British Columbia (Colony). Attorney-General

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Type of entity

Government

Authorized form of name

British Columbia (Colony). Attorney-General

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Other form(s) of name

  • Attorney-General

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Dates of existence

1859-1871

History

In 1859, the Colonial Office appointed George Hunter Cary as the first Attorney-General of the Colony of British Columbia. Prior to that, Governor James Douglas had appointed Judge Matthew Begbie as his acting Attorney-General in 1858 to provide legal advice in the drafting of laws pertaining to the administration of justice in his jurisdiction. At the time of Begbie’s appointment, Douglas requested that the Colonial Office appoint a permanent Attorney-General. The Colonial Office responded by appointing Cary. As an officer of the Crown, the Attorney-General of the Colony of British Columbia represented the Crown and the public in the courts, was the official legal advisor to the government, and was responsible for the organization of the civil justice system. In 1861, Cary resigned from his position in the Colony of British Columbia, although he remained as the Attorney-General of Vancouver Island until 1864. He was succeeded as Attorney-General of the Colony of British Columbia by Henry Crease who retained the position until 1870. Crease was followed briefly by George Phillippo, Edward Alston, and then John McCreight who served jointly as the first Attorney-General and the first premier of the Province of British Columbia in 1871.

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Related entity

British Columbia. Dept. of the Attorney-General (1871-1976)

Identifier of related entity

51

Category of relationship

temporal

Type of relationship

British Columbia. Dept. of the Attorney-General

is the successor of

British Columbia (Colony). Attorney-General

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Authority record identifier

14

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ISAAR(CPF)

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Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Michael Carter 2008-07-28

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Central Name Authority File

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Created by: Michael Carter

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