List of governors of Barbados
Flag of the governor of Barbados (1870–1966)
This article contains a list of viceroys in Barbados from its initial colonisation in 1627 by England until it achieved independence in 1966. From 1833 to 1885, Barbados was part of the colony of the Windward Islands , and the governor of Barbados represented the monarch in all the Windward Islands. In 1885 Barbados became an independent colony again.
Henry Powell , 17 February 1627 – 1628William Deane , 1628 – June 1628Charles Wolferstone , June 1628 – 26 February 1629John Powell , 26 February 1629 – 29 August 1629Robert Wheatley , 29 August 1629 – September 1629, actingSir William Tufton , 21 December 1629 – 16 July 1630
Henry Hawley , 1630 – June 1640
Sir Henry Huncks , June 1640 – 1641
Philip Bell , 1641–1650Francis Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby of Parham , May 1650 – 1651, in dissidence to January 1652 Sir George Ayscue , October 1651 – 1652
Daniel Searle , 1652 – July 1660, actingThomas Modyford , July 1660–1660, actingHumphrey Walrond , 1660 – August 1663, actingFrancis Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby of Parham , August 1663 – 23 July 1666, restored
Henry Willoughby , July 1666–1667, acting, second timeWilliam Willoughby, 6th Baron Willoughby of Parham , 1667, actingSamuel Barwick , 1667, actingHenry Hawley , 1667 – April 1667, acting, second timeWilliam Willoughby, 6th Baron Willoughby of Parham , April 1667 – 1673
Sir Peter Colleton , 1673–1674, acting Sir Jonathan Atkins , 1674–1679
Sir John Witham , 1680–1683, acting Sir Richard Dutton , 1683–1685
Edwyn Stede , 1685–1690, actingJames Kendall , 1690–1694Francis Russell , 1694–1696Francis Bond , 1696 – December 1697, actingRalph Grey , December 1697 – 1701John Farmer , 1701–1703, actingSir Bevil Granville , 1703–1706
Mitford Crowe , 1707–1710George Lillington , 1710–1711, actingRobert Lowther , 1711–1720
John Frere , 1720–1721, actingSamuel Cox , 1721–1722, actingHenry Worsley , 1722–1727Thomas Catesby Paget , 1727–1731James Dotin , 1731, acting, first timeWalter Chetwynd , 1731–1732The Viscount Howe , 1733–29 March 1735James Dotin , 1735–1737, acting, second timeOrlando Bridgeman , 1737–1738Humphrey Howarth , 1738The Viscount Gage , 1738–1739Robert Byng , May 1739 – 1740James Dotin , 1740, acting, third timeSir Thomas Robinson , 1742–1747
Henry Grenville , 1747–1756Charles Pinfold , 1756–1766Samuel Rous , 1766–1768, acting, first timeWilliam Spry , 1768–1772[ 1] Samuel Rous , 1772, acting, second timeEdward Hay , 1772–1779John Dotin , 1779–1780, acting, first timeJames Cunninghame , 1780–1782John Dotin , 1783–1784, acting, second timeDavid Parry , 1784–1793William Bishop , 1793–1794, acting, first timeGeorge Poyntz Ricketts , 1794–1800William Bishop , 1800–1801, acting, second timeFrancis Humberstone Mackenzie , 1802–1806John Spooner , 1806–1810, actingSir George Beckwith , 1810–1815
Sir James Leith , 10 May 1815 – 16 October 1816
John Foster Alleyne , 1817, actingThe Lord Combermere , 1817–1820John Brathwaite Skeete , 1820, actingSamuel Hinds , 1821, actingSir Henry Warde , 1821–1829
Sir James Frederick Lyon , 1829–1833
In 1833, Barbados became part of the newly formed colony of the Windward Islands , and the Governor of Barbados became viceroy over the new colony as well.
Sir Lionel Smith , 1833–1836Sir Evan John Murray MacGregor , 1836–1841Charles Henry Darling , 1841Sir Charles Edward Grey , 1841–1846William Reid , 1846–1848William MacBean George Colebrooke , 1848–1856Francis Hincks , 1856–4 January 1862James Walker , 4 January 1862 – 1868Rawson William Rawson , 1868–1875Sanford Freeling , 1875, actingSir John Pope Hennessy , 1875–1876George Cumine Strahan , 1876–1880D. J. Gamble , 1880, actingWilliam Robinson , 1880–1885
In 1885, Barbados's oversight of the Windward Islands was ended, and a separate Governor of the Windward Islands was installed in Grenada .
Sir Charles Cameron Lees , 1885–1889Sir Walter Joseph Sendall , 1889–1891Sir James Shaw Hay , 1891–1900Sir Frederick Mitchell Hodgson , November 1900 – 1904[ 2] Sir Gilbert Thomas Carter , 14 October 1904 – 1911Sir Leslie Probyn , 13 February 1911 – 1918Sir Charles Richard Mackey O'Brien , 27 September 1918 – 1925Sir William Charles Fleming Robertson , 31 December 1925 – 21 January 1933Harry Scott Newlands , 21 January 1933 – 12 March 1933Sir Mark Aitchison Young , 5 August 1933 – March 1938Sir Eubule John Waddington , 6 August 1938 – 1941Sir Henry Grattan Bushe , 23 October 1941 – 1947Sir Hilary Rudolph Robert Blood , 5 February 1947 – 1949Sir Alfred Savage , 1 November 1949 – 1953Brigadier Sir Robert Arundell , 14 May 1953 – 1959Sir John Montague Stow , 8 October 1959 – 29 November 1966On 30 November 1966, Barbados achieved independence from the United Kingdom. For a list of viceroys in Barbados after independence, see Governor-General of Barbados .
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Barbados (1627–1833) Barbados and the Windward Islands (1833–1885) Barbados (1885–1966) Related * Served as Acting Governor of Barbados.
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