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Peter Beckford

Governor of Jamaica (1643–1710)

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Occupation: judge
Position held: Governor of Jamaica
Born: 1643
Died: 1710

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“The colour I think of little moment; and am of opinion with our friend Foote, respecting his negro friend, that a good dog, like a good candidate, cannot be of a bad colour.”
— Thoughts upon Hare and Fox Hunting (1781), Letter 3

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Overview

Colonel Peter Beckford ( – 3 April 1710) was an English-born planter, merchant, military officer and colonial administrator who served as the acting governor of Jamaica in 1702. A prominent member of the planter class in the English colony of Jamaica, by the time of his death Beckford had acquired ownership over 20 plantations, 1,200 slaves and earnt what historian Noel Deer described as "perhaps the greatest fortune ever made in planting." Early life Peter Beckford was born in London . His father was also named Peter Beckford and was from Maidenhead; one of Beckford's uncles was Sir Thomas Beckford, who served as the sheriff of London, while another was Richard Beckford, a sea captain who was engaged in trade with the English colony of Jamaica from 1659 onwards. Planter and slave owner

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