Hamilton Edmund MacCormac
Hamilton Edmund MacCormac or Hamilton Edmond MacCormac (1801-1859), was a Northern Irish merchant in the Colony of Sierra Leone during the early nineteenth century. MacCormac was a business partner of his elder brother John MacCormac, the father of the timber trade in Sierra Leone, and alongside his elder brother, Hamilton MacCormac pioneered the timber trade in Sierra Leone.[1].
Early life and arrival in Sierra Leone
Hamilton MacCormac was born in Lurgan, Northern Ireland in 1801 and was a member of the MacCormac family [2]. MacCormac was a younger brother of Dr Henry MacCormac, a well known physician and the uncle of Sir William MacCormac, a distinguished Irish surgeon.[3]
Hamilton MacCormac settled in Sierra Leone in the 1820s or 1830s and was a business partner of his brother, John MacCormac, who commenced the timber trade in Sierra Leone. Hamilton MacCormac lived at the Rawdon Street property of his elder brother, John, and was a partner of his brother in the timber trade.
Arrest in Sierra Leone
After creating a placard that satirized a son of Governor Alexander Findlay of Sierra Leone, Hamilton MacCormac was arrested and sentenced without trial to several months of imprisonment. Christopher Fyfe, a historian of Sierra Leone, wrote that "Hamilton McCormack, the timber-merchant's brother, sent a man round the streets with a placard making fun of Findlay's son who had lost his horse-whip in a drunken brawl."[4]. Following agitation by the British government, MacCormac was released from prison after serving several months in prison. After the recall of Governor Findlay, MacCormac was awarded damages in relation to his controversial imprisonment.
Further reading
- Fyfe, Christopher, A History of Sierra Leone, (Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1962), p. 189.
- Fraser Ian, ‘Father and son--a tale of two cities,’ Ulster Medical Journal, 1968 Winter Vol. 37, No. 1, p. 4.
References
- ↑ The African Repository and Colonial Journal, Volume 35. American Colonization Society. 1859. pp. 206–207. Search this book on
- ↑ Fraser Ian, ‘Father and son--a tale of two cities,’ Ulster Medical Journal, 1968 Winter Vol. 37, No. 1 (PDF). Ulster Medical Journal. 1968. pp. 4, 6. Search this book on
- ↑ Fraser Ian, ‘Father and son--a tale of two cities,’ Ulster Medical Journal, 1968 Winter Vol. 37, No. 1 (PDF). Ulster Medical Journal. 1968. pp. 4, 6. Search this book on
- ↑ Fyfe, Christopher, A History of Sierra Leone,(Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1962). Oxford University Press. 1962. p. 189. Search this book on
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