William Tufton

Sir William Tufton, 1st Baronet (1589 – May 1631) was the British governor of Barbados between 21 December 1629 and 16 July 1630.

Career[]

William Tufton was born in 1589, in Mote, Hothfield, Kent. He was the fifth son of , and his second wife, a daughter of , a Justice of the Common Pleas. His elder brother, Humphrey was created a baronet in his own right.^[1] In 1629, the Earl of Carlisle appointed Sir William Tufton as governor of Barbados, sending him to the island.

In Barbados, Tufton removed Governor freehold, building six parishes and churches of the parishes and creating parish councils to govern them. In addition, he improved some aspects of employment of workers, changing some of the policies of former governor . However, the increased attention given to the workers rather than entrepreneurs led to Carlisle and traders replacing him with Henry Hawley, who arrived in Barbados in June 1630.

Under Hawley the entrepreneurs's benefits increased, while the living conditions of the workers declined. In addition, Barbados suffered a severe drought, which restricted the supplies to workers and caused the so-called "hunger period". Tufton accused Hawley of withholding supplies for himself and his governing council, while workers had nothing to eat. Tufton gathered a large number of signatories in support of his claim, but he was not able to convince the board, as this was composed of those who supported Hawley.

Hawley then accused Tufton of treason for presenting his petition, arguing that Tufton had rejected his authority as governor. The Council accepted the indictment and Tufton was executed by shooting in May 1631.^[2]^[3]

Personal life[]

He married Ann on 30 January 1621 at Greenwich.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Geni: William Tufton, of Vintners
^ totallybarbados. Retrieved on 25 April 2013, to 21:30 pm.
^ The History of Barbados. Edited by R.H. Schomburgk. Page 256.

Baronetage of England
New creation	Baronet of Vintners 1623–1631	Succeeded by Benedict Tufton

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[Geni-1] Geni: William Tufton, of Vintners

[totallybarbados-2] totallybarbados. Retrieved on 25 April 2013, to 21:30 pm.

[Barbadoshistory-3] The History of Barbados. Edited by R.H. Schomburgk. Page 256.

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v Governors of Barbados
His Excellency
Barbados (1627–1833)	H. Powell ^* W. Tufton Henry Hawley ^* ^* Henry Huncks Philip Bell Francis Willoughby George Ayscue Daniel Searle^* Thomas Modyford^* Humphrey Walrond^* Francis Willoughby Henry Willoughby^* William Willoughby^* ^* Henry Hawley^* William Willoughby Christopher Codrington^* Peter Colleton^* Jonathan Atkins^* ^* Richard Dutton ^* James Kendall ^* Ralph Grey ^* Bevil Granville Mitford Crow ^* Robert Lowther ^* ^* ^* Henry Worsley Thomas Catesby Paget ^* Walter Chetwynd Emanuel Howe ^* Orlando Bridgeman Thomas Gage Robert Byng ^* Thomas Robinson Henry Grenville ^* William Spry ^* ^* ^* ^* ^* George Poyntz Ricketts ^* Francis Mackenzie ^* George Beckwith James Leith ^* Stapleton Cotton ^* ^* Henry Warde James Frederick Lyon
Barbados and the Windward Islands (1833–1885)	Lionel Smith Evan MacGregor Charles Henry Darling Charles Grey William Reid William Colebrooke Francis Hincks James Walker Rawson William Rawson ^* John Hennessy George Strahan D. J. Gamble^* William Robinson
Barbados (1885–1966)	Charles Lees Walter Sendall James Hay Frederick Hodgson Gilbert Carter Leslie Probyn Charles O'Brien William Robertson Harry Newlands Mark Young Eubule Waddington Henry Bushe Hilary Blood Alfred Savage Robert Arundell John Stow
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^* Served as Acting Governor of Barbados.