List of colonial governors and administrators of Nevis
This is a list of viceroys in Nevis from the island's settlement by English in 1628 until its union with Saint Kitts and Anguilla to form Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla in 1883.
Governors of Nevis (1628–1685)[]
- , 1628–1629
- , 1629–1630
- , 1630–1631, second time
- , 1631–1634
- Luke Stokes, 1634–1635, first time
- , 1635–1637
- Henry Huncks, 1637–1638
- , 1639
- , 1640
- , 1640–1641
- , 1641
- , 1641–1649
- Luke Stokes, 1649–1657, second time
- , 1657–1671
- Sir William Stapleton, 1672–1685
Deputy Governors of Nevis (1672–1737)[]
- , 1672–1676
- , 1685
- , 1685–1687
- , 1687–1691
- , 1692–1699
- , 1699–1702
- , 1703–1706
- , 1706–1712
- , 1712–1722
- Charles Sibourg, 1722–1732
- , 1733–1737
Presidents of Nevis (1737–1882)[]
- , 1731–1744
- , 1745–1756
- , 1756–1761
- James Johnston, 1761–1771
- , 1771–1782
- François Claude Amour, Marquis de Bouille, 1782–1783 Governor (French occupation)
- , 1784–1793, restored
- , 1807–1841
- , 1841–1842
- , 1842–1844
- Willoughby J. Shortland, 1845–1854
- Frederick Seymour, 1854–1857
- Sir , 1857–1860
- , 1860–1864
- , 1864–1866
- , 1872–1873
- Alexander Augustus Melfort Campbell, 1873–1876
- Roger Tuckfield Goldsworthy, 1876–1877
- Arthur Elibank Havelock, 1877–1878
- , 1879–1882
In 1883 Nevis formed part of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla, with a president on Saint Christopher (Saint Kitts). For a list of viceroys in Nevis following this, see List of colonial heads of Saint Christopher.
See also[]
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