You are a sugar plantation owner from Barbados or Jamaica. Many of the wealthiest, most successful colonists in the 18th century owned plantations, but you are the richest of the rich. You might actually live in London, but you can always visit your piece of tropical paradise.
Although, honestly, the bulk of the population is slaves, so it's dangerous.
If anyone is opposed to all of the talk of independence, it is you -- but taxes on the other hand, anything that lowers your taxes is a good thing.