British Commissioner

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The British Commissioner was the chief colonial official responsible for administering the leased territory of Weihaiwei on behalf of the United Kingdom.

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British Commissioner canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial administrator
government office
administered leased territory of Weihaiwei
appliesToJurisdiction Weihaiwei
linked to: Weihai
appointedBy British government
linked to: UK government

Foreign Office of the United Kingdom
country United Kingdom
dissolvedFollowing termination of British lease of Weihaiwei
endTime 1930
followedBy Chinese local authorities in Weihaiwei
hasJurisdictionOver civil administration in Weihaiwei
judicial administration in Weihaiwei
policing in Weihaiwei
public works in Weihaiwei
inception transfer of administration from War Office to Foreign Office
legalBasis lease of Weihaiwei to the United Kingdom
locatedIn China
Shandong
Weihaiwei
linked to: Weihai
officeHolder Arthur Powys-Vaughan
Noel Ernest Money
Reginald Fleming Johnston
Sir James Stewart Lockhart
partOf British colonial administration in China
precededBy military commandant of Weihaiwei
relinquishedTo Republic of China government
residence Weihaiwei
linked to: Weihai
role chief colonial official
head of administration
representative of the British government
startTime 1902
subordinateTo Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom

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Wei Hai Wei governedBy British Commissioner