James Beckford Wildman

James Beckford Wildman (19 October 1789 – 25 May 1867)[1] was an English landowner and Tory politician[2] who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Colchester from 1818 to 1826.

The Jamaican plantation, Quebec Estate, was obtained by the Wildman family from William Beckford.

Beckford claimed to have been swindled by the Wildmans, who pressured him to sign over the property under threat of calling in outstanding mortgages.

The profits from this plantation allowed Thomas Wildman to purchase (and renovate) Newstead Abbey from Lord Byron.

In 1830, Wildman complained to Viscount Goderich about the treatment of one of his slaves, Eleanor James, by the proprietor of an estate called North Hall.