List of colonial governors and administrators of Saint Vincent
This is a list of viceroys in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from British settlement in 1763 until it gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1979.
Lieutenant governors of Saint Vincent (1763–1776)
- George Maddison, 1763–1764
- Joseph Higginson, 1764–1766
- Lauchlin McLean, 1766
- Ulysses FitzMaurice, 1766–1772
- Valentin Morris, 1772–1776
Governors of Saint Vincent (1776–1833)
- Valentin Morris, 1776–1779, continued
- Charles-Marie de Trolong du Rumain, 1779 (French occupation)
- Antoine Dumontet, 1779–1780 (French occupation)
- Philibert François Rouxel de Blanchelande 1780–1781 (French occupation)
- Jean-Baptiste Vigoureux Duplessis, 1781–1782 (French occupation)
- Pierre-Jean-François de Feydeau, March 1782–Septembre 1782, interim[1] (French occupation)
- Édouard Hilaire Louis de Tilly, 1782–1 January 1784[2] (French occupation)
- Edmund Lincoln, 1783–1787
- James Seton, 1787–1798
- William Bentinck, 1798–1802
- Henry William Bentinck, 1802–1806
- Robert Paul (1st time)(acting) 1805–1806
- George Beckwith, 1806–1808
- Robert Paul (2nd time)(acting) 1807
- Charles Brisbane, 1808–1829
- Robert Paul (3rd time)(acting) 1808–1809
- Robert Paul (4th time)(acting) 1810–1812
- Robert Paul (5th time)(acting) 1816–1817
- William John Struth, 1829–1831, acting
- Sir George Hill, Bt 1831–1833
Lieutenant governors of Saint Vincent (1833–1886)
In 1833, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines became part of the British Windward Islands. A lieutenant governor was appointing in Saint Vincent, subordinate to the Governor of Barbados (to 1885) or the Governor of the Windward Islands (from 1885).
- George Tyler, 1833–1842
- Richard Doherty, 1842–1845
- John Campbell, 1845–1853
- Richard Graves MacDonnell, 1853–1854
- Edward John Eyre, 1854–1861
- Anthony Musgrave, 1861–1864
- George Berkeley 1864–1871
- William Hepburn Rennie, 1871–1875
- George Dundas, 1875–1880
- Augustus Frederick Gore, 1880–1886
Administrators of Saint Vincent (1886–1969)
- Robert Baxter Llewelyn, 1886–1889
- Irwin Charles Maling, 1889–1893
- John Hartley Sandwith, 1893–1895
- Harry Langhorne Thompson, 1895–1901
- Edward John Cameron, 1901–1909
- Charles Gideon Murray, 1909–1915
- Reginald Popham Lobb, 1915–1923
- Robert Walter, 1923–1929
- Herbert Walter Peebles, 1929–1933
- Arthur Francis Grimble, 1933–1936
- Arthur Alban Wright, 1936–1938
- William Bain Gray, 1938–1941
- Alexander Elder Beattie, 1941–1944
- Ronald Herbert Garvey, 1944–1948
- Walter Coutts, 1948–1955
- Alexander Falconer Giles, 1955–1961
- Samuel Horatio Graham, 1961–1966
- John Lionel Chapman, 1966–1967
- Hywel George, 1967–27 October 1969
Governors of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1969–1979)
On 27 October 1969, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines became an associated state of the United Kingdom, responsible for its own internal affairs.
- Hywel George, 27 October 1969–27 October 1970, continued
- Rupert Godfrey John, 27 October 1970 – 1976
- Sidney Gun-Munro, 1976–27 October 1979
On 27 October 1979, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gained independence from the United Kingdom. For a list of viceroys after independence, see the list of governors-general, starting with Sidney Gun-Munro continuing in post.
See also
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References
- ^ "Feydeau de Saint-Christophe, Pierre Jean François, lieutenant-colonel du régiment d'Armagnac, gouverneur de Saint-Vincent". Archives nationales d'outre-mer (in French).
- ^ "Procès-verbal de la remise de l'île Saint-Vincent en vertu du traité de 1783, par le comte de Tilly, gouverneur de Saint-Vincent". Archives nationales d'outre-mer (in French).
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