John Dawson (slave trader)
John Dawson (died 1812) was a Liverpool slave trader.
John Dawson | |
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Died | 1812 |
Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | Ship's captain and owner of slave ships |
Captain John Dawson, in Mentor, captured the French East Indiaman Carnatic. When Carnatic came into Liverpool, she was said to be worth £135,000 and the richest prize ever taken and brought safe into port by a Liverpool privateer. Part of the value was due to a box of diamonds that had been found on her. Dawson married the daughter of Peter Baker, the shipbuilder who owned Mentor, and became a partner in the firm of Baker and Dawson.
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