Britain's First Black Justice of the Peace?
| Was Nathaniel Wells Britain's first Black JP? He was a very wealthy
man and an active member of his local community in Monmouthshire.
These documents show him being sworn in as a Justice of the Peace
in 1806. He was also a slave owner, having inherited a plantation
from his father, William Wells. When
enslaved people were emancipated, he received government compensation. C 202/194/8 (1806) |
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