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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.
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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]
Flag of the governor-general of The Bahamas. The governor-general uses a personal flag, which features a lion passant atop a St. Edward's royal crown with "Commonwealth of The Bahamas" written on a scroll underneath, all on a blue background. It is flown on buildings and other locations in The Bahamas to mark the governor-general's presence.
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.
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]
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.