Demerara and Essequibo Administrators


Governor of Essequibo
Robert Nicholson
3 Mar 1781 - 1782
Governor of Demerara
Robert Kingston
3 Mar 1781 - 1782
Lieutenant Governors
Robert Nicholson
Sep 1803 - 13 Aug 1804
Antony Beaujon
13 Aug 1804 - 19 Oct 1805
James Montgomerie
19 Oct 1805 - 8 May 1806
Henry William Bentinck
8 May 1806 - 2 May 1807
James Montgomerie
2 May 1807 - 14 Sep 1807
Robert Nicholson
14 Sep 1807 - 24 Jun 1808
Andrew Ross
24 Jun 1808 - 3 Apr 1809
Samuel Dalrymple
3 Apr 1809 - 19 May 1809
Henry William Bentinck
19 May 1809 - Sep 1812
Hugh Lyle Carmichael
Sep 1812 - 11 May 1813
Edward Codd
12 May 1813 - 17 May 1813
John Murray
17 May 1813 - 24 Aug 1813
Edward Codd
24 Aug 1813 - 9 Dec 1813
John Murray
9 Dec 1813 - 25 Jul 1815
Edward Codd
25 Jul 1815 - 3 Oct 1815
John Murray
3 Oct 1815 - 26 Apr 1824
Sir Benjamin D'Urban
26 Apr 1824 - 21 Jul 1831


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