1746 - 1795
MP for Cricklade 1776-1780. Eldest son of George Dewar (q.v.) and an annuitant on the latter's estates and enslaved people. George Dewar effectively disinherited him leaving the estates and enslaved people themselves to his second son, David Dewar (q.v.).
http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1754-1790/member/dewar-john-1746-95
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Spouse
Caroline Vernon
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Political (1) |
MP
election →
Cricklade Wiltshire
1776 - 1780 |
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Son → Father
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Brothers
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Uncle → Nephew
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9th Oct 1760 - 1801
Prominent Liverpool merchant and slave-trader
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 Dewar', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146651965 [accessed 26th November 2024].
