
| Governors | |
| Sir William St. John 1621 - 1623 |
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| William Greenhill 1660 |
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| Henry Nurse 1685 |
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| John Bloome 1691 |
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| Baggs 1697 - 1701 |
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| Thomas Dalby 1701 - 1708 |
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| Governors of the Committee of Merchants | |
| Thomas Melvil 23 Jun 1751 - 23 Jan 1756 |
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| William Tymewell 23 Jan 1756 - 17 Feb 1756 |
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| Charles Bell 17 Feb 1756 - 15 Oct 1757 |
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| Nassau Senior 15 Oct 1757 - 10 May 1761 |
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| Charles Bell 10 May 1761 - 15 Aug 1763 |
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| William Mutter 15 Aug 1763 - 1 Mar 1766 |
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| John Hippersley 1 Mar 1766 - 11 Aug 1766 |
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| Gilbert Petrie 11 Aug 1766 - 21 Apr 1769 |
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| John Crossle 21 Apr 1769 - 11 Aug 1770 |
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| David Mill 11 Aug 1770 - 20 Jan 1777 |
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| Richard Miles 20 Jan 1770 - 25 Mar 1780 |
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| John Roberts 25 Mar 1780 - 20 May 1781 |
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| John B. Weuves 20 May 1781 - 29 Apr 1782 |
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| Richard Miles 29 Apr 1782 - 29 Jan 1784 |
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| James Morgue 29 Jan 1784 - 24 Jan 1787 |
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| Thomas Price 24 Jan 1787 - 27 Apr 1787 |
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| Thomas Morris 27 Apr 1787 - 20 Jun 1789 |
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| William Fielde 20 Jun 1789 - 15 Nov 1791 |
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| John Gordon 15 Nov 1791 - 31 Mar 1792 |
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| Archibald Dalzel 31 Mar 1792 - 16 Dec 1798 |
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| Jacob Mould 16 Dec 1798 - 4 Jan 1799 |
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| John Gordon 4 Jan 1799 - 28 Apr 1800 |
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| Archibald Dalzel 28 Apr 1800 - 30 Sep 1802 |
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| Jacob Mould 30 Sep 1802 - 8 Feb 1805 |
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| George Torrane 8 Feb 1805 - 4 Dec 1807 |
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| Edward White 4 Dec 1807 - 21 Apr 1816 |
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| Joseph Dawson 21 Apr 1816 - 19 Jan 1817 |
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| John Hope Smith 19 Jan 1817 - 27 Mar 1822 |
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| Governors | |
| Sir Charles Macarthy 27 Mar 1822 - 17 May 1822 |
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| James Chisholm 17 May 1822 - Dec 1822 |
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| Sir Charles Macarthy Dec 1822 - 21 Jan 1824 |
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| James Chisholm 21 Jan 1824 - 17 Oct 1824 |
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| Edward Purdon 17 Oct 1824 - 22 Mar 1825 |
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| Charles Turner 22 Mar 1825 - 8 Mar 1826 |
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| Sir Neil Campbell 18 May 1826 - 15 Nov 1826 |
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| Henry John Ricketts 15 Nov 1826 - 11 Oct 1827 |
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| Hugh Lumley 11 Oct 1827 - 10 Mar 1828 |
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| George Hingston 10 Mar 1828 - 5 Jun 1828 |
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| Henry John Ricketts 5 Jun 1828 - 25 Jun 1828 |
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| Governors of the Committee of Merchants | |
| John Jackson 25 Jun 1828 - 19 Feb 1830 |
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| George Maclean 19 Feb 1830 - 26 Jun 1836 |
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| William Topp 26 Jun 1836 - 15 Aug 1838 |
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| George Maclean 15 Aug 1838 - 1843 |
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| Governors | |
| R.M. Worsley Hill 1843 - 8 Mar 1845 |
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| James Lelley 8 Mar 1845 - 15 Apr 1846 |
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| William Winniett 15 Apr 1846 - 31 Jan 1849 |
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| James Coleman Fitzpatrick 31 Jan 1849 - 13 Jan 1850 |
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| William Winniett 13 Jan 1850 - 4 Dec 1850 |
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| James Bannerman 4 Dec 1850 - 14 Oct 1851 |
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| Stephen John Hill 14 Oct 1851 - Jun 1853 |
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| James Coleman Fitzpatrick Jun 1853 - Aug 1853 |
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| Brodies Cruickshank Aug 1853 - Feb 1854 |
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| Stephen John Hill Feb 1854 - Dec 1854 |
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| Henry Connor Dec 1854 - Mar 1857 |
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| Sir Benjamin Chilley Campbell Pine Mar 1857 - 17 Apr 1858 |
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| Henry Bird 14 Apr 1858 - 20 Apr 1860 |
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| Edward B. Andrews 20 Apr 1860 - 14 Apr 1862 |
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| William A. Ross 14 Apr 1863 - 20 Sep 1862 |
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| Richard Pine 20 Sep 1862 - 1864 |
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| William Hackett 1864 |
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| Richard Pine 1864 - 1865 |
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| Rokeby Jones 1865 |
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| W.E. Mockler 1865 - Apr 1865 |
