Office of the Attorney-General & Ministry of Legal Affairs (Bahamas)

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The Office of the Attorney-General & Ministry of Legal Affairs provides legal advice to the government of the Bahamas in national and international matters. [1]

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List of Attorneys-General of the Colony of the Bahamas

This is an incomplete listing of Attorneys-General before 1973.

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  3. ↑ "Obituary of Sir Bruce Burnside". Nassau, Bahamas. The Nassau Guardian. 1 September 1909. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  4. ↑ Thom's Directory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for the Year 1895 (52nd ed.). Dublin: Alexander Thom & Co. 1895. p. 242. Acting Attorney General in 1865-66-69, and 1875-9;
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  7. ↑ "Colonial Services: West African Transfers and Promotions". The Daily Telegraph. London, England. 10 Feb 1930. p. 3. Mr G. T. Watts, Crown Counsel, Nigeria to be Attorney-General, Bahamas
  8. ↑ Colonial Office (1936). Annual Report on the Social and Economic Progress of the People of the Bahamas. London, England: H M Stationery Office. p. 23. Retrieved 18 January 2025. The Hon. J. H. Jarrett, K.C., Attorney-General, administered the Government until the Governor's return in October. The Hon. J. H. Jarrett, K.C., Attorney-General, was appointed Colonial Secretary of the Bahamas on 14th August 1935.
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  18. ↑ Dorsett, Sidney (July 4, 1973). "Leonard Knowles Sworn in as the First Bahamian Chief Justice in 63 Years". Tribune newspaper. p. 1. Retrieved 6 May 2024. Congratulations came from the Attorney-General, Mr. Gerald Collett, QC
  19. ↑ "Tributes paid to Paul Adderley" . Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  20. ↑ "The Hon. Paul L. Adderley - Government - Details". www.bahamas.gov.bs. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
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