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Benjamin Smith (slave trader), the Glossary

Benjamin Smith (1717 – 1770) was an American slave trader, planter, shipowner, merchant, banker and politician who served as speaker of the South Carolina House of Assembly from 1755 to 1763.^[1]

23 relations: Alexander Garden (priest), Benjamin Smith (North Carolina politician), British West Indies, Charleston, South Carolina, Fur trade, Goose Creek, South Carolina, James Ladson, James Moore Sr., Jeremiah Theus, John Yeamans, Joseph Blake (governor), Joseph Wragg, Judith DuBose, Judith Smith Ladson, Kingdom of Great Britain, Landgrave, Nevis, Planter class, Province of South Carolina, Slavery in the United States, Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives, St. James Church (Goose Creek, South Carolina), Thomas Smith (governor of South Carolina).
18th-century American slave traders
Merchant bankers
Smith family (politics)

Alexander Garden (priest)

Alexander Garden (– 1756) was a Scottish Episcopalian priest, educated at the University of Aberdeen. Benjamin Smith (slave trader) and Alexander Garden (priest) are People from colonial South Carolina.

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Benjamin Smith (North Carolina politician)

Benjamin Smith (January 10, 1756 – January 26, 1826) was the 16th governor of North Carolina from 1810 to 1811. Benjamin Smith (slave trader) and Benjamin Smith (North Carolina politician) are Smith family (politics).

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British West Indies

The British West Indies (BWI) were colonised British territories in the West Indies: Anguilla, the Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, Montserrat, the British Virgin Islands, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, British Guiana (now Guyana) and Trinidad and Tobago.

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Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston metropolitan area.

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Fur trade

The fur trade is a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal fur.

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Goose Creek, South Carolina

Goose Creek is the most populous city in Berkeley County in the U.S. state of South Carolina.

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James Ladson

James Henry Ladson (1753 – 1812) was an American politician, wealthy plantation owner from Charles Town and officer of the American Revolution.

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James Moore Sr.

James Moore Sr. (–) was an Irish-born military officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Carolina from 1700 to 1703.

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Jeremiah Theus

Jeremiah Theus (Theüs; April 5, 1716 – May 17, 1774) was a Swiss-born American painter, primarily of portraits. Benjamin Smith (slave trader) and Jeremiah Theus are People from colonial South Carolina.

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John Yeamans

Sir John Yeamans, 1st Baronet (bapt. 28 February 1611 – 1674) was an English colonial administrator and planter who served as Governor of Carolina from 1672 to 1674. Benjamin Smith (slave trader) and John Yeamans are People from colonial South Carolina.

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Joseph Blake (governor)

Joseph Blake (died 1700), the nephew of English General at Sea Robert Blake, served as the governor of Carolina in 1694 and from 1696 to his death in 1700.

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Joseph Wragg

Joseph Wragg (1698 – 1751) was a politician and slave trader in the Province of South Carolina. Benjamin Smith (slave trader) and Joseph Wragg are 18th-century American slave traders.

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Judith DuBose

Judith DuBose (1698 - 16 December 1769) was a Colonial American heiress. Benjamin Smith (slave trader) and Judith DuBose are People from colonial South Carolina.

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Judith Smith Ladson

Judith Smith Ladson (May 1766 – September 4, 1820) was an American heiress and socialite who served as the Second Lady of South Carolina. Benjamin Smith (slave trader) and Judith Smith Ladson are People from colonial South Carolina and Smith family (politics).

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Kingdom of Great Britain

The Kingdom of Great Britain was a sovereign state in Western Europe from 1707 to the end of 1800.

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Landgrave

Landgrave (Landgraf, landgraaf, lantgreve, landgrave; comes magnus, comes patriae, comes provinciae, comes terrae, comes principalis, lantgravius) was a rank of nobility used in the Holy Roman Empire, and its former territories.

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Nevis

Nevis is an island in the Caribbean Sea that forms part of the inner arc of the Leeward Islands chain of the West Indies.

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Planter class

The planter class, also referred to as the planter aristocracy, was a racial and socioeconomic caste which emerged in the Americas during European colonization in the early modern period.

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Province of South Carolina

The Province of South Carolina, originally known as Clarendon Province, was a province of the Kingdom of Great Britain that existed in North America from 1712 to 1776.

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Slavery in the United States

The legal institution of human chattel slavery, comprising the enslavement primarily of Africans and African Americans, was prevalent in the United States of America from its founding in 1776 until 1865, predominantly in the South.

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Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives

The speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the South Carolina House of Representatives, whose main role is to ensure that general order is maintained in the house by recognizing members to speak, ensuring members are following established rules, and to call for votes.

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St. James Church (Goose Creek, South Carolina)

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Thomas Smith (governor of South Carolina)

Thomas Smith (16 November 1694) was an English-born administrator and planter who served as the colonial governor of South Carolina from 1693 to 1694. Benjamin Smith (slave trader) and Thomas Smith (governor of South Carolina) are Smith family (politics).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Smith_(slave_trader)

Also known as Benjamin Smith (banker).