This is a list of territorial governors in the 18th century (1701–1800) AD, such as the administrators of colonies, protectorates, and other dependencies. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed.
A dependent territory is normally does not have full political independence or sovereignty as a sovereign state yet remains politically outside of the controlling state's integral area.[1] The administrators of uninhabited territories are excluded.
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- British colonial empire, English overseas possessions
- Monarchs – Prime ministers
Americas
North America
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- Benjamin Bennett, Governor (1701–1713)
- Henry Pulleine, Governor (1713–1718)
- Benjamin Bennett, Governor (1718–1722)
- John Hope, Governor (1722–1727)
- John Trimingham, Governor (1727–1728)
- John Pitt, Governor (1728–1737)
- Andrew Auchinleck, Governor (1737–1738)
- Alured Popple, Governor (1738–1744)
- Francis Jones, Governor (1744–1747)
- William Popple, Governor (1747–1751)
- Francis Jones, Governor (1751–1755)
- William Popple, Governor (1755–1763)
- Francis Jones, Governor (1763–1764)
- George James Bruere, Governor (1764–1780)
- Thomas Jones, Governor (1780)
- George Bruere the younger, Governor (1780–1781)
- William Browne, Governor (1782–1788)
- Henry Hamilton, Lieutenant governor (1788–1794)
- James Crawford, Governor (1794–1796)
- Henry Tucker, Governor (1796)
- William Campbell, Governor (1796)
- Henry Tucker, Governor (1796–1798)
- George Beckwith, Governor (1798–1803)
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- Nathaniel Blakiston, Governor (1699–1702)
- Thomas Tench, Governor (1702–1704)
- Phillip Calvert, Governor (1704–1709)
- Jesse Wharton, Governor (1709–1714)
- John Hart, Governor (1714–1715)
- John Seymour, Governor (1715–1720)
- Thomas Brooke, Jr., Governor (1720)
- William Joseph, Governor (1720–1727)
- Thomas Lawrence, Governor (1727–1731)
- Samuel Ogle, Governor (1731–1732)
- Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore, Governor (1732–1733)
- Samuel Ogle, Governor (1733–1742)
- Thomas Bladen, Governor (1742–1746/47 )
- Samuel Ogle, Governor (1746/47–1752 )
- Captain Charles Calvert,[2][3] Governor (1752–1753)
- Horatio Sharpe, Governor (1753–1769)
- Robert Eden, Governor (1769–1776)
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- William Stoughton, Acting Governor (1700–1701)
- Governor's Council (1701–1702)
- Joseph Dudley, Governor (1702–1715)
- vacant
- William Tailer, Governor (1711–1715)
- Governor's Council (1715)
- Joseph Dudley, Governor (1715)
- William Tailer, Acting Governor (1715–1716)
- Samuel Shute, Governor (1716–1723)
- William Dummer, Acting Governor (1723–1728)
- William Burnet, Governor (1728–1729)
- William Dummer, Acting Governor (1729–1730)
- William Tailer, Acting Governor (1730)
- Jonathan Belcher, Governor (1730–1741)
- vacant
- Spencer Phips, Governor (1732–1757)
- William Shirley, Governor (1741–1749)
- Spencer Phips, Acting Governor (1749–1753)
- William Shirley, Governor (1753–1756)
- Spencer Phips, Acting Governor (1756–1757)
- Governor's Council (1757)
- Thomas Pownall, Governor (1757–1760)
- Thomas Hutchinson, Acting Governor (1760)
- Francis Bernard, Governor (1760–1769)
- Thomas Hutchinson, Acting Governor (1769–1771), Governor (1771–1774)
- Andrew Oliver, Governor (1771–1774)
- vacant
- Thomas Gage, Governor (1774–1775)[5]
- Thomas Oliver, Governor (1774–1776)[6]
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- Henry Osborn, Commodore Governor (1729–1730)
- George Clinton, Commodore Governor (1731)
- Edward Falkingham, Commodore Governor (1732)
- The Viscount Muskerry, Commodore Governor (1733–1734)
