- List of Governors of Antigua
This is a list of viceroys of
Antigua and Barbuda , from its initial colonisation in1632 until its independence in1981 . Between1671 and1816 , Antigua was part of theBritish Leeward Islands and its viceroy was theGovernor of the Leeward Islands . The colony of the Leeward Islands was split in two in1816 , and the Governor of Antigua became the viceroy in Antigua, Barbuda andMontserrat . In1833 the British Leeward Islands were reformed, and the Governor of Antigua represented the monarch in all of theBritish Leeward Islands until1871 , when he became the Governor of the Leeward Islands again.Governors of Antigua (1632–1671)
* Sir Thomas Warner, 1632–1635
* Edward Warner, 1635–1639
*Rowland Thompson , 1639–1640
*Henry Ashton , 1640–1652
*Christopher Keynell , 1652–1660
*John Bunckley , 1661–1664
* Robert Carden, 1665–November 1666
*Robert le Fichot des Friches, sieur de Clodoré , November 1666, "(French occupation)"
* Quest, November 1666–9 November 1666 , "(French occupation)"
*Daniel Fitche (or Fish), 1666–1667?
* Henry Willoughby, 1667–1670
*Samuel Winthrop , 1668–1671Lieutenant Governors of Antigua (1671–1747)
In
1671 , Antigua became part of the newly formed colony of the Leeward Islands, whose governor remained on Antigua. Until1747 , a lieutenant governor was appointed on Antigua to oversee domestic affairs.*
Philip Warner , 1671–1675
* Rowland Williams, 1675–1678, "first time"
* James Vaughan, 1678–1680
*Valentine Russell , 1680–1682
* Paul Lee, 1682–1683
*Edward Powell , 1683–1688
* Rowland Williams, 1689–1692, "second time": vacant
*John Yeamans , 1698–1715
*Edward Byam , 1715–4 December 1741
* George Lucas 1742–1747Governors of Antigua (1816–1871)
In
1816 , theBritish Leeward Islands was dissolved, and a new governor was appointed in Antigua.
*George William Ramsay , 1816–1819
* SirBenjamin d'Urban , 1819–1826
* Sir Patrick Ross, 1826–1832
* "Evan John Murray MacGregor , 1832–1833, acting"From1833 , the Governor of Antigua was viceroy in the colony of theBritish Leeward Islands :
*Evan John Murray MacGregor , 1833–1836, "continued, acting to 1834"
* SirWilliam MacBean George Colebrooke , 1837–1842
* SirCharles Augustus Fitzroy , 1842–1846
*James Macaulay Higginson , 1847–1850
*Robert James Mackintosh , 1850–1855
*Ker Baillie Hamilton , 1855–1863
* SirStephen John Hill , 1863–1868
* SirBenjamin Chilley Campbell Pine , 1868–1871In1871 , the Governor of Antigua became theGovernor of the Leeward Islands .Administrators of Antigua (1936–1966)
*
Hubert Eugène Bader , 1936
*James Dundas Harford , 1936–1941
*Herbert Boon , 1941–1944
*F. S. Harcourt , 1944–1946
*Leslie Stuart Greening , 1946–1947
*Richard St. John Ormerod Wayne , 1947–1954
*Alec Lovelace , 1954–1958
*Ian Turbott , 1958–1964
*David James Gardiner Rose , 1964–1966Governors of Antigua and Barbuda (1967–1981)
* Sir
Wilfred Jacobs , 1967–1981In
1981 Antigua and Barbuda achieved independence. For a list of viceroys after independence, seeList of Governors-General of Antigua and Barbuda .References
* http://www.rulers.org/rula2.html#antigua_and_barbuda
* http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Antigua_and_Barbuda.html
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