Catharine Flood McCall (1766–1828) was one of a couple of women—like Martha Washington and Annie Henry Christian—who oversaw significant business operations that relied on slave labor in the United States in the late 1700s and early 1800s. [199] William Aiken Jr. (1806–1887), 61st Governor of South Carolina, state legislator and member of the U.S. House of Representatives, recorded in the 1850 census as enslaving 878 people. [7] Peter Faneuil (1700–1743), Colonial American slave trader and owner, and namesake of Boston's Faneuil Hall. [114] Alexander H. Stephens (1812–1883), Vice President of the Confederate States of America and proponent for the expansion of slavery. [262]

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Marianne Celeste Dragon (1777–1856) was a wealthy mixed-race creole slave owner during the Spanish Louisiana. The Hilton Hotel Chain experienced significant growth in the post-World War II era, with the company expanding into international markets and launching new brands. In 1949, Hilton opened its first international hotel in Puerto Rico, and in 1954, the company launched its first brand extension, the Conrad Hilton Hotel. Hopewell, Clifford (1994). James Bowie Texas Fighting Man: A Biography. Austin, TX: Eakin Press. p.11. ISBN 0890158819. Q&A: Malcolm Glazer and Man Utd". BBC News (British Broadcasting Corporation). 16 May 2005 . Retrieved 5 June 2014. Carlos Manuel de Céspedes (1819–1874), a Cuban revolutionary, he emancipated his own slaves at the beginning of the Ten Years' War, but only advocated for gradual abolition throughout Cuba. [67]

William Moultrie (1730–1805), revolutionary general and Governor of South Carolina, he enslaved more than 200 people on his plantation. [209] Augustine Washington (1694–1743), father of George Washington. At the time of his death he owned 64 people. [296] Dunlop, Allan C. (1979–2016). "Burbridge, John". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (onlineed.). University of Toronto Press. Adriana Bake (1724–1787), wife of the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, her foster children freed her slaves after her death. [18]

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Wade Hampton I ( c. 1752 – 1835), American general, Congressman, and planter. One of the largest slave-holders in the country, he was alleged to have conducted experiments on the people he enslaved. [132] [133] Sam Davis (1842–1863), Confederate soldier executed by Union forces. He came from a family of slave owners and, as a child, was gifted an enslaved person. [86]

William Orlando Butler (1791–1880), American general and politician, he advocated for gradual emancipation and enslaved people himself. [53] Leonidas Polk (1806–1864), Episcopal bishop and Confederate general, he enslaved people on his Tennessee plantation. [234]

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Joseph Davis (1784–1870), eldest brother of Jefferson Davis and one of the wealthiest antebellum planters in Mississippi, he enslaved at least 345 people on his Hurricane Plantation. [85]