- FitzRoy Henry Lee, Commodore Governor (1735–1737)
- Philip Vanbrugh, Commodore Governor (1738)
- Henry Medley, Commodore Governor (1739–1740)
- Thomas Smith, Commodore Governor (1741)
- John Byng[n 1], Commodore Governor (1742)
- Thomas Smith, Commodore Governor (1743)
- Charles Hardy, Commodore Governor (1744)
- Richard Edwards, Commodore Governor (1745)
- James Douglas, Commodore Governor (1746)
- John Bradstreet, Commodore Governor (1747)
- Charles Watson, Commodore Governor (1748)
- George Brydges Rodney, Commodore Governor (1749)
- Francis William Drake, Commodore Governor (1750–1752)
- Hugh Bonfoy, Commodore Governor (1753–1754)
- Richard Dorrill, Commodore Governor (1755–1756)
- Richard Edwards, Commodore Governor (1757–1759)
- James Webb, Commodore Governor (1760)
- Thomas Graves, Commodore Governor (1761–1763)
- Hugh Palliser, Commodore Governor (1764–1768)
- John Byron, Commodore Governor (1769–1771)
- Molyneux Shuldham, Commodore Governor (1772–1774)
- Robert Duff, Commodore Governor (1775)
- John Montagu, Commodore Governor (1776–1778)
- Richard Edwards, Commodore Governor (1779–1781)
- John Campbell, Commodore Governor (1782–1785)
- John Elliot, Commodore Governor (1786–1788)
- Mark Milbanke, Commodore Governor (1789–1791)
- Richard King, Commodore Governor (1792–1793)
- James Wallace, Commodore Governor (1794–1796)
- William Waldegrave, Commodore Governor (1797–1799)
- Charles Pole, Commodore Governor (1800–1801)
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- Samuel Cranston, Governor (1698–1727)
- Joseph Jenckes, Governor (1727–1732)
- William Wanton, Governor (1732–1733)
- John Wanton, Governor (1734–1740)
- Richard Ward, Governor (1740–1743)
- William Greene, Governor (1743–1745)
- Gideon Wanton, Governor (1745–1746)
- William Greene, Governor (1746–1747)
- Gideon Wanton, Governor (1747–1748)
- William Greene, Governor (1748–1755)
- Stephen Hopkins, Governor (1755–1757)
- William Greene, Governor (1757–1758)
- Stephen Hopkins, Governor (1758–1762)
- Samuel Ward, Governor (1762–1763)
- Stephen Hopkins, Governor (1763–1765)
- Samuel Ward, Governor (1765–1767)
- Stephen Hopkins, Governor (1767–1768)
- Josias Lyndon, Governor (1768–1769)
- Joseph Wanton, Governor (1769–1775)
- Nicholas Cooke, Governor (1775–1778)
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Caribbean
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- Elias Haskett, Governor (1700–1701)
- Ellis Lightfoot, Governor (1701–1703)
- Edward Birch, Governor (1704)
- without British rule: see Republic of Pirates
- Woodes Rogers, Governor (1718–1721)
- George Phenney, Governor (1721–1728)
- Woodes Rogers, Governor (1729–1732)
- Richard Fitzwilliam, Acting Governor (1734–1738)
- John Tinker, Governor (1741–1758)[17]
- John Gambier, Acting Governor (1758–1760)
- William Shirley, Governor (1760–1775)[18]
- Montfort Browne, Governor (1775–1776)
- John Gambier, Acting Governor (1776–1778)
- John Robert Maxwell, Governor (1780–1782)
- Spanish occupation (1782–1783)
- Andrew de Vau, Acting Governor (1783)
- John Robert Maxwell, Governor (1783–1784)
- James Edward Powell, Lieutenant governor (1784–1786)
- John Brown, Acting Governor (1786–1787)
- John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore, Governor (1787–1796)
- Robert Hunt, Acting Governor (1796–1797)
- John Forbes, Lieutenant governor (1797)
- William Dowdeswell, Governor (1797–1801)
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- Ralph Grey, Governor (1697–1701)
- John Farmer, Acting Governor (1701–1703)
- Bevil Granville, Governor (1703–1706)
- Mitford Crow, Governor (1707–1710)
- George Lillington, Acting Governor (1710–1711)
- Robert Lowther, Governor (1711–1720)
