List of Governors of Tobago
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Lieutenant Governors of Tobago
- Alexander Brown (Lt Governor of Tobago) – 12 November 1764 – July 1766
- William Hill – 2 December 1766 – 16 October 1767
- Roderick Gwynne – 16 October 1767 – 1769
- Robert William Stewart – 1769 – 1771
- William Young (Lt Governor of Tobago) – 1771 – 1777
- Peter Campbell (Lt Governor of Tobago) – 1777 – 1779
- John Graham (Lt Governor of Tobago) – 1779 – 1781
- George Ferguson (Lt Governor of Tobago) – 1781 – 2 June 1781
- Philibert Francois Rouxel de BlanchelandePhilibert François Rouxel de BlanchelandePhilippe François Rouxel, viscount de Blanchelande was a French general...
– 2 June 1781 – 1784 - Rene Maria viconte d'Arrot – 1784 – 1786
- Arthur count Dillon – 1786 – 1789
- Antoine de Jobal de Poigny – 1789 – 1792
- Philippe Marie de Marguenat – 1792 – 1793
- Laroque de Mointeil – 1793
Governors of Tobago
- William Myers – April 1793 – 1793
- George Poyntz Ricketts – 1793 – 1795
- Joseph Robley – 1795
- William LindsayWilliam Lindsay (diplomat)William Lindsay was a Scottish diplomat and colonial governor. He was the second son of Sir David Lindsay of Evelick, of the Lindsay of Evelix family. He served as Great Britain's Resident to the Republic of Venice, as well as the Governor of Tobago in 1791...
– 1795 – 1796 - James CampbellJames CampbellJames Campbell, Esq. was the founder of the Estate of James Campbell, one of the largest and wealthiest landowners in the United States Territory of Hawaii and in the state of Hawaii until 2007...
– 1796 – 1797 - Stephan de Lancey – 1797 – 1799
- Joseph Robley – 1799 – 1800
- Richard MasterRichard MasterDr. Richard Master was a leading 16th-century English physician and personal doctor of Queen Elizabeth.-Early life:Master was the son of Robert Master. He became a fellow at All Souls' College in Oxford, eventually graduating with a B.A. in 1533 and an M.A. in 1537...
– 1800 - Joseph Robley – 1800 – 1801
- Hugh Lyle Carmichael = 1801 – 7 November 1802
- Jean Joseph Francois Leonard Damarzit de Laroche Sahuguet – 7 November 1802 – 1803
- Louis Cesar Gabriel Berthier – 1803
- Thomas PictonThomas PictonLieutenant General Sir Thomas Picton GCB was a Welsh British Army officer who fought in a number of campaigns for Britain, and rose to the rank of lieutenant general...
– 30 June 1803 – July 1803 - William Johnstone – July 1803 – August 1803
- Donald MacDonald – August 1803 – July 1804
- John Halkett – July 1804 – 1807
- Sir William Young, 2nd BaronetSir William Young, 2nd BaronetWilliam Young was a British colonial governor, politician and sugar plantation owner. He was the governor of Grenada in 1776 and British Guiana from 8 March 1777–3 April 1777 and Tobago from 1807 – January 1815....
– 1807 – 1815 - John Balfour – 1815 – 1816
- John Campbell – 1816
- Sir Frederick Philipse RobinsonFrederick Philipse RobinsonSir Frederick Philipse Robinson, GCB was a Virginian soldier, born in the Highlands, near New York, in September, 1763, who fought for Britain during the American War of Independence....
– November 1816 – September 1828 - Nathaniel Blackwell – 1828 – 1833
- Alexander Gardner – 1833 – (Acting)
- General Sir Lionel Smith – 1833
- General Sir Henry Charles DarlingHenry DarlingMajor-General Sir Henry Charles Darling KCB . Major General in the British Army. Lt Governor to Tobago ....
– 1833 – 1845 - Laurence Graeme – 1845 – 1851
- David Robert Ross – 16 April 1851 – 26 June 1851
- Henry Yates – 1851 – 1852 – (1st Time / Acting)
- Dominick DalyDominick DalySir Dominick Daly was the Governor of Prince Edward Island from 11 July 1854 to 25 May 1859 and later Governor of South Australia from 4 March 1862 until his death on 19 February 1868....
– 1852 - Henry Yates – 1852 – February 1854 – (2nd Time / Acting)
- Willoughby J. Shortland – February 1854 – 1856
- James Kirk – 1856 – (Acting)
- James Henry Keens – 1856 – 1857 – (Acting)
- James Vickery Drysdale – June 1857 – April 1864
- Cornelius Hendricksen KortrightCornelius Hendricksen KortrightSir Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright, KCMG was a British civil servant who held positions including Governor of British Guiana.Cornelius was baptised on 8 January 1818 at Saint Mary church in London. He was the son of Lawrence and Jane Maria Kortright...
– 1864 – 1872 - Herbert Taylor Ussher – 1872 – 1875
- Robert William Harley – 1875 – 1877
- Augustus Fredrick Gore – 1877 – 1880
- Edward Laborde – 1880 – 1882
- John Worrell Carrington – 1883 – 1884
- Lorraine Geddes Hay – 1885
- Robert Baxter Llewellyn – 1885 – 1888
- Lorraine Geddes Hay – 1888 – 1892
- Thomas Crossley Rayner – 1892
- William Low – 1892 – 1893
- H. H. Sealy – 1893
- William Low – 1893 – 1897
- S. W. Snaggs – 1897
- J. C. O'Halloran – 1897 – 1899