Governor of Bermuda

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The Governor of Bermuda is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's overseas territory of Bermuda. The Governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government. The role of the Governor is to act as the de facto head of state, and he or she is responsible for appointing the Premier and the 11 members of the Senate (the upper house of Bermuda's Parliament).

The current Governor is Sir John Vereker.

The Governor has his own flag in Bermuda, the Union Flag defaced with the territory's coat of arms.

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The first Governor was appointed in 1612. As Bermuda is one of the UK's oldest colonies, there have been a number of Governors appointed to the territory since then, usually prominent Royal Navy captains, as a reward on retirement.

On March 10, 1973, the 121st Governor, Richard Sharples and his aide-de-camp Captain Hugh Sayers, were assassinated by a petty criminal, Buck Burrow and an accomplice, Larry Tacklin. Both were hanged for the murders, sparking riots throughout Bermuda.

[edit] List of Governors of Bermuda

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  1. 1612 Richard Moore
  2. 1616 Daniel Tucker
  3. 1619 Nathaniel Butler
  4. 1622 Capt. John Bernard
  5. 1623 Capt. Henry Woodhouse
  6. 1626 Capt. Philip Bell
  7. 1629 Capt. Roger Wood
  8. 1637 Capt. Thomas Chaddock
  9. 1641 Capt. William Sayer
  10. 1642 Capt. Josias Forster
  11. 1643 Capt. William Sayer
  12. 1644 A Triumvirate: William Sayer
  13. 1645 Capt. Josias Forster
  14. 1645 The Triumvirate
  15. 1647 Capt. Thomas Turner
  16. 1649 John Trimingham (Elected by the People)
  17. 1650 Capt. Josias Forster
  18. 1659 Capt. William Sayer
  19. 1663 Capt. F. Seymour
  20. 1668 S. Whalley
  21. 1669 Sir John Heydon
  22. 1681 Capt. F. Seymour
  23. 1683 Col. Richard Coney
  24. 1687-1690 Sir Richard Robinson
  25. 1691-1693 Isaac Richier
  26. 1693-1698 Capt. John Goddard
  27. 1698-1700 Samuel Day
  28. 1701-1713 Capt. Benjamin Bennett
  29. 1713-1718 Henry Pulleine
  30. 1718-1722 Capt. Benjamin Bennett
  31. 1722-1727 Sir John Hope
  32. 1727-1728 John Trimingham
  33. 1728-1737 Capt. John Pitt
  34. 1737-1738 Andrew Auchinleck
  35. 1738-1744 Alured Popple
  36. 1744-1747 Francis Jones
  37. 1747-1751 William Popple
  38. 1751-1755 Francis Jones
  39. 1755-1763 William Popple
  40. 1763-1764 Francis Jones
  41. 1764-1780 George James Bruere
  42. 1780- Thomas Jones
  43. 1780-1781 George James Bruere
  44. 1872-1788 William Browne
  45. 1788-1794 Henry Hamilton (Lt. Gov.)
  46. 1794-1796 James Crawford
  47. 1796- Henry Tucker
  48. 1796- William Campbell
  49. 1796-17~8 Henry Tucker
  50. 1798-1803 George Beckwith
  51. 1803-1805 Henry Tucker
  52. 1805-1806 Francis Gore (Lt. Gov.)
  53. 1806- Henry Tucker
  54. 1806-1810 John Hodgson
  55. 1810-1811 Samuel Trott
  56. 1811-1812 Sir James Cockburn
  57. 1812- William Smith
