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The plaque of the Agent General for British Columbia in London. An agent-general (French: Délégué général or Déléguée générale [1]) is the representative in cities abroad of the government of a Canadian province or an Australian state and, historically, also of a British colony in Jamaica, Nigeria, Canada, Malta, South Africa, Australia or New Zealand and subsequently, of a Nigerian ...
Sir Graham Berry, KCMG (28 August 1822 – 25 January 1904), [1] was an Australian colonial politician and the 11th Premier of Victoria.He was one of the most radical and colourful figures in the politics of colonial Victoria, and made the most determined efforts to break the power of the Victorian Legislative Council, the stronghold of the landowning class.
Category for people holding the office of Agent-General for the colony (pre-1901) or state (post 1901) of Victoria (Australia). Pages in category "Agents-General for Victoria" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
At the time of the Glorious Revolution four colonies had started to have more permanent representation: Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Virginia.. About 200 men served. They were selected and paid a fixed salary by the colonial government, and given the long delays in communication, they played a major role in negotiating with royal officials, and explaining colonial needs and resou
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These representatives were known unofficially as 'Crown Agents' from at least 1758, and were accountable to colonial governments, though selected on the recommendation of the British government. [4] A single body was created in 1833, when the Crown Agents' business was consolidated under two Joint Agents General for Crown Colonies with an ...
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