- William Sharpe, Acting for Lowther (1714–1715)
- John Frere, Acting Governor (1720–1721)
- Samuel Cox, Acting Governor (1721–1722)
- Henry Worsley, Governor (1722–1727)
- Thomas Catesby Paget, Governor (1727–1731)
- James Dotin, Acting Governor (1731)
- Walter Chetwynd, Governor (1731–1732)
- Emanuel Howe, Governor (1733–1735)
- James Dotin, Acting Governor (1735–1737)
- Orlando Bridgeman, Governor (1737–1738)
- Humphrey Howarth, Governor (1738)
- Thomas Gage, Governor (1738–1739)
- Robert Byng, Governor (1739–1740)
- James Dotin, Acting Governor (1740)
- Thomas Robinson, Governor (1742–1747)
- Henry Grenville, Governor (1747–1756)
- Charles Pinfold, Governor (1756–1766)
- Samuel Rous, Acting Governor (1766–1768)
- William Spry, Governor (1768–1772)[19]
- Samuel Rous, Acting Governor (1772)
- Edward Hay, Governor (1772–1779)
- John Dotin, Acting Governor (1779–1780)
- James Cunninghame, Governor (1780–1782)
- John Dotin, Acting Governor (1783–1784)
- David Parry, Governor (1784–1793)
- William Bishop, Acting Governor (1793–1794)
- George Poyntz Ricketts, Governor (1794–1800)
- William Bishop, Acting Governor (1800–1801)
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- William Cartwright, Chief magistrate (1750–1776)
- William Bodden, Chief magistrate (1776–1823)
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- William Beeston, Acting Governor (1693–1699), Governor (1699–1702)
- William Selwyn, Governor (1702)
- Peter Beckford, Acting Governor (1702)
- Thomas Handasyde, Acting Governor (1702–1704), Governor (1704–1711)
- Archibald Hamilton, Governor (1711–1716)
- Peter Heywood, Governor (1716–1718)
- Nicholas Lawes, Governor (1718–1722)
- Henry Bentinck, Governor (1722–1726)
- John Ayscough, Acting Governor (1726–1728)
- Robert Hunter, Governor (1728–1734)
- John Ayscough, Acting Governor (1734–1735)
- John Gregory, Acting Governor (1735)
- Henry Cunningham, Governor (1735–1736)
- John Gregory, Acting Governor (1736–1738)
- Edward Trelawny, Governor (1738–1752)
- Charles Knowles, Governor (1752–1756)
- Henry Moore, Acting Governor (1756)
- George Haldane, Governor (1756–1759)
- Henry Moore, Acting Governor (1759–1762)
- William Henry Lyttelton, Governor (1762–1766)
- Roger Hope Elletson, Governor (1766–1767)
- William Trelawny, Governor (1767–1772)
- John Dalling, Acting Governor (1772–1774)
- Basil Keith, Governor (1774–1777)
- John Dalling, Governor (1777–1781)
- Archibald Campbell, Acting Governor (1781–1783), Governor (1783–1784)
- Alured Clarke, Governor (1784–1790)
- Thomas Howard, Governor (1790–1791)
- Adam Williamson, Acting Governor (1791–1795)
- Alexander Lindsay, Governor (1795–1801)
South America
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- John McBride, HMS Jason, Governor (1767–1768)
- Rayner, Governor (1768–1769)
- Anthony Hunt, HMS Tamar, Governor (1769–1770)
- George Farmer, Governor (1770)
- John Burr, HMS Hound, Governor (1771–1772)
- Samuel Wittewrong Clayton, Governor (1773–1776)
British isles
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- Charles Churchill,[20] Governor (1706–1714)
- Giles Spencer, Governor (1711)[20]
- Daniel Harvey,[20] Governor (1715–1732)
- Lewis Dollon, Governor (1726)[20]
- George Cholmondeley,[20] Governor (1732–1733)
- Richard Sutton,[20] Governor (1733–1737)
- François de La Rochefoucauld,[21] Governor (1737–1739)
- Thomas Fermor, Governor (1739–1742)
- Algernon Seymour, Governor (1742–1750)
- John Ligonier, Governor (1750–1752)
- John West, Governor (1752–1766)
- Richard Lyttelton, Governor (1766–1770)
- Jeffery Amherst, Governor (1770–1797)
- Charles Grey, Governor (1797–1807)
- Edmund Andros, Bailiff (1674–1713)
- Jean de Sausmarez, Bailiff (1714–1728)
