Governor of Trinidad and Tobago
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The Governor of Trinidad and Tobago was the British Crown’s chief colonial administrator in Trinidad and Tobago, responsible for overseeing governance and representing imperial authority until independence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Governor of Trinidad and Tobago canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial office
ⓘ
political position ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Trinidad and Tobago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
British Crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British monarch ⓘ
surface form:
Monarch of the United Kingdom
|
| category | Governors of Trinidad and Tobago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutingInstrument |
orders in council
ⓘ
royal letters patent ⓘ |
| country | Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ |
| countryDuringExistence | British Trinidad and Tobago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endCause |
decolonisation of the British Empire
ⓘ
independence of Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ |
| governs | Crown colony of Trinidad and Tobago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | colonial government of Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
implement policies of the British government
ⓘ
maintain law and order ⓘ oversee governance of Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ report to the Colonial Office in London ⓘ supervise colonial civil service ⓘ |
| hasPower |
appoint members of the Executive Council
ⓘ
appoint members of the Legislative Council ⓘ assent to colonial legislation ⓘ dissolve legislative bodies ⓘ reserve bills for royal assent ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Trinidad and Tobago (colonial era) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfStateRepresentativeFor | Monarch of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | representative of the sovereign ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Tobago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trinidad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeAbolished | 1962 ⓘ |
| officeCreatedBy | British colonial administration ⓘ |
| officeHierarchy | subordinate to the Secretary of State for the Colonies ⓘ |
| officeHolderTitle | Governor ⓘ |
| officeScope | entire colony of Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ |
| officeType | non-elected position ⓘ |
| partOf | Colonial administration of the British West Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy | British colonial administrator ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Governor-General of Trinidad and Tobago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
President of Trinidad and Tobago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents |
British Crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
imperial authority ⓘ |
| residence | Port of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residenceType | Government House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleIn | British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seat | Port of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbol |
Coat of arms used by the colonial government of Trinidad and Tobago
ⓘ
Flag of the Governor of Trinidad and Tobago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | colonial era of Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ |
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