List of colonial governors and administrators of Grenada
This is a list of Viceroys of Grenada from the establishment of French rule in 1649 until its independence from the United Kingdom in 1974. Following independence, the viceroy of Grenada ceased to represent the British monarch and British government, and ceased to be a British person, instead the new vice regal office, renamed to Governor-General of Grenada represented (and to this day, represents) the Monarch of Grenada, and the person holding the office must be a Grenadian citizen.
French governors of Grenada (1649–1762)[]
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In Office | Name | Notes |
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1649–1654 | Jean Le Comte | |
1654–1658 | ||
1658 | Dubuc | |
1658–1664 | ||
1664–1670 | Vincent | |
1671–1674 | ||
1675–1679 | ||
1679–1680 | Jacques de Chambly | |
1680–1689 | Nicolas de Gabaret | |
1690–1695 | ||
1695?–1696? | ||
1696–1700 | ||
1701–1708 | ||
1709–1710 | Laurent de Valernod (d. 1711) | |
1711–1716 | , comte de l'Estrange | |
1717 – 3 January 1721 | Jean-Michel de Lépinay | |
1721–1722 | ||
1 December 1722 – 11 December 1722 | Bonnaventure-François de Boisfermé | Did not take office |
1723–1727 | ||
1727–1734 | , marquis de Larnage | |
1734–1748 | ||
1748–1757 | ||
1757–1762 |
British governors of Grenada (1762–1802)[]
In 1763, the Treaty of Paris ceded Grenada to the United Kingdom.
- George Scott, 1762–1764
- Robert Melville, 1764, acting, first time
- Ulysses FitzMaurice, 1764–1770, first time
- Robert Melville, 1770–1771, second time
- Ulysses FitzMaurice, 1771, second time
- William Leybourne, 1771–1775
- William Young, 1776
- The Lord Macartney, 1776–1779
- Jean-François, comte de Durat, 1779–1783, Governor-General, (French occupation)
- Edward Mathew, 1784–1785
- , 1785–1787, acting
- Samuel Williams, 1787–1788, acting, first time
- James Campbell, 1788–1789, acting
- Samuel Williams, 1789–1792, acting, second time
- Ninian Home, 17 November 1792 – 1795
- , 1795, acting
- , 1795–1796, acting
- , 1796–1797
- Charles Green, 30 September 1797 – 1801
- , 1801–1802, acting
Lieutenant governors of Grenada (1802–1882)[]
In 1802, the Governor of Grenada was replaced by a lieutenant governor, subordinate to the Governor of Barbados.
- George Vere Hobart, 1802–5 November 1802
- , 1803–1804
- , 1804–1805
- Frederick Maitland, 29 March 1805 – 1811
- , 1811–1812
- George Robert Ainslie, 1812–1813
- Charles Shipley, 1813–1815, acting
- , 1815–1816, acting, first time
- Phineas Riall, 1816–1823
- , 1823–1826, acting, second time
- James Campbell, 1826–1833
In 1833, Grenada was incorporated into the British Windward Islands along with Barbados, St. Lucia, Saint Vincent, and the Grenadines. The Governor of Barbados retained overall responsibility for Grenada with the Lieutenant Governor of Grenada as his subordinate.
- George Middlemore, 1833–1835
- , 1835–1836
- , 1836–1846
- Ker Baillie Hamilton, 1846–1853
- Robert William Keate, 1853–1857
- Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright, 1857–1864
- Robert Miller Mundy, 1864–1871
- , 1871–1875
- , 1875–1877
- Robert William Harley, 1877–1882
Administrators of Grenada (1882–1967)[]
In 1882, the role of the Lieutenant Governor of Grenada was replaced by that of an administrator. The administrator remained subordinate to the Governor of Barbados. In 1885, Barbados left the administrative control of the Windward Islands. A new Governor of the Windward Islands was appointed, with his seat in Grenada. The Administrator of Grenada remained a subordinate position concerned with matters local to Grenada itself.
- , 1882, first time
- Roger Tuckfield Goldsworthy, 1882–1883
- , 1883–1886, first time
- , 1886–1887, second time
- Henry Rawlins Pipon Schooles, 1887–1888
- , Jun 1888 – Dec 1888
- Robert Baxter Llewelyn, Dec 1888 – Jan 1889, first time
- , Jan 1889 – Nov 1889, second time
- Robert Baxter Llewelyn, Nov 1889 – Sep 1890, second time
- , Sep 1890 – Nov 1890
- , 1890–1915
- , 1915–1930
- Hilary Rudolph Robert Blood, 1930–1935
- , 1935–1940
- , 1940–1942
- , 1942–1951
- , 1951–1957
- , 1957–1962
Between 1958 and 1962, Grenada was part of the short-lived Federation of the West Indies.
- , 1962–1964
- Ian Turbott, 1964–1967
Governors of Grenada (1967–1974)[]
On 3 March 1967, Grenada became an Associated State of the United Kingdom, responsible for its own internal affairs. A governor was again appointed as the United Kingdom's official representative.
- Ian Turbott, 1967–1968
- Dame Hilda Bynoe, 1968 – 21 January 1974
- Sir Leo de Gale, 24 January 1974 – 7 February 1974, acting
On 7 February 1974, Grenada achieved independence from Great Britain. After independence, the vice regal office in Grenada became the office of the Governor-General of Grenada.
References[]
- http://www.rulers.org/rulg2.html#grenada
- http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Grenada.html
- The Grenada Handbook, Directory and Almanac, 1897, London: Sampson Low, Marston, pp. 83–86
- Lists of office-holders in Grenada
- British Grenada people
- Lists of British colonial governors and administrators
- Governors of Grenada