Resident Commissioner of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands
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The Resident Commissioner of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands was the chief colonial administrative official representing British authority over the Gilbert and Ellice Islands in the central Pacific during the period of British rule.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Resident Commissioner of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial administrative office
ⓘ
government position ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
British Western Pacific Territories
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gilbert and Ellice Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
implement policies of the British Colonial Office
ⓘ
maintain law and order ⓘ manage relations with indigenous communities ⓘ oversee colonial administration ⓘ report to the High Commissioner for the Western Pacific ⓘ represent British authority in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands ⓘ supervise local officials ⓘ |
| hierarchicalSuperior |
Colonial Office
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
High Commissioner for the Western Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfOffice |
Funafuti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ocean Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeAbolishedFollowing |
independence of Kiribati
ⓘ
independence of Tuvalu ⓘ separation of Gilbert and Ellice Islands ⓘ |
| officeCreatedForJurisdiction |
Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Protectorate of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolderTitle | Resident Commissioner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British colonial administration ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy |
Arthur William Brookfield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Richard Swayne NERFINISHED ⓘ David Arthur Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward Carlyon Eliot NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Evans Maude NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbert Reginald McClure NERFINISHED ⓘ John Davies Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ John Gutch NERFINISHED ⓘ John H. Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ John Hilary Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ John L. M. Will NERFINISHED ⓘ John Osbaldiston Field NERFINISHED ⓘ John Peel NERFINISHED ⓘ John Stanley Gibbons NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenneth Upton NERFINISHED ⓘ Leslie James NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Bernacchi NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip Ernest Louis "Bill" Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Robert Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Vivian Fox-Strangways NERFINISHED ⓘ William Telfer Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Governor of Kiribati
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Governor of the Ellice Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Governor of the Gilbert Islands ⓘ Governor-General of Tuvalu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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