Receiver General of Jamaica

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The Receiver General of Jamaica was the public official in Jamaica responsible for receiving and disbursing money of the Government of Jamaica. [1]

The receiver was able to appoint a number of deputies to work on his behalf.

List of Receivers General of Jamaica

Note: This list is incomplete. Dates are dates of life, not dates in office unless otherwise stated.

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References

  1. The Laws of Jamaica: Comprehending All The Acts in Force &c. Vol. 2. 2nd edition. St. Jago de la Vega: Alexander Aikman. 1802. p. 110.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. Knight, James (fl 1725-1745) Receiver General of Jamaica Historian. National Archives. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  3. "The Letters of Simon Taylor of Jamaica to Chaloner Arcedekne, 1765-1775" edited by Betty Wood et al in Betty Wood & Martin Lynn (Eds.) (2002). Travel, Trade and Power in the Atlantic 1765-1884. Camden Fifth Series Vol. 19. Miscellany XXXV. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp.  1–164 (p. 8). ISBN   978-0-521-82312-8.
  4. Portrait miniature of Robert Graham (later Cunninghame-Graham) of Gartmore (c.1735-97). Historical Portraits Image Library. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
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  9. Cokayne, George Edward; Gibbs, Vicary; Doubleday, H. Arthur, eds. (1916). Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant (Dacre to Dysart). Vol. 4 (2nd ed.). London: The St. Catherine Press, Ltd. pp. 429–430.