Commissioner Collection

1297 copy of the Magna Carta sold to Australia
The thirteenth century copy of the Magna Carta, bought by the Australian Commonwealth National Library from Kings School, Bruton, Somerset

The Conference of Kaw Indians with the United States Governm
Image showing the Kaw native American Indians appealing to the United States Commissioner of Indian Affairs to protect their land from settlers, 1857

Sir John George Shaw-Lefevre
Caricature portrait of Sir John George Shaw-Lefevre KCB (1797-1879). Shaw-Lefevre was a British barrister, Whig politician, and civil servant

Francis Younghusband
FRANCIS EDWARD YOUNGHUSBAND Commissioner of the Anglo- Indian government, who dictated a treaty with Tibet (1904) at Lhasa

Group watching the Henley Regatta from boat, July 1958
A group of people including; Mr Alan Adams, Mr Robin Gibbs, Mr Tony Gibbs, Miss Rachel Chandler and Mr Denis Adams, watching the racing on the last day of the Henley Royal Regatta from a cabin

Queen Elizabeth II opening the new LFB Headquarters
Queen Elizabeth II with Commissioner Ronald James Dobson at the opening of the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters at 169 Union Street, London SE1

Serpentine Lido, 1938
Bathers and swans enjoying the sunshine at the Serpentine Lido in Londons Hyde Park in 1938. The Lido was set up by George Lansbury, the first Commissioner of Works in 1930. Date: 1938

Princess Mary as a Girl Guide Commissioner
Princess Mary, only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary, later Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, as a Guide Commissioner presenting a Union Jack flag to a Girl Guide Corps. Date: 1922

The General Strike - Government leaders
Government leaders during the General Strike: Ministers and Commissioners. 1. Chief Civil Commissioner: Sir W. Mitchell-Thomson, 2. Principal Chief Assistant Commissioner, Mr. A. B. Lowry, 3

Major James H Perkins, Commissioner for France for the American Red Cross during World War One

Titanic - Lord Mersey, head of inquiry into the disaster
Front cover of the Illustrated London News featuring a portrait of Mr Justice Bigham, Lord Mersey who was appointed as chairman of the Court of Inquiry into the Titanic disaster. Date: 1912

Edmund Y. W Henderson
LIEUTENANT-COLONEL SIR EDMUND YEAMANS WALCOTT HENDERSON shown soon after he was appointed as Chief Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in 1869. He succeed the late Sir Richard Mayne in this post

F Pershouse, Transvaal Boy Scouts Association
F Pershouse, District Commissioner, Transvaal Boy Scouts Association, South Africa

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Edmund Yeamans Walcott Henderson, Chief Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police - The Family Friend magazine Dec 1874 Date: 1874

Lord High Commissioner's Procession Edinburgh Victorian period

Lord High Commissioner's Parade, Edinburgh, Victorian period

At The Commissioner
An illustration which shows two men pleading their case to a central seated commissioner, one of whom is drenched. Date: circa 1901

RT. Hon. Sir Geo. H. Perley, K. C. M. G
A portrait painting of Sir George Halsey Perley, a Canadian politician and diplomat who was High Commissioner of Canada and filled the post of overseas minister of militia until the appointment of

Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, British Army officer during WW1, later Commissioner of Police in London (1928-1931) Date: 1929

Countess of Cavan
A portrait oil painting of Elizabeth Davies, the Countess of Cavan, second wife of Richard Lambart, sixth Earl of Cavan, coheiress and daughter of Navy Commissioner, William Davies. Date: circa 1922

Christopher Soames, British Conservative politician
Christopher Soames (Arthur Christopher John Soames, Baron Soames, 1920-1987), British Conservative politician, government minister, European Commissioner and Leader of the House of Lords

Neil Kinnock, British Labour politician
Neil Kinnock (Neil Gordon Kinnock, Baron Kinnock, b 1942), Labour Party Leader 1983-1992, later served on the European Commission. Date: circa 1980s

Lady Grant, nee Miss Margaret Cochran, in costume for the play Polly at the Savoy Theatre, London, 1923. Lady Grant was the wife of Sir Alfred Hamilton Grant

Lady Clinton (1863-1953), county commissioner for Devon in the burgeoning Girl Guide movement, pictured in uniform. Date: 1920

