Assistants of Connecticut Colony

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The Assistants of Connecticut Colony were a group of magistrates who, alongside the governor and deputies, formed the upper tier of the colonial government and helped administer law and policy in the Connecticut Colony.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial magistrate body
governmental institution
upper house of colonial legislature
appliesToJurisdiction Connecticut Colony NERFINISHED
Fairfield County NERFINISHED
General Court of Connecticut NERFINISHED
Hartford County NERFINISHED
Litchfield County NERFINISHED
New Haven County NERFINISHED
New London County NERFINISHED
Windham County NERFINISHED
colonial courts of Connecticut NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of England
describedAs upper tier of the colonial government of Connecticut Colony
endCause transition to State of Connecticut government
endTime 18th century
establishedInPeriod 17th century
followed Assistants of New Haven Colony NERFINISHED
follows magistrates of the River Towns
governs implementation of colonial laws in Connecticut Colony
public policy of Connecticut Colony
hasAuthorityOver colonial judiciary of Connecticut Colony NERFINISHED
local town governments in Connecticut Colony
militia organization in Connecticut Colony
hasFunction administration of colonial law
advising the governor
judicial authority
legislative authority
policy making
hasMeetingPlace Hartford NERFINISHED
New Haven NERFINISHED
hasPart colonial magistrate
hasRole assistant to the governor
magistrate
member of colonial council
legalBasis Connecticut Charter of 1662 NERFINISHED
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity New England NERFINISHED
numberOfMembers variable
partOf Connecticut Colony NERFINISHED
General Court of Connecticut NERFINISHED
colonial government of Connecticut NERFINISHED
replacedBy Connecticut Council NERFINISHED
Connecticut State Senate NERFINISHED
selectionMethod election by freemen
startTime 17th century
subordinateTo English Crown NERFINISHED
workedWith Governor of Connecticut Colony
deputies of Connecticut Colony

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