- Josué Le Marchant, Bailiff (1728–1751)
- Eleazar Le Marchant, Bailiff (1752–1758)
- Samuel Bonamy, Bailiff (1758–1771)
- William Le Marchant, Bailiff (1771–1800)
- Robert Porrett Le Marchant, Bailiff (1800–1810)
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Mediterranean
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- Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt, Governor (1704–1704)
- Henry Nugent, Governor (1704)
- John Shrimpton, Governor (1704–1707)
- Roger Elliott, Governor (1707–1711)
- Thomas Stanwix, Governor (1711–1713)
- David Colyear, Governor (1713–1720)
- Richard Kane, Governor (1720–1727)
- Jasper Clayton, Governor (1727–1730)
- Joseph Sabine, Governor (1730–1739)
- Francis Columbine, Governor (1739–1740)
- William Hargrave, Governor (1740–1748/9)
- Humphrey Bland, Governor (1748/9–1754)
- Thomas Fowke, Governor (1754–1756)
- James O'Hara, Governor (1756–1757)
- William Home, Governor (1757–1761)
- John Toovey, Acting Governor (1761)
- John Parslow, Acting Governor (1761)
- Edward Cornwallis, Governor (1761–1776)
- John Irwin, Acting Governor (1765–1767)
- Robert Boyd, Acting Governor (1776–1777)
- George Augustus Eliott, Governor (1777–1790)
- Robert Boyd, Acting Governor (1790)
- Robert Boyd, Governor (1790–1794)
- Henry Clinton, Governor (1794–1795)
- Charles Rainsford, Governor (1794–1795)
- Charles O'Hara, Governor (1795–1802)
- Danish West India Company, Denmark–Norway
- Danish colonial empire
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- Johan Lorensen (1693–1702)
- Claus Hansen, Governor (1702–1706)
- Joachim Melchior von Holten, Governor (1706–1708)
- Diderich Mogensen, Interim Governor (1708–1710)
- Mikkel Knudsen Crone, Governor (1710–1716)
- Erich Bredal, Governor (1716–1724)
- Friderich Moth, Governor (1724–1727)
- Hendrich von Suhm, Governor (1727–1733)
- Phillip Gardelin, Governor (1733–1736)
- Friderich Moth, Governor (1736–1744)
- Jacob Schönemann, Governor (1740–1744)
- Christian von Schweder, Governor (1744–1747)
- Christian Suhm, Governor (1747–1758)
- Christian Leberecht von Prøck, Governor general (1756–1766)
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- Friderich Moth, Governor of St. Croix (1735–1747)
- Gregers Høg Nissen, Chief ad interim of St. Croix (1736–1744)
- Paul Lindemark, Chief ad interim of St. Croix (1744–1747)
- Jens Hansen, Governor of St. Croix (1747–1751)
- Peter Clausen, Governor of St. Croix (1751–1758)
- Governors of St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix
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- Harrien Felschauer, Governor of St. Thomas & St. John (1758–1760)
- Johan Georg von John, Governor of St. Thomas & St. John (1760–1764)
- Ditlev Wilhelm Wildthagen, Governor of St. Thomas & St. John (1764)
- Peter Gynthelberg, Governor of St. Thomas & St. John (1764–1765)
- Ulrich Wilhelm Roepstorff, Governor of St. Thomas & St. John (1765–1766)
- Wilhelm Anton Lindemann, Governor general (1799–1801)
- Casimir Wilhelm von Scholten, Governor of St. Thomas, St. John (1800–1801)
- Ancien Régime of France, Kingdom of France (1791–92), French First Republic
- French colonial empire
Caribbean
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- Jean Le Comte, Governor (1649–1654)
- Louis Cacqueray de Valminière, Governor (1654–1658)
- Dubuc, Governor (1658)
- Jean Faudoas de Cérillac, Governor (1658–1664)
- Vincent, Governor (1664–1670)
- Louis de Canchy de Lerole, Governor (1671–1674)
- Pierre de Sainte-Marthe de Lalande, Governor (1675–1679)
- Jacques de Chambly, Governor (1679–1680)
- Nicholas de Gabaret, Governor (1680–1689)
- Louis Ancelin de Gemostat, Governor (1690–1695)
- Jean-Léon Fournier de Carles de Pradine, Governor (1695?–1696?)
