List of Lord High Commissioners of the Ionian Islands
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The Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands was the local representative of the British government in the United States of the Ionian Islands
between 1814 and 1863. At the time, the United States of the Ionian Islands was a federal republic under the amical protection of the United Kingdom, as established under the 1815 Treaty of Paris
. Governors were based in Corfu
, northernmost of the seven Ionian Islands
, which are off the western coast of mainland Greece.
A list of the islands' High Commissioners. After the tenure of Sir James Campbell, who took over from the military governorship of Major Oswald, High Commissioners added 'Lord' to their titles. Gladstone who served for just under 12 weeks was appointed as 'Extraordinary' Lord High Commissioner:
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°Between 24 November 1858 and 19 February March 1859, William Ewart Gladstone
served as Lord High Commissioner Extraordinary to negotiate the political future of the Ionian Islands. He recommended that the Ionian Islands remain under British protection. However, when the Bavaria
n-born King of Greece, Otto I, was deposed and replaced by an Anglophile, George I
, the Ionian Islands were ceded to Greece, ending the position of Lord High Commissioner.
°°Count Dimitrios Nikolaou Karousos, President of the Ionian Parliament, took the post of transitional Greek Governor a year prior to Enosis (Union) with Greece on 21 May 1864.
United States of the Ionian Islands
The United States of the Ionian Islands was a state and amical protectorate of the United Kingdom between 1815 and 1864. It was the successor state of the Septinsular Republic...
between 1814 and 1863. At the time, the United States of the Ionian Islands was a federal republic under the amical protection of the United Kingdom, as established under the 1815 Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Paris (1815)
Treaty of Paris of 1815, was signed on 20 November 1815 following the defeat and second abdication of Napoleon Bonaparte. In February, Napoleon had escaped from his exile on Elba; he entered Paris on 20 March, beginning the Hundred Days of his restored rule. Four days after France's defeat in the...
. Governors were based in Corfu
Corfu
Corfu is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the second largest of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the edge of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The island is part of the Corfu regional unit, and is administered as a single municipality. The...
, northernmost of the seven Ionian Islands
Ionian Islands
The Ionian Islands are a group of islands in Greece. They are traditionally called the Heptanese, i.e...
, which are off the western coast of mainland Greece.
A list of the islands' High Commissioners. After the tenure of Sir James Campbell, who took over from the military governorship of Major Oswald, High Commissioners added 'Lord' to their titles. Gladstone who served for just under 12 weeks was appointed as 'Extraordinary' Lord High Commissioner:
- Sir James Campbell (1813–1816)
- Sir Thomas Maitland (1816–1823)
- Sir Frederick AdamFrederick AdamGeneral Sir Frederick Adam GCB GCMG was a Scottish major-general at the Battle of Waterloo, in command of the 3rd Brigade. He was the fourth son of William Adam of Blair Adam and his wife Eleanora, the daughter of Charles Elphinstone, 10th Lord Elphinstone.-Military career:At the age of fourteen...
(1823–1832) - Sir Alexander George WoodfordAlexander George WoodfordField Marshal Sir Alexander George Woodford, KCB, KCMG was a British Army officer.-Military career:Woodford was born at 30 Welbeck Street, London, the eldest son of Lieutenant-Colonel John Woodford , and his second wife, Lady Susan Field Marshal Sir Alexander George Woodford, KCB, KCMG (15 June...
(1832–1832) (Acting) - George Nugent-Grenville, 2nd Baron NugentGeorge Nugent-Grenville, 2nd Baron NugentGeorge Nugent-Grenville, 2nd Baron Nugent GCMG , Irish politician.George Nugent-Grenville was:* Liberal Member of Parliament for Buckingham, 1810–1812; for Aylesbury, 1812–1832....
(1832–1835) - Sir Howard DouglasHoward DouglasGeneral Sir Howard Douglas, 3rd Baronet, GCB, GCMG, FRS was a British military officer born in Gosport, England, the younger son of Admiral Sir Charles Douglas, and a descendant of the Earls of Morton...
(1835–1840) - James Alexander Stewart-MackenzieJames Alexander Stewart-MackenzieJames Alexander Stewart-Mackenzie , was a Scottish politician and British colonial administrator.Born James Alexander Stewart, the son of Vice Admiral Keith Stewart , he assumed the surname Stewart-Mackenzie after his marriage on 21 May 1817 to Mary Elizabeth Frederica Mackenzie , daughter...
(1840–1843) - John Colborn, Lord SeatonJohn Colborne, 1st Baron SeatonField Marshal John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton, GCB, GCMG, GCH, PC was a British field marshal and colonial governor.-Early service:...
(1843–1849) - Sir Henry George WardHenry George WardSir Henry George Ward GCMG was an English diplomat and politician. The son of politician and, in his retirement, writer Robert Ward and his first wife Catherine Julia Maling, and the cousin of William Ward and William George Ward, he entered the diplomatic service in 1816...
(1849–1855) - Sir John YoungJohn Young, 1st Baron LisgarJohn Young, 1st Baron Lisgar, Bt, GCB, GCMG, PC was the second Governor General of Canada, in office from 1869 to 1872.-Biography:...
(1855–1859) - William Ewart GladstoneWilliam Ewart GladstoneWilliam Ewart Gladstone FRS FSS was a British Liberal statesman. In a career lasting over sixty years, he served as Prime Minister four separate times , more than any other person. Gladstone was also Britain's oldest Prime Minister, 84 years old when he resigned for the last time...
(November 1858–February 1859)° - Sir Henry Knight StorksHenry Knight StorksSir Henry Knight Storks GCMG GCB was a British soldier and colonial governor.Educated at Charterhouse School, he entered the Army on 10 January 1828 as an ensign of the 61st Regiment of Foot. He was promoted lieutenant on 2 March 1832, exchanged to the 14th Regiment of Foot on 23 March 1832 and...
(1859–1864) - Count Dimitrios Nikolaou Karousos (1864)°°
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°Between 24 November 1858 and 19 February March 1859, William Ewart Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone FRS FSS was a British Liberal statesman. In a career lasting over sixty years, he served as Prime Minister four separate times , more than any other person. Gladstone was also Britain's oldest Prime Minister, 84 years old when he resigned for the last time...
served as Lord High Commissioner Extraordinary to negotiate the political future of the Ionian Islands. He recommended that the Ionian Islands remain under British protection. However, when the Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
n-born King of Greece, Otto I, was deposed and replaced by an Anglophile, George I
George I of Greece
George I was King of Greece from 1863 to 1913. Originally a Danish prince, George was only 17 years old when he was elected king by the Greek National Assembly, which had deposed the former king Otto. His nomination was both suggested and supported by the Great Powers...
, the Ionian Islands were ceded to Greece, ending the position of Lord High Commissioner.
°°Count Dimitrios Nikolaou Karousos, President of the Ionian Parliament, took the post of transitional Greek Governor a year prior to Enosis (Union) with Greece on 21 May 1864.