List of colonial heads of Saint Vincent
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This is a list of viceroys in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
from British settlement in 1763 until it gained independence from the United Kingdom
in 1979.
. A lieutenant governor was appointing in Saint Vincent, subordinate to the Governor of Barbados (to 1885) or the Governor of the Windward Islands (from 1885).
On 27 October 1979, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gained independence from the United Kingdom. For a list of viceroys after independence, see Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the Lesser Antilles chain, namely in the southern portion of the Windward Islands, which lie at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean....
from British settlement in 1763 until it gained independence from the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
in 1979.
Lieutenant Governors of Saint Vincent (1763–1776)
- George MaddisonGeorge MaddisonGeorge Maddison may refer to:*George Maddison *George Maddison -See also:*George Madison, Governor of Kentucky...
, 1763–1764 - Joseph Higginson, 1764–1766
- Lauchlin McLean, 1766
- Ulysses FitzMaurice, 1766–1772
- Valentin Morris, 1772–1776
Governors of Saint Vincent (1776–1883)
- Valentin Morris, 1776–1779, continued
- Marie-Charles, marquis du Chilleau, 1779 (French occupation)
- Dumontet, 1779–1781 (French occupation)
- Duplessis, 1781–1782 (French occupation)
- de Feydeau, March 1782–1783, interim (French occupation)
- Edmund Lincoln, 1783–1787
- James Seton, 1787–1798
- William Bentinck, 1798–1802
- Henry William Bentinck, 1802–1806
- George BeckwithGeorge Beckwith (British Army officer)General Sir George Beckwith KB was a British Army officer.-Military career:Beckwith was commissioned into the 37th Regiment of Foot in 1771. He distinguished himself as a regimental officer in the American Revolutionary War, where he was assistant to Major Oliver Delancey responsible for British...
, 1806–1808 - Charles BrisbaneCharles BrisbaneSir Charles Brisbane KCB was an officer of the Royal Navy who served during the American War of Independence, and with distinction under Lords Hood and Nelson....
, 1808–1829 - William John Struth, 1829–1831, acting
- Sir George Hill, 1831–1833
Lieutenant Governors of Saint Vincent (1833–1886)
In 1833, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines became part of the British Windward IslandsBritish Windward Islands
The British Windward Islands was a British colony existing between 1833 and 1960 and consisting of the islands of Grenada, St Lucia, Saint Vincent, the Grenadines, Barbados , Tobago , and Dominica, previously included in the...
. A lieutenant governor was appointing in Saint Vincent, subordinate to the Governor of Barbados (to 1885) or the Governor of the Windward Islands (from 1885).
- George Tyler, 1833–1842
- Richard Doherty, 1842–1845
- John Campbell, 1845–1853
- Richard Graves MacDonnellRichard Graves MacDonnellSir Richard Graves MacDonnell KCMG CB was an Anglo-Irish lawyer, judge and colonial governor...
, 1853–1854 - Edward John EyreEdward John EyreEdward John Eyre was an English land explorer of the Australian continent, colonial administrator, and a controversial Governor of Jamaica....
, 1854–1861 - Anthony MusgraveAnthony MusgraveSir Anthony Musgrave KCMG was a colonial administrator and governor. He was born at St John’s, Antigua, the third of 11 children of Anthony Musgrave and Mary Harris Sheriff...
, 1861–1864 - George Berkeley, 1864–1871
- William Hepburn Rennie, 1871–1875
- George DundasGeorge DundasGeorge Dundas CMG was a Scottish Tory politician and colonial administrator.Born in England, he was the eldest son of James Dundas, and resided in Dundas Castle. Dundas purchased a Second Lieutenantcy in the Rifle Brigade in 1839, serving in various places such as Bermuda and Nova Scotia...
, 1875–1880 - Augustus Frederick Gore, 1880–1886
Administrators of Saint Vincent (1886–1969)
- Robert Baxter Llewelyn, 1886–1889
- Irwin Charles Maling, 1889–1893
- John Hartley Sandwith, 1893–1895
- Harry Langhorne Thompson, 1895–1901
- Edward John Cameron, 1901–1909
- Charles Gideon Murray, 1909–1915
- Reginald Popham Lobb, 1915–1923
- Robert Walter, 1923–1929
- Herbert Walter Peebles, 1929–1933
- Arthur Francis Grimble, 1933–1936
- Arthur Alban Wright, 1936–1938
- William Bain Gray, 1938–1941
- Alexander Elder Beattie, 1941–1944
- Ronald Herbert GarveyRonald GarveySir Ronald Herbert Garvey KCMG KCVO MBE was a colonial administrator.-Career:Garvey joined the colonial service and was appointed Governor of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 1944. He moved on to be Governor of British Honduras in 1949; there he had to contend with a general strike and the need...
, 1944–1948 - Walter CouttsWalter CouttsSir Walter Fleming Coutts, KCMG, MBE was a British colonial administrator and was Uganda's last Governor before independence, from 1961–1962. He was Governor-General of Uganda 1962–1963.-See also:...
, 1948–1955 - Alexander Falconer Giles, 1955–1961
- Samuel Horatio Graham, 1961–1966
- John Lionel Chapman, 1966–1967
- Hywel George, 1967–27 October 1969
Governors of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1969–1979)
On 27 October 1969, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines became an associated state of the United Kingdom, responsible for its own internal affairs.- Hywel George, 27 October 1969–October 1970, continued
- Rupert John October 1970–1976
- Sidney Gun-Munro, 1976–27 October 1979
On 27 October 1979, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gained independence from the United Kingdom. For a list of viceroys after independence, see Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.