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The Colony of British Columbia was a crown colony in British North America from 1858 until 1866 that was founded by Richard Clement Moody, [1] who was selected to 'found a second England on the shores of the Pacific', [2] who was Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for British Columbia and the first Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia.
The British Colonial Office acted swiftly, proclaiming the Crown Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866) on 2 August 1858, and dispatching Richard Clement Moody and the Royal Engineers, Columbia Detachment, to establish British order and to transform the newly established Colony into the British Empire's "bulwark in the farthest west" [3] and ...
Governor of Crown Colony of British Columbia; In office 1864–1866: Preceded by: James Douglas: Succeeded by: position abolished: Governor of the United Colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia; In office 1866–1869: Succeeded by: Anthony Musgrave: Personal details; Born 6 September 1820 Belfast, Ireland: Died: 10 June 1869 (aged 48)
Pressure grew for amalgamation with the mainland Colony of British Columbia (which had been established in 1858). The two colonies were merged in 1866 into the united Colony of British Columbia by the Act for the Union of the colonies, passed by the Imperial Parliament. [16] Kennedy was appointed governor of the united entity.
Pages in category "Colonial governors of British Columbia and Vancouver Island" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
From 1851 to 1864, he was Governor of the Colony of Vancouver Island. [1] In 1858, he became the first Governor of the Colony of British Columbia and asserted the authority of the British Empire during the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush, which had the potential to turn the Mainland into an American state. He remained governor of both colonies until ...
Governor Carteret may refer to: Philip Carteret (colonial governor) (1639–1682), 1st Governor of the Colony of New Jersey from 1665 to 1673 and Governor of East New Jersey from 1674 to 1682 Peter Carteret (1641–after 1676), Governor of the British colony of Albemarle from 1670 to 1672