List of Attorneys and Resident Managers of Barbuda
This is a list of Attorneys and Resident Managers of the Island of Barbuda during the years that Barbuda was under the control of the Codrington family and operated as a slave estate (1738-1834).
This along with the * (asterisk), indicates that the Attorney was also Resident Manager for the Island.
| Attorney Name | Manager Name | Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colonel Benjamin King | 1740-1746[1] | ||
| Thomas Beech | -1741 | ||
| Simon Punter | 1742-1743 | ||
| McNish | -1745 | Murdered in slave rebellion of December 1745 | |
| Martin and Byam | 1746-1761 | Held a lease from the Codrington family | |
| Samuel Redhead* | 1761-1779 | ||
| Richard Oliver | 1779-1783 | 1779-1781 as assistant only | |
| Richard Clarke | 1779-1782 | ||
| Langford Lovell | 1783-1792 | ||
| Dennis Reynolds | 1782-1793 | ||
| Joseph Walrond | 1792-1797 | ||
| Samuel Byam Athill | 1797-1805 | ||
| William Collins | 1793-1801 | Dismissed | |
| William Huggins | 1804 | Interim | |
| John James | 1804[2]-1805[3] | ||
| John James* | 1805[3]-1826[4] | Died 1826, not resident after 1822 | |
| Langford Lovell Hodge | 1805-1816 | ||
| Samuel Martin | 1809-1811 | Was asked by Christopher Bethell Codrington to oversee the management of John James | |
| John Osborn | 1816-1828 | ||
| Robert Jarritt | 1828-1830 | ||
| John Winter | 1827-1830 | ||
| John Winter* | 1830-1836 |
References
- Tweedy, Margaret T. (1981). A HISTORY OF BARBUDA UNDER THE CODRINGTONS 1738-1833 (PDF). University of Birmingham. pp. Appendix III.
- "The Letters of John James esq, letter of 25 September 1804".
- "The Letters of John James esq, letter of 2 August 1805".
- Oliver, Vere Langford (1899). The history of the Island of Antigua, vol 3. Mitchell and Hughes. p. 376.
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