Thecouncil president of the Turks of Caicos was the administrator of theTurks and Caicos from 1848 to 1874.

From 1492 to 1678 it was in possession by theSpanish (under theviceroy of New Spain) and byFrench occupation from 1764 to 1783, but there was no formal government established by either colonial powers.

The islands was settled by BermudianBritish salt collectors in 1678, but they were not annexed until 1799. From 1799 to 1848 it was governed by thegovernor of the Bahamas and 1873 to 1959 with a local council president (1848–1874) and by thegovernor of Jamaica with local administration bycommissioners (1874–1959). A formalgovernor was not added until 1959.

A list of council presidents:

• Frederick Henry Alexander Forth 1848–1854
• William Robert Inglis (1823–1888) 1854–1862
• Alexander Wilson Moir 1862–1869
• Alexander Augustus Melfort Campbell 1869–1873

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