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MP for Surrey 1719-1727, son of Richard Walter merchant Barbados. In his will he left his estates in England and Barbados to his eldest son Abel (the father of John Walter and father-in-law of Newton Walter, both of whom q.v.) and land and slave-property in South Carolina to younger sons.
http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/walter-john-1736
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Absentee?
Transatlantic?
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Spouse
Lucy Alleyne
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Children
Abel and others
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Physical (1) |
Country house
Farley Hall [Built]
description → Farley Hall, Swallowfield in Berkshire, a Grade I house, was built c. 1729-1730 for 'John Walter.' LBS has inferred this to have been John Walter MP, although the history of the house and its...
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Political (1) |
MP
election →
Surrey Surrey
1719 - 1727 |
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Grandfather → Grandson
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Other relatives
Notes →
Newton Walker married John Walter, grandson of John Walter...
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Father → Son
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Busbridge, Godalming, Surrey, South-east England, England
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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:
'John Walter MP', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146650101 [accessed 29th November 2024].
