John Dawson (slave trader)

John Dawson (died 1812) was a Liverpool slave trader.[1] In the period between 1783 and 1792, Dawson and his partner Peter Baker, were the largest firm of slave traders in the United Kingdom.[2] The firm Baker and Dawson had a contract with the Spanish Government to supply slaves to Spanish America. They estimated the slaves had a value of £350,000.[3]

John Dawson
Died1812
NationalityBritish
Occupationslave trader

In 1790, Dawson owned 19 slave ships, with an average value of £10,000.[4][lower-alpha 1] Dawson was declared bankrupt in 1793 owing £500,000.[5][lower-alpha 2]

Notes
  1. About £1.2 million today.
  2. About £60 million today.

References
  1. Richardson 2007, p. 197.
  2. Behrendt p=104.
  3. Richardson 2007, p. 32.
  4. Richardson 2007, p. 249.
  5. Richardson 2007, p. 41.

Sources
  • Richardson, David (2007). Liverpool and Transatlantic Slavery. UK: Liverpool University Press. ISBN 978-1-84631-066-9.


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