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Thomas Price (colonial Administrator)
Thomas Price was twice President of the British Virgin Islands, Acting President from 1857 to 1858, and then President from 1859 to 1861, and then Lieutenant-Governor of Dominica from 1861 to 1864. In 1862, Price dissolved the Dominican legislature and called a new election over a controversy from a bill pressing for a proper registration of voters' qualifications.''The Dominica Story: A History of the Island'', Lennox Honychurch, 1995, p. 130. He was the son of Sir Rose Price, 1st Baronet of Trengwainton, Cornwall Cornwall (; or ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is also one of the Celtic nations and the homeland of the Cornish people. The county is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, ....''Gentleman's Magazine, Or Monthly Intelligencer'', 1857, p. 347. He had a wife, Anna, who died on the Island of Tortola in 1857, at the age of 39. References Presidents of the British Virgin Islands British Domin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Colonial Governors Of The British Virgin Islands
List of colonial governors of the British Virgin Islands {, class="wikitable" , - !Term !Incumbent !Notes , - , colspan = "3", English colony , - , 1666, , , , , - , 1741, , John Pickering (judge), John Pickering, , President (government title), President , - , 1742 to 1750, , John Hunt (British Virgin Islands), John Hunt, , President , - , 1750 to 1751, , James Purcell (British Virgin Islands), James Purcell, , President , - , 1751 to 1775, , John Purcell (British Virgin Islands), John Purcell, , President , - , 1775 to 1782, , John Nugent (governor), John Nugent, , President , - , 1782 to 1811, , ..., , President , - , 1811 to 18.., , Richard Hetherington, , President , - , colspan = "3", Part of the Leeward Islands , - , 1833 to 1839, , , , , - , 1839 to 1850, , Edward Drummond-Hay (Royal Navy officer), Edward Hay Drummond Hay, , President , - , 1852 to 1854, , John Cornell Chads, , President , - , 1854 to 1857, , Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright, , President , - , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Colonial Governors And Administrators Of Dominica
This article lists the governors and other administrators of Dominica (where known), during its time as a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain (1761–1778; 1784–1800), the Kingdom of France (1778–1784), and the United Kingdom (1800–1978). Governors (1761–1833) British rule (1761–1778) * 1761–1763: Andrew Rollo, 5th Lord Rollo, The Lord Rollo * 1763–1765: Robert Melvill * 1765–1767: George Scott (army officer), George Scott (acting) * 1768–1773: Sir Sir William Young, 1st Baronet, William Young * 1773–1774: William Stewart (Governor of Dominica), William Stewart * 1774–1778: Sir Thomas Shirley, 1st Baronet, Thomas Shirley * 1778: William Stewart (acting) French rule (1778–1784) * 1778–1781: Marie-Charles du Chilleau, Marie-Charles, Marquis du Chilleau * 1781–1782: Comte de Bourgon * 1782–1784: M. de Beaupré British rule (1784–1833) * 1784–1792: Sir Sir John Orde, 1st Baronet, John Orde ** 1789–1790: Thomas Bruce (British Army officer), Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trengwainton Garden
Trengwainton (, meaning ''farm of eternal springtime'') is a garden situated in Madron, near Penzance, Cornwall, England, UK, which has been in the ownership of the National Trust since 1961. The garden is noted for its collection of exotic trees and shrubs and offers views over Mount's Bay and The Lizard. The house is not open to the public. History First mentioned in 1319 as Trethigwaynton, the name comes from the Cornish language ''gwenton'' ( springtime). The current dwelling has been on the site since at least the 16th century and was altered and extended in the 18th and 19th centuries. The house is a grade II listed building. The walled garden, which was built in Elizabethan times, seems to have been constructed as a response to the period of persistently cooler weather known as the Maunder Minimum. The wall prevented warm air from escaping from the garden on cool nights, thereby allowing frost-sensitive fruit trees to survive, despite the cooling climate. In 1814 the esta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornwall
Cornwall (; or ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is also one of the Celtic nations and the homeland of the Cornish people. The county is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, Devon to the east, and the English Channel to the south. The largest urban area is the Redruth and Camborne conurbation. The county is predominantly rural, with an area of and population of 568,210. After the Redruth-Camborne conurbation, the largest settlements are Falmouth, Cornwall, Falmouth, Penzance, Newquay, St Austell, and Truro. For Local government in England, local government purposes most of Cornwall is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area, with the Isles of Scilly governed by a Council of the Isles of Scilly, unique local authority. The Cornish nationalism, Cornish nationalist movement disputes the constitutional status of Cornwall and seeks greater autonomy within the United Kingdom. Cornwall is the weste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Presidents Of The British Virgin Islands
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British Dominica People
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Governors Of Dominica
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19th-century British People
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Year Of Birth Missing
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