List of colonial governors of Saint Christopher
This is a list of viceroys in Saint Christopher (Saint Kitts), from the start of English colonisation in 1623 and French colonisation in 1625, until the island's independence from the United Kingdom as Saint Kitts and Nevis in 1983.
English Governors of Saint Christopher (1623–1666)
In 1666, war broke between the French and English colonies, and the French gained control of the entire island.
French Governors of Saint-Christophe (1625–1713)
- Pierre Belain, Sieur d'Esnambac, 1625–1636
- Pierre du Halde, 1636–1638
- René de Bécualt, sieur de La Grange Formenteau, 1638–1639
- Phillippe de Longvilliers de Poincy, 1639–1644, first time
- Robert Lonvilliers de Poincy, 1644–1646
- Phillippe de Longvilliers de Poincy, 1646–1660, second time
- Charles de Sales, 1660–1666
- Claude de Roux de Saint-Laurent, 1666–1689
- Charles Peychpeyrou-Comminge de Guitaut, 1689–1690
Between 1690 and 1697, English had control of the entire island.
- Jean-Baptiste de Gennes, 1698–1702.
In 1702, English forces again seized control of the entire island. The Treaty of Utrecht of 1713, finally ceded the entire island to Great Britain.
English Deputy Governors of Saint Christopher (1671–1769)
The 1667 Treaty of Breda restored the English portions of the island to its owners. In 1671, Saint Christopher joined the British Leeward Islands, which was administered from Antigua by the Governor of the Leeward Islands. Until 1769, a deputy governor was appointed to oversee local affairs.
- Abednego Mathew, 1671–1681
- Thomas Hill, 1682–1697
- James Norton, 1697–1701
- Walter Hamilton, 1704–1706
In 1706, French forces again occupied the island.
- Michael Lambert, 1706–1715
- William Mathews, Jr., 1715–1733
- Gilbert Fleming, 1733–1769
Governors of Saint Christopher (1816–1833)
In 1816, the British Leeward Islands was dissolved, and Saint Christopher was again administered separately.
Lieutenant Governors of Saint Christopher (1833–1870)
In 1833, the British Leeward Islands was reformed. A lieutenant governor was appointed to oversee Saint Christopher, subordinate to the Governor of Antigua, viceroy in the reformed colony.
Presidents of Saint Christopher (1870–1883)
- Francis Spencer Wigley, 1870–1872, first time
- James Samuel Berridge, 1872–1873
- Alexander Wilson Moir, 1873–1883
Presidents of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (1883–1888)
In 1883, Saint Christopher was united with Nevis and Anguilla under a single presidency based in Saint Christopher and named Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla.
- Charles Monroe Eldridge, 1883–1885
- Francis Spencer Wigley, 1885–1888
Commissioners of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (1889–1895)
Administrators of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (1895–1967)
- Thomas Riseley Griffith, 1895–1899
- Charles Thomas Cox, 1899–1904
- Sir Robert Bromley, 1904–1906
- Thomas Laurence Roxburgh, 1906–1916
- John Alder Burdon, 1916–1925
- Thomas Reginald St. Johnston, 1925–1929
- Terence Charles Macnaghten, 1929–1931
- Douglas Roy Stewart, 1931–1940
- James Dundas Harford, 1940–1947
- Leslie Stuart Greening, 1947–1949
- Frederick Mitchell Noad, 1949
- Hugh Burrowes, 1949–1956
- Henry Anthony Camillo Howard, 1956–1966
- Frederick Albert Phillips, 1966–27 February 1967
Governors of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (1967–1980)
In 1967, Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla became and associated state of the United Kingdom, responsible for its own internal affairs.
- Sir Frederick Albert Phillips, 27 February 1967–1969, continued
- Milton Pensonville Allan, 1969–1975, acting to August 1972
- Sir Probyn Ellsworth-Innis, 1975–13 April 1980
Governors of Saint Christopher and Nevis (1980–1983)
In 1980, Anguilla achieved separation, and the state was renamed Saint Christopher and Nevis.
On 19 September 1983, Saint Kitts and Nevis achieved independence from the United Kingdom. For a list of viceroys after independence, see Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
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