Enslavers

Arthur William Hodge

 (1763–1811)

“. . . was a plantation farmer, member of the Executive Council and Legislative Assembly, and slave owner in
the British Virgin Islands, who was hanged on 8 May 1811, for the murder of one of his slaves.” [Wikipedia]

engraving of Arthur William Hodge by an unknown
artist prior to the subject’s death in 1811.
[Public Domain, via Wikipedia Commons]

 

 – – – Websites – – – 

Benton, Lauren. “This Melancholy Labyrinth: The Trial of Arthur Hodge and the Boundaries of Imperial Law,” Alabama Law Review, Vol. 64:1:91, p.91-122.

Hodge, Arthur, -1811, A. M Belisario, and British Virgin Islands. Court Of Common Pleas. A report of the trial of Arthur Hodge, Esquire, late one of the members of His Majesty’s Council for the Virgin-Islands at the island of Tortola, on the 25th April, and adjourned to the 29th of the same month, for the murder of his Negro man slave named Prosper. [Middletown Conn.: Printed by Tertius Dunning, 1812] 

The Honorable Arthur William Hodge

“Slavery Across the British West Indies (part 1) – Master Who Killed His Slave Because He Allowed A Mango To Fall From His Tree – Tortola 1811,” – Bahamianology

Arthur William Hodge – Wikipedia 

 

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