Ninian Home (1732 - 1795), was a British plantation owner and the Governor of

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during the Fédon Rebellion, a revolt against British rule led primarily by free mixed-race French-speakers that took place between 2 March 1795, and 19 June 1796. Home was captured and held hostage during the rebellion and was eventually murdered.

Biography

Ninian Home was born in 1732 in

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and made his fortune from his plantations in Grenada which enabled him to purchase

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from his uncle, Patrick Home, in 1773."Paxton House"
''Paxton House''. 25 July 2020.
''Undiscovered Scotland''. 25 July 2020. Home was sent to

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as a young man to earn his living. From 1764 Home spent much of his time in Grenada where he owned two plantations which were manned by over 400 enslaved people growing coffee and cocoa. He owned the Waltham Estate"Legacies of British Slave Ownership"
''Legacies of British Slave Ownership''. 25 July 2020. in the parish of St Mark from 1780 as well as Paraclete in the parish of St Andrew. Ninian Home became

Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

of Grenada in 1793. On 3 March 1795, the second day of the revolt led by

Julien Fédon Julien Fédon (? - 1796?), also called Julien Fedon, Foedonn, Feydn, and Fidon, was the leader of the Fédon Rebellion, a revolt against British rule led primarily by free mixed-race French-speakers that took place in Grenada between 2 March 1795 ...

, Governor Home was captured along with around 50 others and held hostage. Most of the hostages, including Ninian Home, were executed by the rebels after a failed attack on their camp by the British.Jacobs, Curtis
''The Fédons of Grenada, 1763-1814''
.

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. Retrieved 25 July 2020. Ninian's brother, George Home of Wedderburn, succeeded to his Scottish and Grenadian estates upon his death.

References

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