39 In a 2018 piece titled Reflections of A Jamaican Father, Prof. Harris revealed that his paternal grandmother’s ancestor was Hamilton Brown, a patriarch who “is on record as plantation and slave owner”. (face2faceafrica.com) posted 42 days ago by Kingslea 42 days ago by Kingslea +39 / -0 The little-known story of Donald J. Harris, father of Kamala Harris - Face2Face Africa Donald Harris, the father of vice-president-elect Kamala Harris, is a professor emeritus of economics at Stanford 7 comments share 7 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Lineage
The lineage is as follows:
Hamilton Brown Jr. (son of Hamilton Brown)
Hamilton Brown (son of Hamilton Brown Jr.)
Christiana Brown (daughter of Hamilton Brown)
Oscar Joseph Harris (son of Christiana Brown and Joseph Alexander Harris)
Donald J. Harris (son of Oscar Joseph Harris and Beryl Finegan)
Notable Facts
Hamilton Brown was a notorious Irish slave owner who actively worked against abolition.
Donald Harris has spoken about his family history and believes they are related to Hamilton Brown.
Kamala Harris’ great-great-great-great-grandfather was Hamilton Brown, a plantation and slave owner in Jamaica.
Northern Irish historian Stephen McCracken has researched the family tree and confirmed the connection between Donald Harris and Hamilton Brown.