John Lamont (3 February 1782 - 20 November 1850) from Inverchaolain, by Toward in Cowal, emigrated from Scotland in 1801 to Trinidad where he served his apprenticeship as an overseer and manager on a sugar plantation.
[1] At the age of 20, John Lamont emigrated to the Caribbean, probably taking ship at Greenock or Port Glasgow,[2] and arrived in Trinidad around 1801 or 1802.
In 1809, he and a friend bought the Cedar Grove sugar estate of 360 acres (150 ha) in South Naparima, which had more than a hundred slaves on it.
In 1823–1824 he gave evidence to the enquiry by Royal Commissioners, including Fortunatus Dwarris, into proposed changes to English law affecting the West Indies: Lamont described himself as "a sugar planter" who had two estates of his own, and "3 more under my superintendence as attorney".
[3][4] in 1829, after a visit to Scotland, Lamont returned to Trinidad with his cousin George Cole, who became his Glasgow agent for sugar sales.
After visiting his uncle in Trinidad in 1847, James returned to Scotland and John engaged lawyers to find his nephew a suitable Scottish household.
He was buried next to his brother Boyden in a cemetery in the Caanan estate, which now forms part of the La Romaine district of San Fernando.
In 1907 he handed them on to his son Sir Norman Lamont, 2nd Baronet, who diversified away from sugar planting and made considerable agricultural improvements.
He lived at Palmiste, San Fernando, Trinidad, and on his death in 1949, Norman was buried in the Caanan cemetery beside Boyden and John Lamont.