Colony of British Columbia

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Colony_of_British_Columbia
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf British colony
gptkbp:area gptkb:British_Columbia
gptkbp:capital gptkb:New_Westminster
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:currency gptkb:British_pound
gptkb:British_Columbia_dollar
gptkbp:dissolved 1871
gptkbp:established 1858
gptkbp:firstGovernor gptkb:James_Douglas
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_the_Colony_of_British_Columbia
gptkbp:governmentType gptkb:colonial_administrator
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colony of British Columbia
gptkbp:joinedConfederation 1871
gptkbp:lastRuler gptkb:Anthony_Musgrave
gptkbp:locatedIn present-day Canada
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Colony_of_Vancouver_Island
1866
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Columbia_River
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Hudson's_Bay_Company_territory
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Province_of_British_Columbia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:New_Westminster
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5