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The Governor of Alderney was the title of the Leader of the Channel Island of Alderney between 1660 and 1825.[1] The position eventually became a hereditary governorship[2] after the fief was purchased from the Crown.

  1. ^ Ben Cahoon. "Alderney". Worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  2. ^ "General John Le Mesurier (1781–1843), Last Hereditary Governor of Alderney". Art UK. Retrieved 15 February 2014.

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Governor of Alderney

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The Governor of Alderney was the title of the Leader of the Channel Island of Alderney between 1660 and 1825. The position eventually became a hereditary...

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Alderney

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Alderney (/ˈɔːldərni/; French: Aurigny [oʁiɲi]; Auregnais: Aoeur'gny) is the northernmost of the inhabited Channel Islands. It is part of the Bailiwick...

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States of Alderney

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States of Alderney (French: États d'Aurigny) is the parliament/council and the legislature of Alderney, part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. The origin of the...

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Leader of Alderney

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including Lord of Alderney, Governor of Alderney, and the current President of the States of Alderney. The President of the States of Alderney is directly...

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Bailiwick of Guernsey

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jurisdictions: Alderney, Guernsey (incorporating Herm), and Sark. The Lieutenant Governor is the representative of the British monarch, who remains the head of state...

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Politics of Alderney

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being added to the States of Alderney. Until the reform of 1948, the States of Alderney consisted of: Governor of Alderney (vacant from 1825) the Judge...

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Judge of Alderney

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Council. In 1825, the hereditary Governor of Alderney, John Le Mesurier III, returned his family's fiefdom over Alderney to the Crown in exchange for an...

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List of people from Guernsey

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England and Scotland John Le Mesurier (1781–1843), Major General and governor of Alderney Peter Paul Dobree (1782–1825), English classical scholar and critic...

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John Le Mesurier

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John Le Mesurier, the last hereditary governor of Alderney; and Colonel Frederick Le Mesurier, the inventor of the screw gun. £3.50 in 1934 is approximately...

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Le Mesurier

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conspirator in the Thorpe affair John Le Mesurier (Alderney) (1781–1843), last hereditary governor of Alderney, Channel Islands John Lemesurier (1826–1891)...

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ber-ROO) is a small island about 1.4 miles (2.3 km) northwest of Alderney that is part of the Channel Islands. It has no permanent residents, and is a...

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President of the States of Alderney

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President of the States of Alderney, also known as the President of Alderney, is the elected head of Alderney's legislature, the States of Alderney and the...

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Channel Islands

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Guernsey, consisting of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm and some smaller islands. Historically, they are the remnants of the Duchy of Normandy. Although...

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Vehicle registration plates of the Bailiwick of Guernsey

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General Office of the States of Alderney at the Island Hall in Alderney. The international vehicle registration code for Alderney is GBA. Sark and Herm ban...

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Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey

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"Lieutenant Governors". Royal Court of Guernsey. Retrieved 21 September 2012. "Sark and Alderney could choose the next Lt-Governor". Guernsey Press. 8 July 2010...

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German occupation of the Channel Islands

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Authorities in Alderney had no direct communication with the UK and recommended that all islanders evacuate. All but a handful did so. Dame of Sark, Sibyl...

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Robert McClure

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cousin of Jane Wilde, the mother of Oscar Wilde, and spent his childhood under the care of his godfather, John Le Mesurier, governor of Alderney, by whom...

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Guernsey

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west of the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy. It is the largest island in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, which includes five other inhabited islands (Alderney, Herm...

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List of governors of dependent territories in the 20th century

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Muratti Vase

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Channel Islands of Alderney, Guernsey and Jersey. The larger islands of Guernsey and Jersey dominate the competition, with Alderney's sole match final...

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Jurat

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judges of fact rather than law, though they preside over land conveyances and liquor licensing. In Alderney, however, the jurats are judges of both fact...

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Braye Harbour

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(also known as Alderney Harbour) is the main harbour on the north side of the island of Alderney, in the Channel Islands, a dependency of the British Crown...

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Havilland Le Mesurier

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(1717–1793), hereditary Governor of Alderney, and his wife Martha (d. 1764). His brother was Paul Le Mesurier, an MP and Lord Mayor of London. He attended...

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Paul Le Mesurier

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hereditary Governor of Alderney. In 1776 he went into partnership with his wife's uncle, Noah Le Cras, a London merchant. During the American War of Independence...

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States of Guernsey

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district. Two Alderney Deputies are appointed by the States of Alderney to represent Alderney's interest in matters delegated by Alderney to Guernsey under...

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Crown Dependencies

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of Guernsey is the States of Deliberation, the parliament of Sark is called the Chief Pleas, and the parliament of Alderney is called the States of Alderney...

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