|
List Of Governors Of The Gold Coast
This is a list of colonial administrators in the Gold Coast (modern Ghana) from the start of English presence in 1621 until Ghana's independence from the United Kingdom in 1957. In addition to the Gold Coast Colony, the governor of the Gold Coast was for most of the period also responsible for the administration of the Ashanti Colony, the Northern Territories of the Gold Coast Protectorate and the League of Nations/United Nations mandate/trust territory of British Togoland. Governors of the Gold Coast (1621–1751) Governors of the Committee of Merchants of the Gold Coast (1751–1822) Governors of the Gold Coast (1822–1828) * Sir Charles MacCarthy, 27 March 1822 – 17 May 1822, ''first time'' * James Chisholm, 17 May 1822–December 1822, ''first time'' * Sir Charles MacCarthy, December 1822–21 January 1824, ''second time'' * James Chisholm, 21 January 1824 – 17 October 1824, ''second time'' * Edward Purdon, 17 October 1824 – 22 March 1825 * Major-gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold Coast (region)
The Gold Coast was the name for a region on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa that was rich in gold, petroleum, sweet crude oil and natural gas. This former region is now known as the country Ghana. Etymology and position The Gold Coast, Slave Coast, Pepper Coast (or Grain Coast) and Ivory Coast were named after the main export resources found there, respectively. Early uses of the term ''Gold Coast'' refer strictly to the coast and not the interior. It was not until the 19th century that the term came to refer to areas that are far from the coast. The Gold Coast was to the east of the Ivory Coast and to the west of the Slave Coast. Territorial entities Gold Coast region territorial entities were: * Portuguese Gold Coast (Portuguese, 1482–1642) * Dutch Gold Coast (Dutch, 1598–1872) * Swedish Gold Coast (Swedes, 1650–1658; 1660–1663) * Couronian Gold Coast (Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, 1651–1661) * Danish Gold Coast ( Denmark-Norway, 1658–1850) * Bran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Mutter
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archibald Dalzel
Archibald Dalzel (1740–1812) was a Scottish colonial administrator and slave trader who served as governor of the Gold Coast from 1792 to 1802. Life Dalzel was born in Kirkliston in Scotland and he trained to be a doctor in Edinburgh. After a spell in the navy he resolved to take a job in Africa as he saw it as a way to make money. He went to Africa as a surgeon in 1763 but started trading slaves to add to his salary.James A. Rawley, ‘Dalzel , Archibald (1740–1818)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 200accessed 21 Dec 2014/ref> He served four years as governor of Whydah (now Ouidah, Benin). He observed that the people at Whydah "pay a kind of veneration to a particular species of large snake, which is very gentle." Dalzal returned to England in 1770. Appointed by the Committee of Merchants that was in charge of the Gold Coast at the time, he served as governor in two periods: 31 March 1792 - 16 December 1798, and 28 Ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archibald Dalzel Governor
Archibald is a masculine given name, composed of the Germanic elements '' erchan'' (with an original meaning of "genuine" or "precious") and ''bald'' meaning "bold". Medieval forms include Old High German and Anglo-Saxon . Erkanbald, bishop of Strasbourg (d. 991) was also rendered in Old French. There is also a secondary association of its first element with the Greek prefix '' archi-'' meaning "chief, master", to Norman England in the high medieval period. The form ''Archibald'' became particularly popular among Scottish nobility in the later medieval to early modern periods, whence usage as a surname is derived by the 18th century, found especially in Scotland and later Nova Scotia. Given name English diminutives or hypocorisms include ''Arch, Archy, Archie, and Baldie (nickname)''. Variants include French ''Archambault, Archaimbaud, Archenbaud, Archimbaud'', Italian ''Archimboldo, Arcimbaldo, Arcimboldo'', Portuguese '' Arquibaldo, Arquimbaldo'' and Spanish ''Archibaldo, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gordon (governor)
John, Johnny, Jonathan, or Jon Gordon may refer to: Arts and entertainment * John Watson Gordon (1788–1864), Scottish portrait painter and a president of the Royal Scottish Academy * John Gordon (trombonist) (born 1939), American jazz trombonist * Jon Gordon (musician) (born 1966), American jazz saxophonist * John Gordon (scenic artist) (c. 1874–1911), in Australia, son of George Gordon * John Gordon (songwriter) (born 1963), Australian singer-songwriter and music producer * , wrote "Satellite (Lena Meyer-Landrut song)", 2010 * John Gordon (author) (1925–2017), English writer of teenage supernatural fiction * John R. Gordon (born 1964), English screenwriter * Jon Henry Gordon, makeup artist Military * John Gordon (militia captain) (1759–1819), American Appalachian pioneer and Indian fighter * John Gordon (Royal Navy officer) (1792–1869), court-martialed after HMS ''America'' incident * John William Gordon (1814–1870), British Army officer and Inspector-General of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Fielde
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Morris (governor)
