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Brother and executor of John Cossley Hall (q.v.), the two men the sons of Cossley Hall (1728-1790) by his first wife Whitehorne-Lade Robinson. Died unmarried in 1827. "This gentleman was for many years a member of his majesty's privy council, and auditor general of the island of Jamaica."
John Burke, History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland (4 vols., London, 1835-1838), vol. 4 pp. 741-743.
We are grateful to Dawn Good for her assistance with compiling this entry.
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1817 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Executor
Executor, and also co-heir with his siblings, of their brother John Cossley Hall. |
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1817 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Attorney
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1817 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Owner
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'William James Hall', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146642073 [accessed 14th November 2024].
