Josiah Poole and Richard McGwire: Customs Farmers and Smuggling Operators (1720–1727)
- Item sets
- Sources
- Name
- Josiah Poole and Richard McGwire: Customs Farmers and Smuggling Operators (1720–1727)
- Description
- A detailed historical narrative of the customs farming activities of Richard McGwire (Dublin banker) and Josiah Poole (Liverpool merchant) on the Isle of Man from 1720 onwards. The article documents their smuggling operations in tobacco, spirits, wine, and East India goods, their recruitment of customs collectors and officers, the exposure of their activities by Joshua Robinson, McGwire's death in 1727, and the broader context of the running trade that eventually prompted the 1765 Revestment. Directly relevant to understanding the economic and operational foundations of Manx smuggling before Parliamentary intervention.
- Place
- Whitehaven
- Douglas
- Castletown
- Peel
- Ramsey
- Isle of Man
- England
- Ireland
- Scotland
- Liverpool
- Dublin
- Holland
- Type
- Financial Data
- Type
- Published Reference Work
- Date Created
- 2011
- Identifier
- Lib Irr 11 May 1722; warrant 17 May 1722
- Language
- English