List of colonial governors and administrators of Grenada

This is a list of Viceroys/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 of Grenada ceased to represent the British monarch and British government, and ceased to be a British person, instead the new vice regal office, renamed to Governor-General of Grenada represented (and to this day, represents) the Monarch of Grenada, and the person holding the office must be a Grenadian citizen.

French governors of Grenada (1649–1762) French rule began in Grenada in 1649.

Jean Le Comte, 1649-1654 Du Parquet, 1651 (appointed by the King, but was only “governor in name”) Louis Cacqueuray de Valminière, 1654-1658 Jean Francois Dubuc, 1658 (or 1658-1660) Jean Faudoas de Cérillac, 1658-1662 (officially until 1664) Jean Faudoas de Cérillac the younger, 1662-1664 (Unofficial, appointed by his father who retired in 1662). 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, 1717-3 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) Robert-Philippe Longvilliers de Poincy, 1748-1757 Pierre-Claude Bonvoust d'Aulnay de Prulay, 1757-1762

British governors of Grenada (1762–1802) In 1763, the Treaty 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) In 1802, the Governor of Grenada was replaced by a lieutenant governor, subordinate to the Governor 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 the British Windward Islands along with Barbados, St. Lucia, Saint Vincent, and the Grenadines. The Governor 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) In 1882, the role of the Lieutenant Governor of Grenada was replaced by that of an administrator. The administrator remained subordinate to the Governor of Barbados. In 1885, Barbados left the administrative control of the Windward Islands. A new Governor 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-lived Federation of the West Indies. Lionel Achille Pinard, 1962–1964 Ian Turbott, 1964–1967

Governors of Grenada (1967–1974) 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.

Ian Turbott, 1967–1968 Dame Hilda Bynoe, 1968 – 21 January 1974 Sir Leo de Gale, 24 January 1974 – 7 February 1974, acting

On 7 February 1974, Grenada achieved independence from Great Britain. After independence, the vice regal office in Grenada became the Governor-General of Grenada.

References

http://www.rulers.org/rulg2.html#grenada http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Grenada.html The Grenada Handbook, Directory and Almanac, 1897, London: Sampson Low, Marston, pp. 83–86