Edward John Eyre had been the governor of Jamaica during the Morant Bay rebellion . As governor he ordered a forceful response , which led to the deaths of numerous Jamaicans , and the arrest and summary execution of various political figures whom Eyre believed to be instigators of the uprising . At the end of his term as governor , the colonial assembly had passed an Act of Indemnity covering all acts done in good faith to suppress the rebellion after the proclamation of martial law
Morant Bay rebellion
Morant Bay rebellion
Phillips v Eyre