Governor of British Columbia
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The Governor of British Columbia was the colonial chief executive who oversaw the administration and governance of the British colony on Canada’s Pacific coast before it joined Confederation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Governor of British Columbia canonical | 2 |
| Governor of Vancouver Island | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chief executive position
ⓘ
colonial office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
British Columbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colony of British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ Vancouver Island and mainland British Columbia (after union of colonies) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
British Crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colonial Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutedBy |
instructions from the British monarch
ⓘ
royal commission ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followedBy | Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governsDuring | pre-Confederation era in British Columbia ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
colonial civil service
ⓘ
colonial legislature (subject to imperial oversight) ⓘ colonial militia ⓘ |
| hasDuties |
implementation of British imperial policy
ⓘ
maintenance of law and order ⓘ management of relations with Indigenous peoples ⓘ oversight of colonial administration ⓘ supervision of land policy and resource development ⓘ |
| hierarchicalSuperior | Secretary of State for the Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
foundation of colonial institutions in British Columbia
ⓘ
shaping early political boundaries on Canada’s Pacific coast ⓘ |
| legalForm | Crown colony governorship ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
British North America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeAbolished | 1871 ⓘ |
| officeCreated | 1858 ⓘ |
| officeHolder |
Anthony Musgrave
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frederick Seymour NERFINISHED ⓘ James Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeScope |
executive authority in colonial government
ⓘ
power to appoint or dismiss colonial officials ⓘ power to assent to or reserve colonial legislation ⓘ |
| partOf | British Empire ⓘ |
| precededBy | Governor of Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| reasonForAbolition | entry of British Columbia into the Canadian Confederation ⓘ |
| replacedBy | provincial vice-regal office within Canada ⓘ |
| represents | British monarch in the colony ⓘ |
| residence | Government House, Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seat | Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
governance during the Fraser River Gold Rush
ⓘ
negotiations over terms of Confederation with Canada ⓘ oversight of union of Vancouver Island and British Columbia colonies ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
James Douglas
subject surface form:
James Douglas
this entity surface form:
Governor of Vancouver Island