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1833–1958 British colonial division in the Caribbean

British Windward Islands

1833–1958

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Motto: I pede fausto
(Latin: Go with a lucky foot)

Anthem: "God Save the King"

Status

British colony

Capital

Bridgetown, Barbados (1871–1885)
St George's, Grenada (1885–1958)

Common languages

Religion

Christianity (Anglican,Catholic,Methodist)

Government

Constitutional monarchy

• 1833–1837 (first)

• 1952–1958 (last)

• 1833–1836 (first)

• 1955–1960^[a] (last)

Colville Deverell

History

• Established

1833

• Federation

1871

• Barbados left

1885

• Tobago left

1889

• Dominica joined

1940

• Overseas Territory

1956

• Disestablished

3 January 1958

Currency

Pound sterling (official)
Spanish dollar,Mexican peso also used

Preceded by

Succeeded by

	Barbados
	Dominica
	Grenada
	Saint Lucia
	Saint Vincent
	Grenadines
	Tobago

Barbados
Trinidad and Tobago
West Indies Federation

TheBritish Windward Islands was an administrative grouping of British colonies in theWindward Islands of theWest Indies, existing from 1833 until 3 January 1958 and consisting of the islands ofGrenada,Saint Lucia,Saint Vincent, theGrenadines,Barbados (the seat of the governor until 1885, when it returned to its former status of a completely separate colony),Tobago (until 1889, when it was joined toTrinidad), and (from 1940)Dominica, previously included in theBritish Leeward Islands.

Administrative history

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The seat of government wasBridgetown on Barbados, from 1871 to 1885, and thereafterSt. George's on Grenada. The islands were not a single colony, but a confederation of separate colonies with a commongovernor-in-chief, while each island retained its own institutions. The Windward Islands had neither legislature, laws, revenue nor tariff in common. However, there was a common audit system, while the islands united in maintaining certain institutions of general utility.

Judicial history

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In 1859 a common court of appeal for the group was established, composed of the chief justices of the respective island colonies. Under theWest Indian Court of Appeal Act 1919 this court was replaced by theWest Indian Court of Appeal, responsible for appeals from not only the Windward Islands but also theFederal Colony of the Leeward Islands, Barbados,Trinidad and Tobago, andBritish Guiana.

In 1939 the Windward and Leeward Islands Supreme Court and the Windward and Leeward Islands Court of Appeal were established, which was replaced in 1967 by theEastern Caribbean Supreme Court which provides both functions.^[1]

Chief justices of the Windward and Leeward Islands

1940–1942James Henry Jarrett^[2]
1943–1950 Sir Clement Malone^[3]
1950–1957 Sir Donald Jackson^[4]
1958–1963 Sir Cyril George Xavier Henriques^[5]^[6]^[7]
1963–?1967 Frank E. Field^[8]

Notes

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^The office of governor-in-chief was officially abolished on 1 January 1960, although the territory had been abolished two years earlier.

References

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^Lawrence Albert Joseph."The Origin of the Supreme Court of Grenada".The Barnacle. Granada: The Barnacle News. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015.
^"Named Chief Justice. London, Feb. 5".The Ottawa Journal. Ottawa, Canada. 6 February 1940. p. 3 – viaNewspapers.com.The Colonial Office tonight announced appointment of J. H. Jarrett, now Colonial Secretary of the Bahamas, as chief justice of the Windward and Leeward islands.
^"No. 36056".The London Gazette. 15 June 1943. p. 2739.
^"No. 39904".The London Gazette. 3 July 1953. p. 3677.
^Chief Secretary's Office (5 February 1959)."Ref. No. P.F. 770".The Antigua, Montserrat and Virgin Islands Gazette. Vol. 4, no. 8. by Authority. p. 1.Mr. Henrique's appointment became effective on 24th December, 1958.
^"No. 41534".The London Gazette. 28 October 1958. p. 6590.The Queen has been pleased to give directions for the appointment of Cyril George Xavier Henriques, Esq., (Commissioner for Law Revision, British Honduras) to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Windward and Leeward Islands.
^"No. 42870".The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1963. p. 2.
^Government House (23 January 1964)."Appointment of Chief Justice of the Windward and Leeward Islands".The Antigua, Montserrat and Virgin Islands Gazette. Vol. 9, no. 5. by Authority. p. 21.The Secretary of State for the Colonies ... has appointed Mr. Justice Frank E. Field to the office of Chief Justice of the Windward and Leeward Islands with effect from 2nd December, 1963.

Sources

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This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Windward Islands".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 716.

External links

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Queen and Commonwealth: Other Caribbean realms for the official website of the British monarchy
U.S Library of Congress – Barbados and the Windward Islands colony
WorldStatesmen.org

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