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Henry Hawley was son of James Hawley and he had, al least, a sister (who married with also governor of Barbados Richard Peers) |
Henry Hawley was son of James Hawley and he had, al least, a sister (who married with also governor of Barbados Richard Peers)<ref> [http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Barcheb2.htm Jamaican Family Search Genealogy Research Library: MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS. PARISH OF ST. MICHAEL. ST. MICHAEL'S CATHEDRAL CHURCH].</ref> was also brother in law of Richard Ashcraft (1590-1600).<ref>[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~genealogyquest/ashcraft_richard_1590.htm Ancestry.com Notes for Richard Ashcraft bC1590-1600].</ref> He was appointed governor of Barbados in 1630, arriving to the island in June this year. |
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During his government, Hawley did increased the entrepreneurs´s benefits, while was reducing the living conditions of the [[working class]] in Barbados. In addition, Barbados suffered a severe drought, which restricted the supplies to workers and gave way to the so-called "hunger period". |
During his government, Hawley did increased the entrepreneurs´s benefits, while was reducing the living conditions of the [[working class]] in Barbados. In addition, Barbados suffered a severe drought, which restricted the supplies to workers and gave way to the so-called "hunger period". |
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On the other hand, in 1636 Hawley attained that the Council increased the years in which the Black and [[indigenous peoples of the Americas|Amerindian]] slaves brought in Barbados worked, overcoming the between three and seven years of work of the white servants, establishing a legal new duration of work of the slaves that it would be extended for more than 200 years. <ref name= Verneys>[http://books.google.es/books?id=fGbQT6FBtM4C&pg=PA105&lpg=PA105&dq=Henry+Hawley+governor+Barbados&source=bl&ots=dPdaQ3zedf&sig=SnSG3zreLPEIZQKMyJIknjN_r_E&hl=es&sa=X&ei=9tL7U6KjCJPN7Aa7q4DwAw&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAzgK#v=onepage&q=Henry%20Hawley%20governor%20Barbados&f=false The Verneys: Love, War and Madness in Seventeenth-Century England]. Written by Adrian Tinniswood. Page 105.</ref> |
On the other hand, in 1636 Hawley attained that the Council increased the years in which the Black and [[indigenous peoples of the Americas|Amerindian]] slaves brought in Barbados worked, overcoming the between three and seven years of work of the white servants, establishing a legal new duration of work of the slaves that it would be extended for more than 200 years. <ref name= Verneys>[http://books.google.es/books?id=fGbQT6FBtM4C&pg=PA105&lpg=PA105&dq=Henry+Hawley+governor+Barbados&source=bl&ots=dPdaQ3zedf&sig=SnSG3zreLPEIZQKMyJIknjN_r_E&hl=es&sa=X&ei=9tL7U6KjCJPN7Aa7q4DwAw&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAzgK#v=onepage&q=Henry%20Hawley%20governor%20Barbados&f=false The Verneys: Love, War and Madness in Seventeenth-Century England]. Written by Adrian Tinniswood. Page 105.</ref> |
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Henry Hawley appointed his brother William [[Deputy Governor]] in 1638. <ref name= stcroixarchaeology/> |
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== References == |
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Revision as of 01:28, 26 August 2014
Henry Hawley was the British governor of Barbados since 1630 to 1640.
Career
Henry Hawley was son of James Hawley and he had, al least, a sister (who married with also governor of Barbados Richard Peers)[1] and a borther: William (who perhaps was the first governed St. Croix for England, and (if we exclude juan Ponce de Leon) the first Christian governor of a Virgin Island).[2] In addition, he was also brother in law of Richard Ashcraft (1590-1600).[3] He was appointed governor of Barbados in 1630, arriving to the island in June this year.
During his government, Hawley did increased the entrepreneurs´s benefits, while was reducing the living conditions of the working class in Barbados. In addition, Barbados suffered a severe drought, which restricted the supplies to workers and gave way to the so-called "hunger period".
So, the former governor William Tufton accused to Hawley of withholding supplies for himself and his Council, while workers had nothing to eat. Tufton could find a large number of signatories to the island that supported his ideas, but he was not able to convince the board, as this was formed by people who supported Hawlery.
After this, Hawley denounced him for treason to him, basing in the idea that Tufton had rejected to him as governor. However, the Council accepted the indictment and Tufton was executed.
Hawley continued to tighten its policy with the colonists, while administrators accepted it. However, the population of Barbados was growing continuously and in 1639, a population of thousands of people saturated in poverty rebelled against Hawley.
Hawley, to win people, founded the "House of Assembly" on the island. This was the first assembly of elected representatives in Barbados.[4]
On the other hand, in 1636 Hawley attained that the Council increased the years in which the Black and Amerindian slaves brought in Barbados worked, overcoming the between three and seven years of work of the white servants, establishing a legal new duration of work of the slaves that it would be extended for more than 200 years. [5]
Henry Hawley appointed his brother William Deputy Governor in 1638. [2]
References
- ^ Jamaican Family Search Genealogy Research Library: MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS. PARISH OF ST. MICHAEL. ST. MICHAEL'S CATHEDRAL CHURCH.
- ^ a b THE EARLY EUROPEAN COLONIZATION OF ST. CROIX (1621-1642). Written by Alfredo E. Figueredo.
- ^ Ancestry.com Notes for Richard Ashcraft bC1590-1600.
- ^ totallybarbados. Retrieved in 25 April, 2013, to 21:30 pm.
- ^ The Verneys: Love, War and Madness in Seventeenth-Century England. Written by Adrian Tinniswood. Page 105.
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