CHIEF MAGISTRATES OF NORFOLK ISLAND - 1856-1896 ----------------------------------------------- The Chief Magistrate was elected annually by the inhabitants of Norfolk Island from 1856 until 1895, with appointment approved by the Govenor. Government of the Island in the absense of the Governor was in the hands of the Chief Magistrate with a Council of Elders. From 1896 until 1914, when the Island came under the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth Government, appointments to that position were made by the Governor of New South Wales. Chief Magistrates (Elected by the Inhabitants) ---------------------------- Name Tenure Name Tenure ---- ------ ---- ------ Frederick YOUNG 1856-1857 John BUFFETT 1881-1882 Isaac CHRISTIAN 1858 Francis NOBBS 1883-1884 Frederick YOUNG 1859 Arthur QUINTAL 1885 Thomas BUFFETT 1860-1861 Stephen CHRISTIAN 1886-1887 Arthur QUINTAL 1862-1865 Seymour BUFFETT 1888 William QUINTAL 1866 Stephen CHRISTIAN 1889-1890 John BUFFETT 1867-1870 Byron ADAMS 1891-1892 David BUFFETT 1871 Stephen CHRISTIAN 1893 William QUINTAL 1872-1873 Francis NOBBS 1894 Fletcher NOBBS 1874-1875 Byron ADAMS 1895-1896 Francis NOBBS 1876-1880 Chief Magistrates (Appointed by the Governer of New South Wales) ---------------------------------------------- Colonel W. Warren Captain Walton SPALDING C.M.G. 1896-1898 DRAKE (RN) 1904-1906 Charles McArthur Captain C. S. KING 1899-1903 ELLIOT (RN) 1907-1913 This index was transcribed from the Commonwealth of Australia - Territory of Norfolk Island, 1956 Centennial publication, "Norfolk Island" (Pg 28) Ross A Archer PO Box 79-169 Royal Heights Auckland 1230 New Zealand November 1995 This file may be freely distributed