Sir William Robert Wolseley Winniett (born 2 March 1793, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. - d. 4 Dec. 1850, Accra - Ghana) was the Governor General of Gold Coast at Cape Coast Castle (Ghana). He worked to abolish the slave trade on the Slave Coast of West Africa.[1][2]
^Cruickshank, Brodie (January 28, 1853). "Eighteen years on the Gold Coast of Africa, including an account of the native tribes, and their intercourse with Europeans". London, Hurst and Blackett – via Internet Archive.
^USA, David Owusu-Ansah, Associate Provost of Diversity at James Madison University (February 27, 2014). Historical Dictionary of Ghana. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810875005 – via Google Books.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Sir William Robert Wolseley Winniett (born 2 March 1793, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. - d. 4 Dec. 1850, Accra - Ghana) was the Governor General of Gold...
Acadians For more on William Robert Wolseley Winniett see: O'Byrne, William R. (1849). "Winniett, William" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary. London: John...
and encouraged successful and fair trading. From 1846–1850, Governor WilliamWinniett was also active in ending the slave trade. He died in the fortress...
became regular. In 1849–50, under the direction of British Governor WilliamWinniett, British naval officer Frederick E. Forbes went on two missions to...
of Christiansborg, Accra, from 1850 to 1857. He succeeded Governor WilliamWinniett, who had died, as Lieutenant-Governor of the colony, and helped to...
1846 WilliamWinniett, 15 April 1846 – 31 January 1849, first time James Coleman Fitzpatrick, 31 January 1849 – 13 January 1850 Sir WilliamWinniett, 13...
of Sierra Leone Admiral William Wolseley (1756 – 1842), National Historic Person and Officer of Royal Navy Sir WilliamWinniett (1793–1850), abolitionist...
in Nova Scotia occurred in 1804. During the war, Nova Scotian Sir WilliamWinniett served as a crew on board HMS Tonnant in the effort to free enslaved...
than 480 km (300 miles). Again in 1848, Freeman went to Kumasi with WilliamWinniett, Hill's successor with the aim of prompting the signing of a treaty...
Sir WilliamWinniett served as a crew on board HMS Tonnant in the effort to free slaves from America. (As the Governor of the Gold Coast, Winniett would...
accessed through a small door beside the dampan. In the mid-19th century, WilliamWinniett referred to the dampan as public rooms. Bowdich in the early 19th century...
delightful shade from the burning rays of the sun... — Freeman. Governor WilliamWinniett's description of Kumasi in 1848 closely matched that of Freeman. Both...
Mascarene WilliamWinniettWilliam Skene John Adams William Shirreff Otho Hamilton Paul Mascarene Erasmus James Philipps John Adams William Shirreff William Skene...
component of the mounted police until at least 1860. In 1837, Major James Winniett Nunn of the 80th Regiment became Commandant of the Mounted Police. Settlers...
(1752). Through his marriage to Acadian Elizabeth Winniet (sister of Joseph Winniett, both of whom were grandchildren of Pierre Maisonnat dit Baptiste), John...
Joseph LeBlanc, dit Le Maigre Charles Raymond Pierre II Surette Joseph Winniett – supported the British; grandchild of Pierre Maisonnat dit Baptiste Angèle...
-by-election May 6, 1762, took seat June 7, 1762. Annapolis Township Joseph Winniett -took seat June 7, 1762. Thomas Day Cornwallis Township Samuel Willoughby...
Edward Augustane Blount OBE Col. Stewart Bogle-Smith CB Lt.-Col. Arthur Winniett Nunn Bowen DSO Royal Army Medical Corps Maj. Sir John Rose Bradford KCMG...
not to exist due to insufficient freeholders. Annapolis County Joseph Winniett John Harris Annapolis Township Jonathan Hoar Barrington Township Francis...
Pierre II Surette William Johnson (Guillaume Jeanson) (Battle of Bloody Creek (1757)) John Bradstreet (fought for British) Joseph Winniett (supported the...
2023 "Will of Ann Cosby (née Winniett) of Annapolis Royal" (March 14, 1788), Nova Scotia Archives. Accessed 30 May 2023 William Booth, "A Black Wood Cutter...
Oldroyd Borwick, Yeomanry. Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary Colonel) Arthur Winniett Nunn-Bowen, Royal Army Medical Corps. Captain Harold Boyd-Rochfort, Lancers...
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