Alexander Barclay (Jamaica)
Alexander Barclay (c. 1784 – 30 October 1864) was a Scottish politician, planter, slave trader and author who served as a member of the House of Assembly of Jamaica. Born in Aberdeen, he immigrated to the British colony of Jamaica, where he became a member of the planter class. Barclay wrote a proslavery book in 1826 defending the continued existence of slavery in the British West Indies.[1][2] He once led a slaving voyage of three slave ships to West Africa, overseeing the transportation of hundreds of enslaved Africans back to Jamaica to be sold into slavery.[2]
Selected publications
[edit]- A Practical view of the Present State of Slavery in the West Indies. Smith, Elder, London, 1826.
References
[edit]- ^ "Summary of Individual | Legacies of British Slavery".
- ^ a b McGeachy, Edward. (1846) Irrigation in the West Indies, Being a Simple Plan by which they may be Perpetuated as Valuable and Productive Sugar Colonies. Kingston: De Cordova. p. 20.
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