  58. 1812-1816 George Horsford (Lt. Gov.)
  59. 1814-1816 Sir James Cockburn
  60. 1816-1817 William Smith
  61. 1817-1819 Sir James Cockburn
  62. 1819- William Smith
  63. 1819-1822 Sir William Lumley
  64. 1822- 1823 William Smith
  65. 1823-1825 Sir William Lumley
  66. 1825-1826 William Smith
  67. 1826-1829 Sir H. Turner
  68. 1829- Robert Kennedy (Act. Gov.)
  69. 1829-1830 Sir H. Turner
  70. 1830- Robert Kennedy (Act. Gov.)
  71. 1830-1832 Sir H. Turner
  72. 1832-1835 Sir R.S. Chapman
  73. 1835- Henry G. Hunt (Act. Gov.)
  74. 1835-1836 Robert Kennedy
  75. 1836-1839 Sir R.S. Chapman
  76. 1839-1846 Lt. Col. William Reid
  77. 1846- W.N. Hutchinson
  78. 1846-1852 Sir Charles Elliott KCB
  79. 1852-1853 W
  80. 1853- George Philpots (Act. Gov.)
  81. 1853- Soulden Oakley (Act. Gov.)
  82. 1853- Thomas C. Robe (Act. Gov.)
  83. 1853- Soulden Oakley (Act. Gov.)
  84. 1853-1854 Sir Charles Elliott
  85. 1854- Montgomery Williams (Act. Gov.)
  86. 1854-1859 Col. Freeman Murray
  87. 1859- AT. Heniphill (Act. Gov.)
  88. 1859-1860 William Munroe
  89. 1860-1861 Col. Freeman Murray
  90. 1861-1864 Col. H. St. George Ord
  91. 1864- William Munroe (Act. Gov.)
  92. 1864-1865 W.H. Hamley (Lt. Gov.)
  93. 1865-1866 Col. H. St. George Ord
  94. 1866-1867 W.H. Hamley (Lt. Gov.)
  95. 1867- Arnold Thompson (Act. Gov.)
  96. 1867-1870 Sir F. E. Chapman
  97. 1870- W. F. Brett (Lt. Gov.)
  98. 1871-1877 Maj. Gen. R. M. Laffan
  99. 1877-1882 Lt. Gen. Thomas L. J. Gaiwey
  100. 1888-1891 Lt. Gen. Edward Newdigate Newdegate
  101. 1892-1896 Lt. Gen. C. Lyons
  102. 1896-1901 Lt. Gen. O. Digby Barker
  103. 1902-1904 Lt. Gen. Sir Henry LeGuay Geary
  104. 1904-1907 Lt. Gen. Sir Robert M. Steward
  105. 1907-1908 Lt. Gen. Sir Josceline H. Wodehouse
  106. 1908-1912 Lt. Gen. Sir Frederick Walter Kitchener
  107. 1912-1917 Lt. Gen. Sir George M. Bullock
  108. 1917-1922 Gen. Sir James Willlcocks
  109. 1922-1927 Lt. Gen. Sir J. J. Asser
  110. 1927-1931 Lt. Gen. Sir Louis Jean Bols
  111. 1931-1936 Lt. Gen. Sir Thomas Astley-Cuhhitt
  112. 1936-1939 Lt. Gen. Reginald Heldyard
  113. 1939-1941 Lt. Gen. Sir Denis John Charles Kirwas Bernard
  114. 1941-1943 The Rt. Hon. Viscount Knollys
  115. 1943-1945 The Rt. Hon. Lord Burghley
  116. 1946-1949 Admiral Sir Ralph Leatham
  117. 1949-1955 Lt. Gen. Sir Alexander Hood
  118. 1955-1959 Lt. Gen. Sir John Woodall
  119. 1959-1964 Maj. Gen. Sir Julian Gascoigne
  120. 1964-1972 The Rt. Hon. Lord Martonmere, GBE, KCMG, PC
  121. 1972-1973 Sir Richard Sharples, KCMG, OBE , MC (assassinated)
  122. 1973-1977 Sir Edwin Leather, KCMG, KCVO
  123. 1977-1980 The Hon. Sir Peter Ramsbotham, GCMG, GCVO
  124. 1980-1983 Sir Richard Posnett, KBE , CMG
  125. 1983-1988 Viscount Dunrossil, CMG
  126. 1988-1992 Major-Gen Sir Desmond Langley, KCVO, MBE
  127. 1992-1997 The Rt Hon Lord Waddington, GCVO, PC
  128. 1997-2002 Mr Thorold Masefield, CMG
  129. 2002- Sir John Vereker, KCB

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