List of governors and administrators of Saint Vincent
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.
Lieutenant Governors of Saint Vincent (1763–1776)
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 Beckwith, 1806–1808
- Charles Brisbane, 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 Islands. 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 MacDonnell, 1853–1854
- Edward John Eyre, 1854–1861
- Anthony Musgrave, 1861–1864
- George Berkeley, 1864–1871
- William Hepburn Rennie, 1871–1875
- George Dundas, 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 Garvey, 1944–1948
- Walter Coutts, 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.
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