Hugo James

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Hugo James (died 1835) was a planter in Jamaica, the owner of Mount Moreland estate. [1] He was elected to the House of Assembly of Jamaica in 1820. [2] In 1829 he was appointed Attorney General of Jamaica. [3]

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References

  1. Hon. Hugo James. Legacies of British Slave-ownership, University College London. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  2. Hakewill, James. (1825) A Picturesque Tour of the Island of Jamaica, From Drawings Made in the Years 1820 and 1821. London: Hurst and Robinson & E. Lloyd. p. 13.
  3. Cundall, Frank. (1915) Historic Jamaica. London: Institute of Jamaica. p. xx.