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Benjamin McMahon ( Irish: Binimín Mac Mathúna; active 1818–1838) was an Irish man of the 19th century. Emigrating to the British West Indies, he worked as an overseer on a Jamaica slave plantation, and wrote an account of his experiences. [1]
Early life
McMahon was born in Ireland. He moved to South America in 1818 to serve in Simón Bolívar's " British Legions". In 1819 he left and migrated to British Jamaica where he worked as a bookkeeper ( accountant) and overseer. He lived there for eighteen years and worked on twenty-four different plantations. [2]
He was unemployed for a period after criticising the treatment of slaves, and served in suppressing the Baptist War, a slave rebellion of 1831–32.
McMahon later became an avowed abolitionist, and wrote an account of his experiences, entitled Jamaica Plantership. [3] [4]
References
- ^ Higman, B. W. (20 March 1995). Slave Population and Economy in Jamaica, 1807-1834. Press, University of the West Indies. ISBN 9789766400088 – via Google Books.
- ^ Hogan, Liam (10 October 2019). "An Irish overseer's account of the Jamaican slave revolt (1831-'32)". Medium.
- ^ M'Mahon, Benjamin (20 March 1839). "Jamaica plantership". London, E. Wilson – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Benjamin McMahon: Jamaica Plantership | Derek Bishton".
| This article needs additional citations for
verification. (June 2020) |
Benjamin McMahon ( Irish: Binimín Mac Mathúna; active 1818–1838) was an Irish man of the 19th century. Emigrating to the British West Indies, he worked as an overseer on a Jamaica slave plantation, and wrote an account of his experiences. [1]
Early life
McMahon was born in Ireland. He moved to South America in 1818 to serve in Simón Bolívar's " British Legions". In 1819 he left and migrated to British Jamaica where he worked as a bookkeeper ( accountant) and overseer. He lived there for eighteen years and worked on twenty-four different plantations. [2]
He was unemployed for a period after criticising the treatment of slaves, and served in suppressing the Baptist War, a slave rebellion of 1831–32.
McMahon later became an avowed abolitionist, and wrote an account of his experiences, entitled Jamaica Plantership. [3] [4]
References
- ^ Higman, B. W. (20 March 1995). Slave Population and Economy in Jamaica, 1807-1834. Press, University of the West Indies. ISBN 9789766400088 – via Google Books.
- ^ Hogan, Liam (10 October 2019). "An Irish overseer's account of the Jamaican slave revolt (1831-'32)". Medium.
- ^ M'Mahon, Benjamin (20 March 1839). "Jamaica plantership". London, E. Wilson – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Benjamin McMahon: Jamaica Plantership | Derek Bishton".