John Le Mesurier (Alderney)
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John Le Mesurier was the last hereditary governor
of Alderney
.
He resigned his patent to the crown in 1825.
Some of his predecessors were also called John Le Mesurier.
He was related to Thomas Le Mesurier
.
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
of Alderney
Alderney
Alderney is the most northerly of the Channel Islands. It is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown dependency. It is long and wide. The area is , making it the third-largest island of the Channel Islands, and the second largest in the Bailiwick...
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He resigned his patent to the crown in 1825.
Some of his predecessors were also called John Le Mesurier.
He was related to Thomas Le Mesurier
Thomas Le Mesurier
Rev. Thomas Le Mesurier was a British lawyer, cleric and polemicist.He was born on Alderney, in the Channel Islands, the fourth son of John Le Mesurier, Hereditary Governor of that island. Educated at New College, Oxford , he initially entered the legal profession and was called to the Bar in 1781...
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