Historedia
Group or institution

Town Commissioners

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1860–1869

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Town Commissioners, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Isle of Man capital moves from Castletown to Douglas

    1860–1869

    Role: Local administrative body responsible for resolving sewage problems in Douglas by 1869

    1. 1860s · DouglasStaged Institutional Relocation

      Population growth in the 1860s led to the staged transfer of the High Courts from Castletown to Douglas.

    2. 1869 · DouglasTransfer of Tynwald to Douglas

      In 1869, the seat of the legislature, Tynwald, was moved from Castletown to Douglas, establishing Douglas as the capital.

Sources

  1. Douglas, Isle of Man Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-03