James Brown, Lord High Commissioner at the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in Holyrood. 1925

W G Cahill, Chief Commissioner, Queensland Police
Major William Geoffrey Cahill (1854-1931) VD (Volunteer Officers Decoration), Chief Commissioner (1905-1917), Queensland Police Force, Australia. Date: circa 1900s

Fred Hare, Chief Commissioner, West Australian Police
Captain Fred Hare, Chief Commissioner (1900-1912), West Australian Police Force. Date: circa 1900s

W H Raymond, Chief Commissioner, South Australian Police
William Henry Raymond, Chief Commissioner (1910-1917), South Australian Police Force. Date: circa 1910

T O Callaghan, Chief Commissioner, Victorian Police Force
Thomas O Callaghan (1845-1931), Chief Commissioner (1902-1913), Victorian Police Force, Australia. Date: circa 1900s

Conference of Police Commissioners, Australia -- (left to right) Thomas O Callaghan (Victoria), Colonel L Madley (South Australia), W E Parry Okeden (Queensland), Captain Fred Hare (West Australia)

Jimmy Brown appointed Lord High Commissioner of Scotland
Jimmy Brown, Labour MP and ex-miner, appointed Lord High Commissioner of Scotland at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, May 1930. 1930

5th Earl of Donoughmore, Vanity Fair, Spy
JOHN LUKE GEORGE HELY-HUTCHINSON, 5th Earl of Donoughmore (1848-1900) Assistant Commissioner for the European Commission for the Organization of Eastern Roumelia between 1878 and 1879

Princess Margaret meeting Metropolitan Police officers during a visit to the Commissioners Mess. Among those present are Assistant Commissioner John Gerrard

Sir Henry Colville
Sir HENRY EDWARD COLVILLE Military, and commissioner of Uganda when declared a British Protectorate in 1894

Sir Douglas Allen at Sidi Bishr, Egypt
Sir Douglas Allen, Commissioner for Alexandria, at Sidi Bishr, Egypt, in January 1922. Date: 1922

Henry Willink, M. P
Henry Willink (1894-1973) in his capacity as Special Commissioner for the homeless in London, a role that was necessitated owing to the destruction inflicted by German air-raids. 1940

Sir William Coventry
SIR WILLIAM COVENTRY Statesman, Commissioner of the Admiralty. Date: 1628 - 1686

English Colonial District Commissioner, Nairobi, Kenya
G. B. Rimmington - English Colonial District Commissioner, of Baringo County, Kenya, East Africa in his full uniform (plus military medals). Date: 1934

Visit of Queen Mother to Gibraltar
Visit of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother to Gibraltar, April 1961. Seen here greeting R Norton, the Scout Commissioner. With her in the car is the local Chief Scout

Sir Marc Noble and scouting leader, Gambia, West Africa
Sir Marc Noble (Commonwealth Commissioner of the Scout Association) and a scouting leader, Gambia, West Africa. Date: 1980

Sir Charles Tegart (1881 - 1946) Colonial police officer and anti-terrorism and security specialist. Tegarts career began in Calcutta during British rule where he rose the position of Commissioner of

Arrival of Alexandros Zaimis, High Commissioner of Crete
Arrival of Alexandros Zaimis (18551936) Greek Prime Minister, Minister of the Interior, Minister of Justice, and High Commissioner of Crete. He served as Prime Minister six times

Met Police Commissioner, Operation Bumblebee
The Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Paul Condon (now Baron Condon, b 1947), giving a talk about Operation Bumblebee, a campaign for burglary prevention launched in 1993. Date: circa 1993

The arrival of Prince George at Chania, Crete
The arrival of Prince George of Greece, new High Commissioner of Crete at Chania. Although much of modern Greece had been independent since the 1820s, Crete remained in Ottoman hands

La France Maritime - Commissioner General. 19th century

Commissioner Street, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Aerial view of Commissioner Street, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1940

First Fire Station, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
First Fire Station, Commissioner Street, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1908

Mr Lewis Harcourt. Part of Box 104 Boswell Collection. The 1st Viscount Harcourt 1917 - February 24, 1922. Was the First Commissioner of Works 1905 - 1910 and 1915 - 1916

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