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The deaths of his grandfather and uncle, in 1774 and 1777 respectively, had left him independently wealthy and as a result he had little inclination or need to apply himself to serious study. Instead, he immersed himself in the social round of student life and pursued a hedonistic lifestyle, enjoying cards, gambling and late-night drinking sessions - although he found the excesses of some of his fellow students distasteful. Fellow students described Wilberforce as witty, generous, and an excellent conversationalist.

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