List of Governors of the Leeward Islands
- List of Governors of the Leeward Islands
This is a list of Governors of the Leeward Islands from the creation of the colony in 1671 until the Federation of the West Indies was formed in 1958. The Leewards Islands colony was dissolved in 1816, but reformed in 1833. Between 1833 and 1871, the Governor of Antigua performed the duties of viceroy in the Leeward Islands.
Governors of the the Leeward Islands (1671–1816)
*1671–1686: Christopher Codrington, Sr.
*1686-1689: Sir Nathaniel Johnson, Knt. Gov. (Made Governor of S. Carolina 1689)
*1689-1699: Christopher Codrington, Sr.
*1699–1704: Christopher Codrington, Jr.
*1704: John Johnson (first time, acting)
*1704: Sir William Mathew
*1704–1706: John Johnson (second time, acting)
*1706–1710: Daniel Parke
*1710–1711: Walter Hamilton (first time, acting)
*1711–1714: Walter Douglas
*1714–1715: William Mathew, Jr. (first time, acting)
*1715–1721: Walter Hamilton (second time)
*1721–1728: John Hart
*1728–1729: The Earl of Londonderry
*1729: William Cosby (acting)
*1729–1752: William Mathew, Jr. (second time)
*1753–1766: George Thomas
*1766–1768: James Vercild
*1768–1771: William Woodley (first time)
*1771–1776: Sir Ralph Payne
*1776–1781: William Mathew Burt
*1781–1788: Sir Thomas Shirley (first time)
*1788–1790: John Nugent
*1790–1791: Sir Thomas Shirley (second time)
*1791–1793: William Woodley (second time)
*1795–1799: Charles Leigh
*1799–1807: The Lord Lavington
*1808–1814: Hugh Elliot
*1814–1816: Sir James Leith
In 1816 the colony was dissolved.
Governors of the Leeward Islands (1871–1958)
In 1833, the colony was reformed. From 1833 until 1871, the Governor of Antigua performed the duties of the Governor of the Leeward Islands.
*1871–1873: Sir Benjamin Chilley Campbell Pine
*1873–1874: Sir Henry Turner Irving
*1875–1881: Sir George Berkeley
*1881: H. J. B. Bufford-Hancock (acting)
*1881–1884: Sir John Hawley Glover
*1884–1885: Sir Charles Cameron Lees
*1885: Charles Monroe Eldridge
*1885–1888: The Viscount Gormanston
*1888: Sir Charles Bullen Hugh Mitchell (acting)
*1888–1895: Sir William Frederick Haynes Smith
*1895–1901: Sir Francis Fleming
*1901–1902: Sir Henry Moore Jackson
*1902–1904: Sir Gerald Strickland
*1904–1905: Sir Clement Courtenay Knollys
*1906–1912: Sir Ernest Bickham Sweet-Escott
*1912–1916: Sir Henry Hesketh Joudou Bell
*1916–1921: Sir Edward Marsh Merewether
*1921–1929: Sir Eustace Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes
*1929–1936: Sir Thomas St. Johnston
*1936–1941: Sir Gordon James Lethem
*1941–1943: Sir Douglas James Jardine
*1943–1947: Sir Leslie Brian Freeston
*1947–1948: W. R. Macnie (acting)
*1948–1950: The Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
*1950–1956: Sir Kenneth Blackburne
*1956–1958: Sir Alexander Thomas Williams
External links
* http://www.rulers.org/rula2.html#antigua_and_barbuda
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassiques (A list of Governors from Indies that also went to Carolina)
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