Who suggested the law that the British Government passed in 1856 to support widow remarriage?

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1. Context: The British Government passed the Widow Remarriage Act in $1856$ to legally permit and support the remarriage of Hindu widows.

2. Reform efforts: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar led a sustained campaign advocating widow remarriage, presenting petitions, writing essays, and lobbying both Indian society and the British authorities.

3. Outcome: Vidyasagar's persistent social reform activities were the key force behind the enactment of the law in $1856$; other listed figures were social reformers but not the primary proposer of this specific law.

FINAL_ANSWER: b

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