Governor of the Orange River Colony
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The Governor of the Orange River Colony was the British Crown’s chief administrative and executive official in the former Boer republic of the Orange Free State after its annexation during the Second Boer War.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial office
ⓘ
executive office ⓘ government position ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Orange River Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
British Crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British monarch ⓘ
surface form:
Monarch of the United Kingdom
|
| capitalOfAdministeredTerritory | Bloemfontein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Governors of British colonies
ⓘ
Orange River Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutingInstrument |
letters patent
ⓘ
royal proclamation ⓘ |
| continentOfTerritory | Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1910 ⓘ |
| endTime | 31 May 1910 ⓘ |
| firstHolder |
Alfred Milner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viscount Milner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flagUsed | Union Jack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | State President of the Orange Free State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
colonial civil service in the Orange River Colony
ⓘ
colonial military forces in the Orange River Colony ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | Orange River Colony government ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Orange Free State region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1902 ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | English ⓘ |
| lastHolder | Hamilton Goold-Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalForm | Crown colony governorship ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod |
Edwardian era
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Boer War aftermath ⓘ |
| officeCreatedAsResultOf | British annexation of the Orange Free State ⓘ |
| officeCreatedDuring | Second Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolderRole |
chief administrative official
ⓘ
chief executive official ⓘ |
| officeScope |
colonial administration
ⓘ
implementation of British imperial policy in the Orange River Colony ⓘ |
| partOf | British Empire ⓘ |
| predecessorTerritory | Orange Free State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForEnd | formation of the Union of South Africa ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Governor-General of the Union of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaces | head of state of the Orange Free State ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Secretary of State for the Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Bloemfontein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seat | Bloemfontein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 31 May 1902 ⓘ |
| styleOfAddress | His Excellency ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Colonial Office (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territory | Orange River Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.