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This is a list of governors of the Bahamas. ... Proprietary governors of the Bahama Islands (1670–1706): Hugh Wentworth: 1671: December 1671 John Wentworth:
In 1717 King George appointed Rogers governor of the Bahamas and issued a proclamation granting a pardon to any pirate who surrendered to a British governor within one year. [12] Woodes Rogers and his family by William Hogarth, 1729. Rogers, the first royal governor of the Bahamas, is seated as he is shown a map of New Providence.
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]
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 ...
Governors; John Guy, Proprietary governor of Cuper's Cove (1610–1614) John Mason, Proprietary governor of Cuper's Cove (1615–1621) Robert Hayman, Proprietary governor of Bristol's Hope (1618–1628) Richard Whitbourne, Proprietary governor of Renews (1618–1620) Francis Tanfield, Proprietary governor of South Falkland (1623–1626)
In 1701, Elias Haskett, who was dissatisfied with the state of affairs, became governor. Due to Haskett and newly appointed vice admiral judge Thomas Walker's corruption, Elding, customs officer John Graves, Ellis Lightwood, and attorney general John Warren led a revolt. In October 1701, Haskett imprisoned Elding on grounds of piracy, seeking a ...
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William Fairfax (1691–1757) was a political appointee of the British Crown in several colonies as well as a planter and politician in the Colony of Virginia.Fairfax served as Collector of Customs in Barbados, Chief Justice and governor of the Bahamas; and Customs agent in Marblehead, Massachusetts, before being reassigned to the Colony of Virginia.