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This is a list of governors of the Bahamas. The first English settlement in the Bahamas was on Eleuthera . In 1670, the king granted the Bahamas to the lords proprietors of the Province of Carolina , but the islands were left to themselves.
The governor-general also has a ceremonial role: hosting events at the official residence—Government House in the capital, Nassau—and bestowing honours to individuals and groups who are contributing to The Bahamas and to their communities. When travelling abroad, the governor-general is seen as the representative of The Bahamas and its ...
Sir John Warburton Paul, GCMG, OBE, MC (29 March 1916 – 31 March 2004) was a British colonial administrator and civil servant, who most notably served as the final Governor of the Gambia (1962–1965) and Governor of the Bahamas (1972–1973) prior to both of those countries achieving independence from the United Kingdom.
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Sir William Clifford Allen was a politician and central banker [1] from The Bahamas. Allen was born in 1937. [2] He had a bachelor's degree in accounting from New York University and a Master of Science degree in international finance from Baruch College. [3] Allen was appointed as deputy governor of the Central Bank of the Bahamas in 1974. [4]
On 25 June 1988, Taylor was appointed Acting Governor-General following Cash's retirement and sworn in on 26 June. [citation needed] On 28 February 1991, Taylor was sworn in as Governor-General of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, becoming the third Bahamian to hold this post. He held the post until his retirement on 1 January 1992. [1] [2] [6]
Adderley served as acting Governor-General of the Bahamas from December 1, 2005 until February 1, 2006. [5] [9] Adderley retired from politics, remaining an active attorney as of 2010. [5] In September 2010, he appeared in the documentary film On the Wings of Men, about Lynden Oscar Pindling by Bahamian filmmaker Calvin Harris. [5]
This is a list of the heads of state of The Bahamas, from the independence of The Bahamas in 1973 to the present day. From 1973 the head of state under the Bahamas Independence Act 1973 is the Monarch of The Bahamas , currently King Charles III , who is also the Monarch of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms .