This is a list ofViceroys/Colonial Governors of Grenada from the establishment of French rule in 1649 until its independence from the United Kingdom in 1974. Following independence, the viceroy ofGrenada ceased to represent the British monarch and British government, and ceased to be a British person, instead the new vice regal office, renamed toGovernor-General of Grenada represented (and to this day, represents) theMonarch of Grenada, and the person holding the office must be a Grenadian citizen.
French governors of Grenada (1649–1762)
[edit]French rule began in Grenada in 1649.
- Jean Le Comte, 1649-1654
- Louis Cacqueuray de Valminière, 1654-1658
- Jean Francois Dubuc, 1658 (or 1658-1660)
- Jean Faudoas de Cérillac, 1658-1664
- Monsieur Vincent ? 1664-1670 (Uncertain)
- Louis de Canchy de Lerole, 1671-1674
- Pierre de Sainte-Marthe de Lalande, 1675-1679
- Jacques de Chambly, 1679-1680
- Nicolas de Gabaret, 1680-1689
- Louis Ancelin de Gemostat, 1690-1695
- Jean-Léon Fournier de Carlos de Pradine 1695-1696 (Interim,first time)
- Monsiuer De Bellair de Saint-Aignan, 1696-1700
- Joseph de Bouloc, 1701-1708
- Laurent de Valernod, 1708-1710
- Guillaume-Emmanuel-Théodore de Maupeou, Comte de L’Estrange, 1711-1716
- Jean-Michel de Lépinay, 1717-3rd January 1721
- Jean Balthazard du Houx, 1721-1722
- Bonnaventure-François de Boisfermé, 1 December 1722-11 December 1722 (Did not take office)
- Robert Giraud du Poyet, 1723-1727
- Charles de Brunier, Marquis de Larnage, 1727-1734
- Jean-Louis Fournier de Charles de Pradine, 1734-1748 (second time)
- Longvilliers de Poincy, 1748-1757
- Pierre-Claude Bonvoust d'Aulnay de Prulay, 1757-1762
British governors of Grenada (1762–1802)
[edit]In 1763, theTreaty of Paris ceded Grenada to the United Kingdom.
- George Scott, 1762–1764
- Robert Melville, 1764,acting,first time
- Ulysses FitzMaurice, 1764–1770,first time
- Robert Melville, 1770–1771,second time
- Ulysses FitzMaurice, 1771,second time
- William Leyborne Leyborne, 1771–1775
- William Young, 1776
- The Lord Macartney, 1776–1779
- Jean-François, comte de Durat, 1779–1783, Governor-General, (French occupation)
- Jean André De La Borie 1782-1784, Private Commander and Interim Governor in 1784 (French occupation)
- Edward Mathew, 1784–1785
- William Lucas, 1785–1787,acting
- Samuel Williams, 1787–1788,acting,first time
- James Campbell, 1788–1789,acting
- Samuel Williams, 1789–1792,acting,second time
- Ninian Home, 17 November 1792 – 1795
- Kenneth Francis Mackenzie, 1795,acting
- Samuel Mitchell, 1795–1796,acting
- Alexander Houstoun, 1796–1797
- Charles Green, 30 September 1797 – 1801
- Samuel Dent, 1801–1802,acting
Lieutenant governors of Grenada (1802–1882)
[edit]In 1802, the Governor of Grenada was replaced by a lieutenant governor, subordinate to theGovernor of Barbados.
- George Vere Hobart, 1802–5 November 1802
- Thomas Hislop, 1803–1804
- William Douglas MacLean Clephane, 1803
- Frederick Maitland, 29 March 1805 – 1811
- Abraham Charles Adye, 1811–1812
- George Robert Ainslie, 1812–1813
- Charles Shipley, 1813–1815,acting
- George Paterson, 1815–1816,acting, first time
- Phineas Riall, 1816–1823
- George Paterson, 1823–1826,acting, second time
- James Campbell, 1826–1833
In 1833, Grenada was incorporated into theBritish Windward Islands along with Barbados,St. Lucia,Saint Vincent, and theGrenadines. TheGovernor of Barbados retained overall responsibility for Grenada with the Lieutenant Governor of Grenada as his subordinate.
- George Middlemore, 1833–1835
- John Hastings Mair, 1835–1836
- Carlo Joseph Doyle, 1836–1846
- Ker Baillie Hamilton, 1846–1853
- Robert William Keate, 1853–1857
- Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright, 1857–1864
- Robert Miller Mundy, 1864–1871
- Sanford Freeling, 1871–1875
- Cyril Clerke Graham, 1875–1877
- Robert William Harley, 1877–1882
Administrators of Grenada (1882–1967)
[edit]In 1882, the role of the Lieutenant Governor of Grenada was replaced by that of an administrator. The administrator remained subordinate to theGovernor of Barbados. In 1885, Barbados left the administrative control of theWindward Islands. A newGovernor of the Windward Islands was appointed, with his seat in Grenada. The Administrator of Grenada remained a subordinate position concerned with matters local to Grenada itself.
- Irwin Charles Maling, 1882,first time
- Roger Tuckfield Goldsworthy, 1882–1883
- Edward Laborde, 1883–1886,first time
- Irwin Charles Maling, 1886–1887,second time
- Henry Rawlins Pipon Schooles, 1887–1888
- John Elliott, Jun 1888 – Dec 1888
- Robert Baxter Llewelyn, Dec 1888 – Jan 1889,first time
- Edward Laborde, Jan 1889 – Nov 1889,second time
- Robert Baxter Llewelyn, Nov 1889 – Sep 1890,second time
- Lawrence Riky Fyfe, Sep 1890 – Nov 1890
- Edward Rawle Drayton, 1890–1915
- Herbert Ferguson, 1915–1930
- Hilary Rudolph Robert Blood, 1930–1935
- William Leslie Heape, 1935–1940
- Charles Henry Vincent Talbot, 1940–1942
- George Conrad Green, 1942–1951
- Wallace MacMillan, 1951–1957
- James Monteith Lloyd, 1957–1962
Between 1958 and 1962, Grenada was part of the short-livedFederation of the West Indies.
Governors of Grenada (1967–1974)
[edit]On 3 March 1967, Grenada became an Associated State of the United Kingdom, responsible for its own internal affairs. A governor was again appointed as the United Kingdom's official representative.
On 7 February 1974, Grenada achieved independence from Great Britain. After independence, the vice regal office in Grenada became theGovernor-General of Grenada.
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