of God

Abolitionism Exposed! Proving the the Principles of Abolitionism are Injurious to the Slaves Themselves, Destructive to This Nation, and Contrary to the Express Commands of God

by W. W. (William Willcocks) Sleigh

About the author

Born in 1796, William Willcocks Sleigh wrote under the name W. W. Sleigh and is identified in library and reference records as a physician, surgeon, and Bible scholar. Medical collections preserve his early teaching work, including a syllabus of lectures delivered at a London medical school in 1823.

Sleigh also wrote on religion and public controversy. His surviving books include Abolitionism Exposed! (1838), a work attacking the abolitionist movement, and other polemical publications that show he was deeply involved in the heated arguments of his time.

Reference records indicate that he died on December 30, 1863, in St John's Wood, London. Although he is not widely remembered today, his writings remain of historical interest because they capture the language, beliefs, and conflicts of the early Victorian world.