Lieutenant-Governor Shaw's Report to Commissioners of Inquiry on Manx Constitution, 1791
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- Name
- Lieutenant-Governor Shaw's Report to Commissioners of Inquiry on Manx Constitution, 1791
- Description
- Lieutenant-Governor Alexander Shaw's formal letter to the Commissioners of Inquiry (1792), submitted 19 October 1791, detailing the constitutional structure of the Isle of Man, the composition and powers of the three Estates (Sovereign, Governor and Council, House of Keys), and critical observations on governance including the exclusion of clerical members from Council and abuses of appeals to the King in Council. Directly relevant to post-Revestment constitutional arrangements and administrative practice.
- Date
- 19 October 1791
- Related To
- John Tear
- James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl
- John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl
- Governor Mark Hildesley Smith
- Type
- Financial Data
- Collection
- Crown Administration
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Date Created
- 1791-10-19
- Creator
- Alexander Shaw, Lieutenant-Governor
- Audience
- Charles Peace, Esquire, Secretary to his Majesty's Commissioners; the Commissioners of Inquiry
- Language
- English