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George Hibbert

British politician, merchant, collector and slave owner (1757-1837) · Politicians · Died at 80

George Hibbert was an English merchant, politician and ship-owner. Alongside fellow slaver Robert Milligan, he was also one of the principals of the West India Dock Company which instigated the construction of the West India Docks on London's Isle of Dogs in 1800.

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Fellow of the Royal Society

About this person

An amateur botanist and book-collector, he also helped found the Royal National Lifeboat Institution in 1824.

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Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1757 to 1837 · aged 80