Thomas Moody (1779–1849)
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Colonel Thomas Moody JP, Knight of the Order of Military Merit |
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| Commanding Officer of Royal Engineers in the West Indies, Parliamentary Commissioner into West Indian Slavery, Advisor to the Colonial Office. | |
| Monarch | George IV, William IV, Victoria |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1779 |
| Died | 9 May 1849 (aged 69–70) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Tory |
| Spouse(s) | Martha Clement (1764 - 1868), daughter of Richard Clement (1754-1829), plantation-owner of Barbados. (Married 1 January 1809) |
| Relations | Colonel Richard Stanley Hawks Moody (grandson) |
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10, 8 of which survived their father, including: |
| Parents | Thomas Moody (1732 - 1796) and Barbara Blamire (1740 - 1806) |
| Residence | 7 Alfred Place, Bedford Square, and 23 Bolton Street, Mayfair, London. |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Plantation-owner, merchant, mercantilist, Associate of East India Company, Director of the Crown Life Assurance Company, Director of the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Land Company, Advisor to the Colonial Office, Civil engineer, Gunpowder and small arms manufacturer |
| Awards | Justice of the Peace, Knight of the Order of Military Merit (France), DCL (Oxon) |
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| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army and Royal Engineers. |
| Rank | Colonel in Royal Engineers, Major in British Army. |
| Commands | West Indies |
10, 8 of which survived their father, including:
Colonel Thomas Moody (1779 - 1849), JP, Knight of the Order of Military Merit, was a British owner of extensive plantations in the West Indies, where he was Commanding Officer of the Royal Engineers, a merchant, mercantilist, imperial advisor, and Colonial Office administrator. In the City of London, Moody was an associate of the East India Company, a Director of the Crown Life Assurance Company, and a Director of the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Land Company.
Moody was Parliamentary Commissioner into the conditions of African slaves in the West Indies, as which he engaged in a feud with Thomas Macaulay and John Dougan.
In 1828, Moody and his friend Sir James Stirling offered to colonize Australia using their own capital, after the British government’s abandonment of its initial plans for the same, but were prohibited from so doing.
His 10 children included Major-General Richard Clement Moody, the founder of British Columbia and first British Governor of the Falkland Islands, and Colonel Hampden Clement Blamire Moody CB Commander of the Royal Engineers in China.
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