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Royal governors of the Bahama Islands (1783–1969) Andrew de Vau (acting) 1783: 1783: John Robert Maxwell: 1783: 1784 James Edward Powell (Lieutenant-governor) 1784: 1786 John Brown (acting) 1786: 1787: The 4th Earl of Dunmore: 1787: 1796 Robert Hunt (acting) 1796: 14 February 1797: John Forbes (Lieutenant-governor) 14 February 1797: June 1797 ...
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Proprietary governors had legal responsibilities over the colony as well as responsibilities to shareholders to ensure the security of their investments. The proprietary system was a mostly inefficient [ definition needed ] system, in that the proprietors were, for the most part, like absentee landlords .
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.
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]
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 monarch.
The Office of the Attorney-General & Ministry of Legal Affairs provides legal advice to the government of the Bahamas in national and international matters. [ 1 ] List of Attorneys-General of the Colony of the Bahamas
Cornelius Alvin Smith was born to Sylvanues and Susan Smith in North End, Long Island, Bahamas, on 7 April 1937. [3] [13] He received his primary education at Glintons Public School, Long Island, and his secondary education at the Bahamas Teachers Training College at Nassau, subsequently earning a master's degree in business administration from the University of Miami.