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London banker and MP, partner in Dorrien, Magens, Mello (q.v.) until 1829, and in that capacity mortgagee of enslaved people on Tobago.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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£4,128 17s 4d
Other association
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Commercial (1) |
Name partner
Dorrien, Magens, Mello
Banker |
Political (1) |
MP
election→
Carmarthen Carmarthenshire
1796 election→
Ludgershall Wiltshire
1804 - 1812 |
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Brothers
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Also business...
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Business partners
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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 2026
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Magens Dorrien Magens born Dorrien', Legacies of
British Slavery database, https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146653709
[accessed 4th April 2026].
