A report on Colony of British Columbia (1866–1871), Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866) and Matthew Baillie Begbie

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.

In 1858, Begbie became the first Chief Justice of the Crown Colony of British Columbia in colonial times and in the first decades after British Columbia joined Confederation as a province of Canada.

Begbie served as the first Judge of the Supreme Court, Colony of British Columbia 1858 to 1866 and then, in the same capacity in the Supreme Court, the United Colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia from 1866 to 1870.

The colony was in 1866 incorporated with the Colony of Vancouver Island to create the new Colony of British Columbia (1866-1871).

In 1858 the British Government had sent over Matthew Baillie Begbie as Chief Justice for the colony.

In 1858 the British Government sent over Matthew Baillie Begbie as Chief Justice for the colony.