"He was an active and conscientious, if rather pompous Member, whose unsophisticated approach to the art of debating provided the House with a number of comic interludes." (Fisher)
Friendly to Lord Liverpool's government. Opposed Catholic relief and Parliamentary reform.
Fisher (ed.), House of Commons 1820-1832, vol. VI.
Elections / Constituences |
Barnstaple Devon1818 - 1826
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1729 - 1809
Quaker merchant and banker, abolitionist who manumitted enslaved people in Jamaica
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.
