Solicitor General Of Leeward Islands
The Solicitor-General of Leeward Islands is a law officer of the government for Leeward Islands, subordinate to the Attorney General of the Leeward Islands. The office is one of the members of the government. The Solicitor General could also be a member of the General Assembly. List of Solicitors-General of Leeward Islands *John Stanley (Hastings MP) 1771-1781 (and Attorney General 1781-1799) *William Colebrooke, William MacBean George Colebrooke 13 February 1837-10 May 1837 *Henry Spencer Berkeley 1878 then acting in 1883 (acting attorney-general August 1877) *Thomas Baynes (acting) 1881-1898 (then Senior Puisne Judge of Trinidad and Tobago) *Charles Halman Beard 1889 References

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Leeward Islands
The Leeward Islands () are a group of islands situated where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic Ocean. Starting with the Virgin Islands east of Puerto Rico, they extend southeast to Guadeloupe and its dependencies. In English, the term ''Leeward Islands'' refers to the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles chain. The more southerly part of this chain, starting with Dominica, is called the Windward Islands. Dominica was initially considered a part of the Leeward Islands but was transferred from the British Leeward Islands to the British Windward Islands in 1940. Origin of the name The name of this island group, ''Leeward Islands'', dates from previous centuries, when sailing ships were the sole form of transportation across the Atlantic Ocean. In sailing terminology, "windward and leeward, windward" means towards the source of the wind (upwind), while "windward and leeward, leeward" is the opposite direction (downwind). In the West Indies, the prevailin ...
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