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| Edward Conran Apr 1865 - 19 Feb 1866 |
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| Administrators | |
| Edward Conran 19 Feb 1866 - Feb 1867 |
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| Herbert Taylor Ussher Feb 1867 - Aug 1868 |
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| W.H. Simpson Aug 1868 - Nov 1869 |
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| Herbert Taylor Ussher Nov 1869 - Jul 1871 |
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| Charles Spencer Salmon Jul 1871 - 1872 |
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| Herbert Taylor Ussher 1872 - Apr 1872 |
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| John Pope Hennessey Apr 1872 - 1872 |
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| Charles Spencer Salmon 1872 - Sep 1872 |
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| Robert William Harley Sep 1872 - 7 Mar 1873 |
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| Governors-in-chief | |
| Robert Keate 7 Mar 1873 - 17 Mar 1873 |
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| Robert William Harley + Alexander Bravo 17 Mar 1873 - 2 Oct 1873 |
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| Garnet Joseph Wolseley 2 Oct 1873 - 4 Mar 1874 |
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| Administrators | |
| James Maxwell 4 Mar 1874 - 30 Mar 1874 |
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| Charles Cameron Lees 30 Mar 1874 - Jun 1874 |
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| George Cumine Strahan Jun 1874 - 24 Jul 1874 |
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| Governor | |
| George Cumine Strahan 24 Jul 1874 - 7 Apr 1876 |
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| Charles Cameron Lees 7 Apr 1876 - Dec 1876 |
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| Sanford Freeling Dec 1876 - 13 May 1878 |
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| Charles Cameron Lees 13 May 1878 - Jun 1879 |
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| Herbert Taylor Ussher Jun 1879 - 1 Dec 1880 |
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| William Brandford Griffith 1 Dec 1880 - 4 Mar 1881 |
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| Sir Samuel Rowe 4 Mar 1881 - 13 May 1882 |
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| Alfred Moloney 13 May 1882 - 4 Oct 1882 |
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| William Brandford Griffith 4 Oct 1882 - 24 Dec 1882 |
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| Sir Samuel Rowe 24 Dec 1882 - 29 Apr 1884 |
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| Wiliam A.G. Young 29 Apr 1884 - 24 Apr 1885 |
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| William Brandford Griffith 24 Apr 1885 - 11 Apr 1886 |
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| F.B.P. White 11 Apr 1887 - 26 Nov 1887 |
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| William Brandford Griffith 26 Nov 1887 - 30 Jun 1889 |
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| Frederick Mitchell Hodgson 30 Jun 1889 - 18 Feb 1890 |
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| Sir William Brandford Griffith 18 Feb 1890 - 12 Jun 1891 |
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| Frederick Mitchell Hodgson 12 Jun 1891 - 24 Nov 1891 |
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| Sir William Brandford Griffith 24 Nov 1891 - 12 Aug 1893 |
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| Frederick Mitchell Hodgson 12 Aug 1893 - 7 Mar 1894 |
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| Sir William Brandford Griffith 7 Mar 1894 - 7 Apr 1895 |
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| William Edward Maxwell 7 Apr 1895 - 19 Apr 1896 |
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| Frederick Mitchell Hodgson 19 Apr 1896 - 23 Oct 1896 |
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| William Edward Maxwell 23 Oct 1896 - 6 Dec 1897 |
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| Frederick Mitchell Hodgson 6 Dec 1897 - 29 Aug 1900 |
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| W. Low 29 Aug 1900 - 17 Dec 1900 |
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| Sir Matthew Nathan 17 Dec 1900 - 9 Feb 1904 |
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| Herbert Bryan 9 Feb 1904 - 3 Mar 1904 |
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| John Pickersgill Rodger 3 Mar 1904 - 1 Sep 1910 |
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| Herbert Bryan 1 Sep 1910 - 20 Nov 1910 |
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| James Jamieson Thorburn 21 Nov 1910 - 29 Jun 1912 |
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| Herbert Bryan 29 Jun 1912 - 26 Dec 1912 |
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| Sir Hugh Charles Clifford 26 Dec 1912 - 1 Apr 1919 |
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| Alexander Ransford Slater 1 Apr 1919 - 8 Oct 1919 |
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Frederick Gordon Guggisberg 9 Oct 1919 - 24 Apr 1927 |
| Sir James Crawford Maxwell 24 Apr 1927 - 5 Jun 1927 |
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| John C. Maxwell 5 Jun 1927 - Jul 1927 |
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| Sir Alexander Ransford Slater Jul 1927 - 5 Apr 1932 |
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| Geoffrey Alexander Stafford Northcote 5 Apr 1932 - 29 Nov 1932 |
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| Sir Shenton Whitelegge Thomas 30 Nov 1932 - 13 May 1934 |
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| Geoffrey Alexander Stafford Northcote 13 May 1934 - 23 Oct 1934 |
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| Sir Arnold Wienholt Hodgson 24 Oct 1934 - 24 Oct 1941 |
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| George Ernest London 24 Oct 1941 - 29 Jun 1942 |
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| Sir Alan Cuthbert Maxwell Burns 29 Jun 1942 - 2 Aug 1947 |
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| Sir Gerald Hallen Creasy 12 Jan 1948 - 15 Feb 1949 |
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| Sir Robert Scott 15 Feb 1949 - 28 Mar 1949 |
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| Thorleif Rattray Orde Mangin 28 Mar 1949 - 11 Jun 1949 |
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| Sir Robert Scott 11 Jun 1949 - 11 Aug 1949 |
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| Sir Charles Noble Arden-Clarke 11 Aug 1949 - 6 Mar 1957 |
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