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8 de may. de 2024 · Russell was more important as a British than an imperial statesman. He was in the forefront of the movement for the Reform Act of 1832. In Lord Melbourne's government (1835-41), he was the most powerful minister; and he was himself twice prime minister. He presided over the Colonial Office in 1839-41 and from February to July 1855.
Hace 1 día · Secretary of State for the Colonies, Lord John Russell, was impressed by Grey's report on governing indigenous people. This led to Grey's appointment as governor.
22 de abr. de 2024 · Denmark–Norway, Denmark. Danish colonial empire. Monarchs. Prime ministers. Danish West Indies. Governors. Wilhelm Anton Lindemann, Governor General (1799–1801) Casimir Wilhelm von Scholten, Governor of St. Thomas, St. John (1800–1801) John Clayton Cowell, Governor of St. Thomas, St. John (1801–1802).
Hace 2 días · Charles George Gordon. Major-General Charles George Gordon CB (28 January 1833 – 26 January 1885), also known as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum, was a British Army officer and administrator. He saw action in the Crimean War as an officer in the British Army. However, he made his military reputation in China, where he was ...
10 de may. de 2024 · Bernardo de Gálvez (born July 23, 1746, Macharaviaya, Spain—died November 30, 1786, Tacubaya [now Mexico City, Mexico]) was a Spanish colonial administrator who was governor of Louisiana, a vast territory that included most of what is now the central United States, during the American Revolution and who successfully led troops in attacks on Brit...
3 de may. de 2024 · Governors under the Virginia Company of London, 1607–1624 The chief executive of Virginia during the first two years of the colony’s existence was the president of the Council, who was chosen by the Council at Jamestown. With the appointment of Sir Thomas Gates, the Virginia Company of London began naming the governor. In the governor’s absence, a deputy performed the functions of the ...
13 de may. de 2024 · Félix Éboué was a black colonial administrator who reached the highest level of the French colonial administrative system and played a crucial role in the adherence of French Equatorial Africa to Charles de Gaulle’s Free France in 1940. Éboué graduated from the École Coloniale, a prestigious school.
