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

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]

List of Attorneys-General of the Colony of the Bahamas

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

William Wylly^[2] (1799-1821)
Bruce Burnside^[3] (1875-1879)^[4]
William Rees-Davies^[5] (c. 1897-1902)
Frederick Chester Wells-Durrant^[6] (1909-1921)
G T Watts (1930^[7]-unknown)
John Bowes Griffin^[8] (1936-1939)
O H Curry (c 1939)^[9]
O L Bancroft (unk - 1945)^[10]
Lionel (L.A.W.) Orr^[11]^[12] (1955-1963)
Kendal Isaacs^[13]^[14]^[15] (1963-1965)
Gerald Collett QC (unk-1973)^[16]

List of Attorneys-General & Ministry of Legal Affairs (Post-Independence in 1973)

Paul Adderley^[17]^[18] (1973-1989) [1st Attorney General - Post Independence]^[19]
Sean G.A. McWeeney (1989-1992)^[19]
Orville Turnquest^[20] (1992-1995)^[19]
Brent Symonette (1995)^[19]
Janet Bostwick (1995-1997)^[19] [1st female]
Tennyson Wells (1997-2001)^[19]
Carl Wilshire Bethel (2001-2002)^[19]
Alfred Sears^[21] (2002-2006)^[19]
Allyson Maynard Gibson (2006-2007)^[19]
Claire Hepburn (2007-2008)^[19]
Michael Barnett (2008-2009)^[19]
John Delaney (2009-2012)^[19]
Allyson Maynard Gibson (2012-2017)^[19]
Carl Wilshire Bethel^[22] (2017–2021)^[19]
Ryan Pinder (2021–present)

References

^ "Overview of the Ministry of Legal Affairs and the Attorney General - Attorney General's Office - Government". www.bahamas.gov.bs. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
^ Saunders, Gail (March 8, 2006). "William Wylly and the 'Wylly Affair'". reearth.org. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
^ "Obituary of Sir Bruce Burnside". Nassau, Bahamas. The Nassau Guardian. 1 September 1909. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
^ 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;
^ Law Times, and Journal of Property. Office of The Law Times. 1907.
^ Garvey, Marcus; Association, Universal Negro Improvement (1983). The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers, Volume XI: The Caribbean Diaspora, 1910–1920. Duke University Press. ISBN 0822346907.
^ "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
^ Bethell, A. Talbot (May 2009). The Early Settlers of the Bahamas and Colonists of North America. Heritage Books. ISBN 9780788412493.
^ "The Dominions Office and Colonial Office List for 1939". Trove Australia. 1939-01-01. p. 406. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
^ Colonial Office (1947). "Annual Report on the Bahama Islands for the Year 1946". HathiTrust. HM Stationery Office, London. p. 10. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
^ The Solicitors' Journal. The Journal. 1955.
^ Office, Great Britain Colonial (1962). Bahamas: Report for the Year. H.M. Stationery Off.
^ Bahamian Review: The National Monthly News Magazine of the Bahamas. Cartwright Publications. 1980.
^ Gunson, Phil; Chamberlain, Greg; Thompson, Andrew (2015-12-22). The Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of Central America and the Caribbean. Routledge. ISBN 9781317270546.
^ Hughes, Colin A. (1981-01-01). Race and Politics in the Bahamas. University of Queensland Press. ISBN 9780702216077.
^ 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
^ "Tributes paid to Paul Adderley". Retrieved 2018-06-19.
^ "The Hon. Paul L. Adderley - Government - Details". www.bahamas.gov.bs. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Attorneys-General Post Independence". www.bahamas.gov.bs. Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs of the Bahamas.
^ "His Excellency Sir Orville Turnquest - Government - Details". www.bahamas.gov.bs. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
^ "Alfred Sears | Sears and Co". searsandcolaw.com. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
^ "Carl Bethel being considered for the post of Chief Justice – | Bahamaspress.com". bahamaspress.com. Retrieved 2018-06-19.

[1] "Overview of the Ministry of Legal Affairs and the Attorney General - Attorney General's Office - Government". www.bahamas.gov.bs. Retrieved 2018-06-19.

[2] Saunders, Gail (March 8, 2006). "William Wylly and the 'Wylly Affair'". reearth.org. Retrieved 2018-06-19.

[obit-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;

[5] Law Times, and Journal of Property. Office of The Law Times. 1907.

[6] Garvey, Marcus; Association, Universal Negro Improvement (1983). The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers, Volume XI: The Caribbean Diaspora, 1910–1920. Duke University Press. ISBN 0822346907.

[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] Bethell, A. Talbot (May 2009). The Early Settlers of the Bahamas and Colonists of North America. Heritage Books. ISBN 9780788412493.

[9] "The Dominions Office and Colonial Office List for 1939". Trove Australia. 1939-01-01. p. 406. Retrieved 2024-05-23.

[10] Colonial Office (1947). "Annual Report on the Bahama Islands for the Year 1946". HathiTrust. HM Stationery Office, London. p. 10. Retrieved 2024-12-26.

[11] The Solicitors' Journal. The Journal. 1955.

[12] Office, Great Britain Colonial (1962). Bahamas: Report for the Year. H.M. Stationery Off.

[13] Bahamian Review: The National Monthly News Magazine of the Bahamas. Cartwright Publications. 1980.

[14] Gunson, Phil; Chamberlain, Greg; Thompson, Andrew (2015-12-22). The Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of Central America and the Caribbean. Routledge. ISBN 9781317270546.

[15] Hughes, Colin A. (1981-01-01). Race and Politics in the Bahamas. University of Queensland Press. ISBN 9780702216077.

[16] 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

[17] "Tributes paid to Paul Adderley". Retrieved 2018-06-19.

[18] "The Hon. Paul L. Adderley - Government - Details". www.bahamas.gov.bs. Retrieved 2018-06-19.

[histattgen-19] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Attorneys-General Post Independence". www.bahamas.gov.bs. Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs of the Bahamas.

[20] "His Excellency Sir Orville Turnquest - Government - Details". www.bahamas.gov.bs. Retrieved 2018-06-19.

[21] "Alfred Sears | Sears and Co". searsandcolaw.com. Retrieved 2018-06-19.

[22] "Carl Bethel being considered for the post of Chief Justice – | Bahamaspress.com". bahamaspress.com. Retrieved 2018-06-19.

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List of Attorneys-General of the Colony of the Bahamas

List of Attorneys-General & Ministry of Legal Affairs (Post-Independence in 1973)

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