George William Gordon
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george-william-gordon-231-2673539
title:
George William Gordon
text:
George William Gordon was a Jamaican businessman, magistrate and politician, one of two representatives to the Assembly from St. Thomas-in-the-East parish. He was a leading critic of the colonial government and the policies of Jamaican Governor Edward Eyre. After the start of the Morant Bay rebellion in October 1865, Eyre declared martial law in that area, directed troops to suppress the rebellion, and ordered the arrest of Gordon in Kingston. He had him returned to Morant Bay to stand trial und
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Jamaican patriot and businessman
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_William_Gordon
date created:
2005-08-25T21:36:25Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T23:37:36Z
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