Thomas Morris may refer to: Entertainment * Thomas Morris (musician) (1897–1945), jazz cornetist * Thomas Baden Morris (1900s–1986), playwright Politics * Thomas Morris (New York politician) (1771–1849), U.S. Representative from New York * Thomas Morris (Ohio politician) (1776–1844), Senator from Ohio * Thomas Owen Morris (1845–1924), American mayor of Nashville, Tennessee * Thomas Morris (Wisconsin politician) (1861–1928), Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, 1911–1915 * Thomas G. Morris (1919–2016), U.S. congressman from New Mexico * Thomas R. Morris (born 1944), Virginia Secretary of Education, university president * Thomas Richard Morris, British Conservative politician and magistrate who served as Mayor of St Pancras 1961–62 Religion and philosophy * Thomas Asbury Morris (1794–1874), American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church and newspaper editor * Thomas Morris (bishop) (1914–1997), Irish prelate of the Catholic Church * Thomas V. Morris (born 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Price (governor Of The Gold Coast)
Thomas Price may refer to: *Thomas Price (South Australian politician) (1852–1909), Premier of South Australia * Thomas Price (bishop) (1599–1685), Church of Ireland archbishop of Cashel *Thomas Price (Carnhuanawc) (1787–1848), Welsh literary figure of the early 19th century * Thomas Price (Queensland politician) (1840–1906), Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, Australia *Thomas Price (soldier) (1842–1911), Australian soldier *Thomas Frederick Price (1860–1919), co-founder of the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America, better known as the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers * Thomas J. Price (born 1980 ) British sculptor *Thomas Lawson Price (1809–1870), U.S. Representative from Missouri *Thomas M. Price (1916–1998), American architect * Thomas Rowe Price Jr. (1898–1983), American investor and developer of the growth stock style of investing *Thomas Phillips Price (1844–1932), Welsh landowner, mine owner and Liberal politician *Thomas Price (Baptist min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Morgue
James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (other), various kings named James * Saint James (other) * James (musician) * James, brother of Jesus Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Arts, entertainment, and media * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * James the Red Engine, a character in ''Thomas the Tank En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John B
John Bryn Williams (born 1977), known as John B, is an English disc jockey and electronic music producer. He is widely recognised for his eccentric clothing and wild hair and his production of several cutting edge drum and bass tracks. John B ranked number 76 in ''DJ Magazine''s 2010 Top 100 DJs annual poll, announced on 27 October 2010. Career Williams was born on 12 July 1977 in Maidenhead, Berkshire. He started producing music around the age of 14, and now is the head of drum and bass record label Beta Recordings, together with its more specialist drum and bass sub-labels Nu Electro, Tangent, and Chihuahua. He also has releases on Formation Records, Metalheadz and Planet Mu. Williams was ranked 92nd drum and bass DJ on the 2009 ''DJ Magazine'' top 100. Style While his trademark sound has evolved through the years, it generally involves female vocals and trance-like synths (a style which has been dubbed "trance and bass", "trancestep" and "futurestep" by listeners). His m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Roberts (governor)
John Glover Roberts Jr. (born January 27, 1955) is an American lawyer and jurist who has served as the 17th chief justice of the United States since 2005. Roberts has authored the majority opinion in several landmark cases, including ''National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius,'' '' Shelby County v. Holder'', and '' Riley v. California''. He has been described as having a conservative judicial philosophy but, above all, is an institutionalist. He has shown a willingness to work with the Supreme Court's liberal bloc, and after the retirement of Anthony Kennedy in 2018, he has been regarded as the primary swing vote on the Court. However, Roberts is no longer regarded as the Court's median vote following the replacement of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Amy Coney Barrett in 2020. Roberts grew up in northwestern Indiana and was educated in a series of Catholic schools. He studied history at Harvard University and then attended Harvard Law School, where he was managing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Miles (governor)
Richard Miles may refer to: *Richard Miles (diplomat) (born 1937), US diplomat *Richard Miles (historian) (born 1969), British historian and archaeologist *Richard Miles (Tswana catechist), Motswana (Tswana) catechist and preacher in South Africa *Richard Pius Miles (1791–1860), Roman Catholic bishop of Nashville *Dick Miles Richard Theodore Miles (June 12, 1925 – October 12, 2010) was an American table tennis player who won 10 national championships between 1945 and 1962, more than any other player. After his playing career ended, Miles wrote an instructional g ... (1925–2010), American table tennis player *Richard Miles, pen name of Gerald Richard Perreau-Saussine, better known as American child actor Peter Miles (1938–2002) See also * Rick Miles, Canadian politician {{hndis, Miles, Richard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
