Royal Governor of the Bahamas
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The Royal Governor of the Bahamas was the British Crown’s chief colonial administrator in the Bahama Islands, responsible for enforcing imperial policy, maintaining order, and overseeing local governance.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British colonial governorship
ⓘ
colonial office ⓘ government position ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Bahamas
ⓘ
surface form:
Bahama Islands
Bahamas ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
British Crown
ⓘ
monarch of Great Britain ⓘ monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| category |
British colonial governors and administrators
ⓘ
Governors of the Bahamas ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followedBy | Governor-General of the Bahamas ⓘ |
| governs | colonial government of the Bahamas ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
colonial civil service in the Bahamas
ⓘ
colonial judiciary in the Bahamas ⓘ colonial police and militia in the Bahamas ⓘ |
| history | office existed during the period of British colonial rule in the Bahamas ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | British colonial possessions in the Bahama Islands ⓘ |
| legalForm | Crown appointment ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Bahamas ⓘ |
| officeHolderTitle | Governor of the Bahama Islands ⓘ |
| officeScope |
defence and security of the colony
ⓘ
executive authority in the Bahama Islands ⓘ implementation of imperial trade and navigation laws in the Bahamas ⓘ management of relations with local elites and assemblies ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Empire
ⓘ
British colonial administration ⓘ |
| power |
power to appoint or recommend colonial officials
ⓘ
power to assent to or veto colonial legislation ⓘ power to convene and dissolve the colonial assembly ⓘ power to issue proclamations ⓘ |
| represents | British monarch in the Bahamas ⓘ |
| residence | Government House, Nassau ⓘ |
| role |
chief colonial administrator in the Bahama Islands
ⓘ
commanded local militia in the colony ⓘ enforced imperial policy ⓘ implemented decisions of the British government ⓘ maintained public order ⓘ oversaw local governance ⓘ representative of the British Crown in the Bahamas ⓘ supervised colonial legislature ⓘ |
| seat | Nassau ⓘ |
| subjectOf | British colonial policy in the Caribbean ⓘ |
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