George William Hamilton
George William Hamilton was a planter in Jamaica. He was elected to the House of Assembly of Jamaica in 1820.
According to the Legacies of British Slave-Ownership at the University College London, Hamilton was awarded a payment as a slave trader in the aftermath of the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 with the Slave Compensation Act 1837. The British Government took out a £15 million loan with interest from Nathan Mayer Rothschild and Moses Montefiore which was subsequently paid off by the British taxpayers. Hamilton was associated with seven different claims, he owned 671 slaves in Jamaica and received a £11,704 payment at the time.
