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|conventional_long_name = Leeward Islands |
|conventional_long_name = Federal Colony of the Leeward Islands |
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|common_name = Leeward Islands |
|common_name = Leeward Islands |
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|status = [[Territorial evolution of the British Empire| |
|status = [[Territorial evolution of the British Empire|Colony of the United Kingdom]] |
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|empire = United Kingdom |
|empire = United Kingdom |
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|year_start = 1671 |
|year_start = 1671 |
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|date_post = 31 May 1962 |
|date_post = 31 May 1962 |
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|p1 = Anguilla |
|p1 = Anguilla |
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|flag_p1 = Flag of |
|flag_p1 = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg |
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|p2 = Antigua |
|p2 = Antigua |
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|flag_p2 = |
|flag_p2 = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg |
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|p3 = Barbuda |
|p3 = Barbuda |
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|flag_p3 = |
|flag_p3 = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg |
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|p4 = Dominica |
|p4 = Dominica |
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|flag_p4 = Flag of |
|flag_p4 = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg |
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|p5 = Montserrat |
|p5 = Montserrat |
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|flag_p5 = Flag of |
|flag_p5 = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg |
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|p6 = Nevis |
|p6 = Nevis |
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|flag_p6 = Flag of |
|flag_p6 = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg |
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|p7 = Saint Kitts{{!}}Saint Christopher |
|p7 = Saint Kitts{{!}}Saint Christopher |
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|flag_p7 = Flag of |
|flag_p7 = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg |
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|p8 = British Virgin Islands{{!}}Virgin Islands |
|p8 = British Virgin Islands{{!}}Virgin Islands |
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|flag_p8 = Flag of the |
|flag_p8 = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg |
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|s1 = West Indies Federation |
|s1 = West Indies Federation |
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|flag_s1 = Flag of West Indies.svg |
|flag_s1 = Flag of West Indies.svg |
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|symbol_type = Coat of arms (1871-1956) |
|symbol_type = Coat of arms (1871-1956) |
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|capital = [[St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda|St. John's |
|capital = [[St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda|St. John's]] |
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|national_anthem = "[[God Save the Queen/King]]" |
|national_anthem = "[[God Save the Queen/King]]" |
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|common_languages = [[English language|English]] (official)<br/>[[Leeward Caribbean Creole English]]<br/>[[Dominican Creole French]] |
|common_languages = [[English language|English]] (official)<br/>[[Leeward Caribbean Creole English]]<br/>[[Dominican Creole French]] |
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|government_type = Constitutional monarchy |
|government_type = Constitutional monarchy |
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|title_leader = [[British monarchs|Monarch]] |
|title_leader = [[British monarchs|Monarch]] |
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|leader1 = [[ |
|leader1 = [[Charles II of England|Charles II]] {{small|(first)}} |
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|leader2 = [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Elizabeth II]] {{small|(last)}} |
|leader2 = [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Elizabeth II]] {{small|(last)}} |
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|year_leader1 = |
|year_leader1 = 1671–1685 |
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|year_leader2 = 1952–1958 |
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|title_representative = [[List of Governors of the Leeward Islands|Governor in Chief]] |
|title_representative = [[List of Governors of the Leeward Islands|Governor in Chief]] |
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|representative1 = [[ |
|representative1 = [[First Baronet William Stapleton]] {{small|(first)}} |
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|representative2 = [[Alexander Thomas Williams]] {{small|(last)}} |
|representative2 = [[Alexander Thomas Williams]] {{small|(last)}} |
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|year_representative1 = |
|year_representative1 = 1671-1683 |
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|year_representative2 = 1956–1958 |
|year_representative2 = 1956–1958 |
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|stat_year1 = 1958 |
|stat_year1 = 1958 |
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Revision as of 00:25, 1 May 2021
Federal Colony of the Leeward Islands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1671–1816 1833–1958 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Coat of arms (1871-1956)
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| Anthem: "God Save the Queen/King" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Colony of the United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital | St. John's | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common languages | English (official) Leeward Caribbean Creole English Dominican Creole French | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Christianity (Anglican, Catholic, Methodist) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Government | Constitutional monarchy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monarch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
• 1671–1685 | Charles II (first) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
• 1952–1958 | Elizabeth II (last) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Governor in Chief | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
• 1671-1683 | First Baronet William Stapleton (first) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
• 1956–1958 | Alexander Thomas Williams (last) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Established | 1671 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Divided | 1816 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Reformed | 1833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Federal colony | 1871 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Dominica joined | 1871 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Dominica left | 1940 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Joined West Indies Federation | 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Federation dissolved | 31 May 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | 1,047 km2 (404 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Currency | Pound sterling (official) Spanish dollar, Mexican peso also used | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Today part of |  Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda British Virgin Islands Dominica Montserrat Saint Kitts and Nevis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The British Leeward Islands now refers to the Leeward Islands as an English and later British colony from 1671 to 1958, except for the years from 1816 to 1833.
History
The Leeward Islands was established as an English colony in 1671. In 1816, the islands were divided in two regions: Antigua, Barbuda, and Montserrat in one colony, and Saint Christopher, Nevis, Anguilla, and the Virgin Islands in the other.
The Leeward Islands were united again as a semi-federal entity in 1833, coming together until 1871 under the administration of the Governor of Antigua. The islands then became known as the Federal Colony of the Leeward Islands from 1871 to 1956. From 1833 to 1940, Dominica was part of the colony.[1]
On 3 January 1958 all islands except the Virgin Islands were absorbed into the West Indies Federation. The British Leeward Islands finally ceased to exist with the abolition of the office of its governor, and the elevation of the British Virgin Islands to the status of a separate crown colony, in 1960.[2][3]
A representative Leeward Islands cricket team continues to participate in West Indian domestic cricket.
- Armed forces structure in 1939
Includes the structures from Saint Kitts and Nevis, Montserrat, Antigua, Dominica, and British Virgin Islands.[4]
- Saint Kitts and Nevis Defence Force
- Royal Montserrat Defence Force
- Royal Antigua Defense Force
- Dominica Defense Force
Postage stamps
The islands of the Leeward Islands all used postage stamps inscribed "LEEWARD ISLANDS" between 1890 and 1 July 1956, often concurrently with stamps inscribed with the colony's name. The islands also issued revenue stamps between 1882 and the 1930s.
See also
- List of Governors of the British Leeward Islands
- Attorney General of the Leeward Islands
- Chief Justice of the Leeward Islands
- British Windward Islands
- History of the British West Indies
References
- ^ Honychurch, Lennox (1995). The Dominica Story: A History of the Island (3rd ed.). London: Macmillan Publishers. pp. 129, 132, 175. ISBN 0-333-62776-8.
- ^ "Private Lands Conservation in the British Virgin Islands". University of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center. 2004. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Encyclopedia Britannica - BVI". Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Leeward Islands, 03.09.1939". niehorster.org. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
Sources
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Leeward Islands". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 371.
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Categories:
- British Leeward Islands
- British West Indies
- Leeward Islands (Caribbean)
- Former British colonies and protectorates in the Americas
- Former countries in the Caribbean
- Former English colonies
- Former federations
- History of British Antigua and Barbuda
- History of British Dominica
- History of British Saint Christopher and Nevis
- Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
- States and territories established in 1833
- States and territories disestablished in 1978
- 1830s establishments in the Caribbean
- 1833 establishments in the British Empire
- 1978 disestablishments in the British Empire
- 1833 establishments in North America
- 1978 disestablishments in North America
- British Windward Islands
- Former colonies in North America
- Former polities of the Cold War