Wednesday, July 24, 2024

[Hamilton Brown] was a member of the House of Assembly of Jamaica in 1820[9] and represented Saint Ann Parish in that assembly for 22 years.

US Vice President Kamala Harris is descended from Brown. - John L Hoh Jr
[Hamilton Brown] was a member of the House of Assembly of Jamaica in 1820[9] and represented Saint Ann Parish in that assembly for 22 years.[7] 
In 1832, he met Henry Whiteley on his trip to Jamaica to whom he argued that Jamaican slaves were better off than the English poor and therefore the British government should not interfere with the way the Jamaican planters managed their slaves; 
Whiteley went on to witness harsh and arbitrary whipping of slaves at the plantations that he visited during his stay...
Genealogical research carried out by Northern Irish historian Stephen McCracken revealed that US Vice President Kamala Harris is descended from Brown.
Hamilton Brown - Wikipedia
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Hamilton Brown - Wikipedia
Hamilton Brown (1776 – 18 September 1843) was an Irish-born planter and politician who resided in Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica, which he represented in the House of Assembly of Jamaica for 22 years. Brown founded the settlement of Hamilton Town in Saint Ann Parish, which was named after him.

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