O'Connor led British troops against Morant Bay rebellion in Jamaica in 1865 , when several Europeans were murdered by rebellious Jamaicans . He was personally thanked for his swift response to the rebellion by the Jamaica colonial government . On 24 April 1866 , he was promoted to Major-General , and in January 1867 was President of the Legislative Council of Jamaica and a senior member of its Privy Council . He administered the government in this period during a brief absence of John Peter Grant . By 1870 , he had become President of the Privy Council , and remained as an official member of the Legislative Council
Morant Bay rebellion
Morant Bay rebellion
Luke Smythe O'Connor