William J. Minor

William J. Minor
Born	January 27, 1808 Natchez, Mississippi
Died	September 18, 1869 Southdown Plantation, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana
Resting place	Natchez, Mississippi
Residence	Concord
Education	University of Pennsylvania (did not graduate)
Occupation	Planter, banker
Title	Captain
Political party	Whig Party
Spouse(s)	Rebecca Ann (Gustine) Minor
Children	8
Parent(s)	Stephen Minor Katherine (Lintot) Minor

Captain William J. Minor (1808–1869) was an American planter ( Slave Owner) and banker in the antebellum South. Educated in Philadelphia, he lived at the Concord plantation in Natchez, Mississippi, and served as the second President of the Agricultural Bank. He was the owner of three large sugar plantations in Louisiana and supported the Union during the Civil War for the stability of the sugar trade.

Minor was born on January 27, 1808 in Natchez, Mississippi. His father was Stephen Minor (1760-1844), a planter and banker, and his mother, Katherine (Lintot) Minor (1770-1844).

Minor was educated in Philadelphia in the 1820s. He learned Latin, French and English with a private tutor. He also "attended lectures in chemistry and philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania."

Minor owned three sugar cane plantations: the 1,900-acre Waterloo Plantation in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, as well as the 6,000-acre Southdown Plantation and the 1,400-acre Hollywood Plantation in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. However, as an absentee plantation owner, he did not live on those plantations.

He hired overseers to make sure the slaves were working on the land. He corresponded via mail with his overseers regularly, sending them precise instructions while living in Natchez himself. Moreover, his sons lived on the plantations part of the time. From 1855 to 1861, his son Stephen lived on the Waterloo Plantation until he joined the Confederate States Army; in 1862, his other son Henry took over. Another son, William, lived at the Southdown Plantation and also managed the Hollywood Plantation.

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