Located in the lush hills of St Ann, Brown’s Town formerly Hamilton Town, has long been known as a centre of education and community life in the parish—but its history runs much deeper. The town was founded by Hamilton Brown, a wealthy Irish planter and staunch defender of slavery who served 22 years in the Jamaican Assembly and later imported Irish indentured labourers after emancipation. In contrast, James Finlayson—a former slave turned Baptist deacon—helped build the town’s spiritual foundat