| Authorised form of name | Greg; John (1716 - 1795); merchant; plantation owner; slaver |
| Dates | 1716 - 1795 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Belfast; Scotland |
| Date of birth | 1716 |
| Date of death | 1795 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial: St Mary's Church; Hampton; London |
| Occupation | Merchant; colonial administrator; plantation owner |
| Activity | Career:
Partner in Belfast-based shipping firm Torrans-Greg and Pouag specialising in transport of emigrants from Ulster to America; First Government Commissioner for the sale of land in the West Indies. Owner of three plantations: Hillsborough Estate; and Hertford in Dominica; Cane Garden estate on St Vincent; owned enslaved people and defended slavery to a Parliamentary Committee in Westminster |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 09/07/1772 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll
Royal Commonwealth Society Library archives: RCMS/266
Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery, UCL, [URL: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146644259; last accessed 04/06/2026] |
| Virtual International Authority File | https://viaf.org/en/viaf/106621202 |
| Code | NA2564 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1772/22 | Greg, John: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 9 July 1772 |