Sir Benjamin Chilley Campbell Pine (1809–1891) was at various times administrator of Natal, the Gold Coast, Antigua, the Leeward Islands and Western Australia. KwaZulu-Natal (kwɑːˌzuːluː nəˈtɑːl often referred to as " KZN " is a province of South Africa. This article is about the British colony in west Africa 1821-1957 Antigua (ænˈtiːgə an-TEE-gah) is an Island in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region the main The British Leeward Islands was a British colony existing between 1833 and 1960 and consisting of Antigua, Barbuda, the British Virgin Islands Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent.
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Life
Born in 1809, Benjamin Pine became a career officer in the British Colonial Service. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located From 1850 to 1855, he was Lieutenant-Governor of Natal Colony, and from March 1857 until 17 April 1858 was Governor of the Gold Coast. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common 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
On 30 July 1868, Pine was appointed by letters patent to the position of Governor of Western Australia. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Letters patent are a type of Legal instrument in the form of an Open letter issued by a Monarch or Government, granting an office right The Governor of Western Australia is the representative in Western Australia of Australia 's Monarch Queen Elizabeth II. Shortly afterwards, however, a vacancy occurred for the position of Governor of the Leeward Islands, and it was decided that he should fill that position instead. This is a list of Governors of the Leeward Islands from the creation of the colony in 1671 until the Federation of the West Indies was formed in 1958 He never arrived in Western Australia, and six months passed before the colony received news that he would not be coming. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent.
Pine served as Governor of the Leeward Islands from 1869 until 1871. His title then became Governor of Antigua until 1873, but the Leeward Islands continued under his governorship. This is a list of viceroys of Antigua and Barbuda, from its initial colonisation in 1632 until its independence in 1981. He died in 1891.
Status as Governor of Western Australia
In Burt (1996), Sir Francis Burt, who was a lawyer, a judge and himself a former Governor of Western Australia, analysed the question whether Pine should be considered to have served as Governor of Western Australia. Sir Francis Theodore Page Burt AC KCMG QC ( 14 June, 1918 - 8 September, 2004) Australian Jurist A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person A judge, or justice, is an Official who presides over a Court of law He concluded that the appointment by letters patent, together with the publication of that appointment in the newspapers of the colony, legally implied that Pine was Governor of Western Australia, even though he never arrived at the colony and was never sworn in.
Political Summary
| Government offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Martin Thomas West |
Lieutenant Governor of Natal 1850–1855 |
Succeeded by John Scott |
| Preceded by Henry Connor |
Governor of the Gold Coast 1857–1858 |
Succeeded by Henry Bird |
| Preceded by Hercules George Robert Robinson |
Lieutenant Governor of Saint Christopher 1860–1866 |
Succeeded by James George Mackenzie |
| Preceded by John Hampton |
Governor of Western Australia 1868–1869 |
Succeeded by Frederick Weld |
| Preceded by Sir Steven John Hill |
Governor of Antigua 1869–1871 |
Post abolished |
| Vacant
Dissolution of the Leeward Islands
Title last held by
Sir James Leith |
Governor of the Leeward Islands 1871–1873 |
Succeeded by Sir Henry Turninr Irving |
| Preceded by Thomas Miles |
Lieutenant Governor of Natal 1873–1875 |
Succeeded by Sir Garnet Joseph Wolseley |
References
- Burt, Francis (1996). Below is a list of governors of Natal during the British occupation of South Africa: Special Commissioner 1843-1844 Henry Cloete John Scott may refer to Politicians John Scott (Australian politician, Member of the Australian House of Representatives John Scott 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 This page is about Baron Rosmead who became the 5th Governor of Hong Kong under the name Robinson This is a list of viceroys in Saint Christopher ( Saint Kitts) from the start of English colonisation in 1623 and French colonisation in 1625, until the Dr John Stephen Hampton (c 1806– 2 December 1869) was Governor of Western Australia from 1862 to 1868 The Governor of Western Australia is the representative in Western Australia of Australia 's Monarch Queen Elizabeth II. Sir Frederick Aloysius Weld, GCMG (1823 &ndash 1891 was a New Zealand politician and a governor of various British colonies This is a list of viceroys of Antigua and Barbuda, from its initial colonisation in 1632 until its independence in 1981. This is a list of Governors of the Leeward Islands from the creation of the colony in 1671 until the Federation of the West Indies was formed in 1958 Thomas Odber Miles ( April 20 1789 &ndash June 5 1858) was a farmer and political figure in New Brunswick. Below is a list of governors of Natal during the British occupation of South Africa: Special Commissioner 1843-1844 Henry Cloete Field Marshal Garnet Joseph Wolseley 1st Viscount Wolseley KP OM GCB GCMG VD PC ( 4 June 1833 Sir Francis Theodore Page Burt AC KCMG QC ( 14 June, 1918 - 8 September, 2004) Australian Jurist "Our Reluctant Governor: Sir Benjamin Pine, Knight". Early Days 11 (2).
- The Constitution Centre of Western Australia (2002). "Sir Benjamin Chilley Campbell Pine 1868-1869", Governors and Premiers of Western Australia. West Perth, Western Australia: The Constitution Centre of Western Australia. ISBN 0-7307-3821-3.
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Pine, Benjamin Chilley Campbell, Sir |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | colonial administrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1809 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1873 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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