A report on Colony of British Columbia (1866–1871), Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866) and Frederick Seymour
The Colony of British Columbia was a British Crown Colony that resulted from the amalgamation of the two former colonies, the Colony of Vancouver Island and the mainland Colony of British Columbia.
- Colony of British Columbia (1866–1871)The colony was in 1866 incorporated with the Colony of Vancouver Island to create the new Colony of British Columbia (1866-1871).
- Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866)From 1864 to 1866, he served as the second Governor of the Colony of British Columbia, succeeding Sir James Douglas.
- Frederick SeymourSeymour continued to serve as the first governor of the union of the two colonies, also named the Colony of British Columbia from 1866 to 1869.
- Frederick SeymourNew Westminster would welcome its first resident governor, Frederick Seymour, in 1864.
- Colony of British Columbia (1866–1871)Douglas's successor was Frederick Seymour, who came to the colony with twenty years of colonial experience in Van Diemen's Land, the British West Indies, and British Honduras.
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City in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District.
It was founded by Major-General Richard Moody as the capital of the new-born Colony of British Columbia in 1858, and continued in that role until the Mainland and Island Colonies were merged in 1866.
Rarely used by Governor Douglas, its first full-time vice-regal resident was Governor Frederick Seymour.