Commissioners for Trade and Plantations

Last updated

The Commissioners for Trade and Plantations was a body formed by the British Crown on 15 May 1696 to promote trade and to inspect and improve the plantations of the British colonies. It was the successor of various previous bodies set up in the seventeenth century, particularly the Lords of Trade and Plantations (1675–1696). It lasted until its abolition in 1782. It carried out its duties by maintaining correspondence with colonial governors, conducting inquiries, hearing complaints and interviewing merchants and colonial agents. The information so obtained was used to advise King and Parliament. The new board did not exercise executive authority and had no significant powers of appointment. Nevertheless it exerted significant influence owing to its specialised knowledge and the maintenance of an extensive archive. [1]

Contents

Terminology

In the historical documents this organisation was sometimes known colloquially as the "Lords of Trade" or "Board of Trade", however in formal documents it was called the "Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations". The historian John William Fortescue used the term "Council of Trade and Plantations" However with the more recent publication of the Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies in 1994, the editor, K. G. Davies indicated that the use of the term "Commissioners for Trade and Plantations" had become established as the preferred terminology. [1]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1710 in Canada</span>

Events from the year 1710 in Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1720 in Canada</span>

Events from the year 1720 in Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1721 in Canada</span>

Events from the year 1721 in Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1722 in Canada</span>

Events from the year 1722 in Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1725 in Canada</span>

Events from the year 1725 in Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1726 in Canada</span>

Events from the year 1726 in Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1729 in Canada</span>

Events from the year 1729 in Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1730 in Canada</span>

Events from the year 1730 in Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1731 in Canada</span>

Events from the year 1731 in Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1732 in Canada</span>

Events from the year 1732 in Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1733 in Canada</span>

Events from the year 1733 in Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1734 in Canada</span>

Events from the year 1734 in Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1735 in Canada</span> List of events

Events from the year 1735 in Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Board of Trade</span> Committee of the United Kingdom Privy Council

The Board of Trade is a British government body concerned with commerce and industry, currently within the Department for Business and Trade. Its full title is The Lords of the Committee of the Privy Council appointed for the consideration of all matters relating to Trade and Foreign Plantations, but is commonly known as the Board of Trade, and formerly known as the Lords of Trade and Plantations or Lords of Trade, and it has been a committee of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom. The board has gone through several evolutions, beginning with extensive involvement in colonial matters in the 17th century, to powerful regulatory functions in the Victorian Era and early 20th century. It was virtually dormant in the last third of the 20th century. In 2017, it was revitalised as an advisory board headed by the International Trade Secretary who has nominally held the title of President of the Board of Trade, and who at present is the only privy counsellor of the board, the other members of the present board filling roles as advisors.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1739 in Canada</span>

Events from the year 1739 in Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1723 in Canada</span>

Events from the year 1723 in Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1724 in Canada</span> List of events

Events from the year 1724 in Canada.

Edward Randolph was an English colonial administrator, best known for his role in effecting significant changes in the structure of England's North American colonies in the later years of the 17th century.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1727 in Canada</span>

Events from the year 1727 in Canada.

Colonel Martin Bladen (1680–1746) was a British politician who sat in the Irish House of Commons from 1713 to 1727 and in the British House of Commons from 1715 to 1746. He was a Commissioner of the Board of Trade and Plantations, a Privy Councillor in Ireland and Comptroller of the Mint.

References

  1. 1 2 Davies, K. G., ed. (1994). "Introduction". Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies. 45. Her Majesty's Stationery Office: v–xiv.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.