Vancouver Island (Colony). Governor (1851-1864 : Douglas)

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Type of entity

Government

Authorized form of name

Vancouver Island (Colony). Governor (1851-1864 : Douglas)

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Other form(s) of name

  • Governor

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Description area

Dates of existence

1851-1864

History

The first governor of the Colony of Vancouver Island, Richard Blanshard, was appointed in 1849 by royal commission (21 July 1849, Queen Victoria). Prior to that, the affairs of the colony were also the affairs of the Hudson’s Bay Company and were administered by the chief factor (James Douglas) and employees of the company.

In 1849, Vancouver Island was granted to the company as a colony. Blanshard arrived in Victoria in March 1850 to take up the position of Governor. The instructions issued to him included the authority to issue writs of summons and writs of elections, administer oaths, grant or withhold assent to bills, appoint and suspend public officials as instructed by the Crown, grant pardon or clemency to persons convicted in colonial courts, issue marriage licenses, and ensure that proper records were kept of all matters within the jurisdiction of the colony.

Blanshard resigned in 1851 and James Douglas was appointed as Governor of the colony. The Hudson’s Bay Company grant expired in 1859 and Britain assumed responsibility for the Colony of Vancouver Island. Douglas continued as Governor until 1863 when he retired and Arthur Edward Kennedy was appointed. Kennedy remained in that position until 1866 when the colony was united with the Colony of British Columbia.

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Authority to issue writs of summons and writs of elections, administer oaths, grant or withhold assent to bills, appoint and suspend public officials as instructed by the Crown, grant pardon or clemency to persons convicted in colonial courts, issue marriage licenses, and ensure that proper records were kept of all matters within the jurisdiction of the colony.

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Related entity

Vancouver Island (Colony). Governor (1849-1866)

Identifier of related entity

9536

Category of relationship

hierarchical

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Description of relationship

Related entity

Douglas, James, Sir, 1803-1877 (1803-1877)

Identifier of related entity

976

Category of relationship

associative

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Authority record identifier

343

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ISAAR(CPF)

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Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Michael Carter 2008-07-28

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Central Name Authority File

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