Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Hamilton Brown

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'''Hamilton Brown''' (1776 - 18 September 1843) was an Irish sugar planter and slave-owner in Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica, which he represented in the House of Assembly of Jamaica for 22 years. He gave his name to Brown's Town in Saint Ann Parish, which he founded.

==Early life==
Hamilton Brown was born in 1776, a native of [[County Antrim]], Ireland.

==Career==
Brown owned the [[Minard plantation|Minard]] estate and was associated with the Phoenix Park<ref>http://bit.ly/2Hryx9t> and Queenhithe<ref>http://bit.ly/2S0nmIW> estates, all in [[Saint Ann Parish]].

He gave his name to [[Brown's Town]] in Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica, which he founded.<ref name=glean/>

He was a member of the [[House of Assembly of Jamaica]] in 1820.<ref>[[James Hakewill|Hakewill, James]]. (1825) ''[http://bit.ly/2M6woPb A Picturesque Tour of the Island of Jamaica, From Drawings Made in the Years 1820 and 1821.]'' London: Hurst and Robinson & E. Lloyd. p. 13.</ref>

==Death==
Brown died on 18 September 1843 and is buried in the graveyard of the local Anglican church in Brown's Town.<ref name=glean>[http://bit.ly/2S1oJHj Uncovering secrets in Brown's Town.] Robert Lalah, ''[[The Gleaner (Jamaica)|The Gleaner]]'', 10 July 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2019.</ref><ref>http://bit.ly/2HtiQOX>

== References ==


== External links ==

*http://bit.ly/2S2ApcO

[[Category:1843 deaths]]
[[Category:1776 births]]
[[Category:Members of the House of Assembly of Jamaica]]

[[Category:Landowners]]
[[Category:Saint Ann Parish]]
[[Category:Slave owners]]
[[Category:Irish emigrants to Jamaica]]
[[Category:People from County Antrim]]


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