Moses Benson (1738 – 6 June 1806) was a British West Indies merchant, who became heavily engaged in the Liverpool slave trade.

[1] Having acquired a significant fortune, Benson returned to Liverpool, where in 1775 he entered the slave trade.

[3] In 1797, Benson was appointed to the committee charged with conducting the arrangements for the defence of Liverpool.

According to records in Jamaican archives, Judith Powell was a "free mustee", indicating she was of partly black ancestry.

Despite the apparent de facto relationship, Judith accompanied Moses and their children on his return Liverpool and remained there until her death.