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.