Governor of the Gold Coast
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The Governor of the Gold Coast was the British colonial official who served as the chief executive authority and representative of the Crown in the territory that later became Ghana.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial office
ⓘ
political office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Gold Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghana (before independence) NERFINISHED ⓘ Gold Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
British monarch
ⓘ
Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsUsedBy | coat of arms of the Gold Coast (British colony) ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Gold Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endCause | independence of Ghana ⓘ |
| endTime | 1957 ⓘ |
| flagUsedBy | Flag of the Gold Coast (British colony) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Governor-General of Ghana ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
Executive Council of the Gold Coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
colonial civil service in the Gold Coast ⓘ |
| inception | 19th century ⓘ |
| jurisdictionIncludes |
Ashanti (when annexed)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Togoland (after its administration with the Gold Coast) NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Territories of the Gold Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeCreatedUnder | British colonial rule ⓘ |
| officeDissolved | 1957 ⓘ |
| officeHolderTitle | Governor ⓘ |
| officeLocation | Accra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Empire in Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British colonial administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy |
Alan Burns
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arnold Wienholt Hodson NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Arden-Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick Mitchell Hodgson NERFINISHED ⓘ Gerald Hallen Creasy NERFINISHED ⓘ Gordon Guggisberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugh Clifford NERFINISHED ⓘ John Maxwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Matthew Nathan NERFINISHED ⓘ Shenton Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ William Brandford Griffith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier titles such as Governor of the Gold Coast Colony and Lagos (in some periods) ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Governor-General of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Christiansborg Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
chief executive authority in the Gold Coast colony
ⓘ
commander-in-chief of colonial forces in the Gold Coast ⓘ representative of the British Crown ⓘ |
| saidToBeTheSameAs | Governor of the British Gold Coast ⓘ |
| seat | Accra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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