- De Bellair de Saint-Aignan, Governor (1696–1700)
Mediterranean
North America
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- Louis-Hector de Callière, Governor general (1698–1703)
- Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil, Governor general (1703–1725)
- Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois, Governor general (1725–1747)
- Roland-Michel Barrin de La Galissonière, Governor general (1747–1749)
- Jacques-Pierre de Taffanel de la Jonquière, Marquis de la Jonquière, Governor general (1749–1752)
- Michel-Ange Duquesne de Menneville, Governor general (1752–1755)
- Pierre François de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal, Governor general (1755–1760)
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Oceania
- Dutch Republic, Batavian Republic
- Dutch colonial empire
Asia
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- Willem van Outhoorn, Governors general (1691–1704)
- Joan van Hoorn, Governors general (1704–1709)
- Abraham van Riebeeck, Governors general (1709–1713)
- Christoffel van Swoll, Governors general (1713–1718)
- Hendrick Zwaardecroon, Governors general (1718–1725)
- Mattheus de Haan, Governors general (1725–1729)
- Diederik Durven, Governors general (1729–1732)
- Dirck van Cloon, Governors general (1732–1735)
- Abraham Patras, Governors general (1735–1737)
- Adriaan Valckenier, Governors general (1737–1741)
- Johannes Thedens, Governors general (1741–1743)
- Gustaaf Willem van Imhoff, Governors general (1743–1750)
- Jacob Mossel, Governors general (1750–1761)
- Petrus Albertus van der Parra, Governors general (1761–1775)
- Jeremias van Riemsdijk, Governors general (1775–1777)
- Reynier de Klerck, Governors general (1777–1780)
- Willem Arnold Alting, Governors general (1780–1796)
- Pieter Gerardus van Overstraten, Governors general (1796–1801)
- Yaruba dynasty, Al Said of Oman
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- Nasr ibn Abdallah al-Mazru‘i, Wali (1698–1728)
- unknown Wali (1729–1735)
- Sa‘id al-Hadermi, Wali (1735–1739)
- Muhammad ibn Uthman al-Mazru‘i, Wali (1739–1745)
- ‘Ali ibn Uthman al-Mazru‘i, Wali (1746)
- Kingdom of Portugal
- Portuguese colonial empire
- Monarchs
Africa
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- António Salgado, Governor (1698–1702)
- Jorge Cotrim de Mello, Governor (1702–1702)
- Gonçalo de Lemos Mascarenhas, Governor (1702–1707)
- Rodrigo de Oliveira da Fonseca, Governor (1707–1710)
- José Pinheiro da Câmara, Governor (1710–1715)
- Manuel Pereira Calheiros e Araújo, Governor (1715–1715)
- Serafim Teixeira Sarmento de Sá, Governor (1715–1719)
- Balthasar de Sousa Coutinho, Governor (1719–1720)
- António Vieira, Governor (1720–1725)
- Francisco Miguel da Nóbrega Vasconcelos, Governor (1726–1728)
- Francisco de Oliveira Grans, Governor (1728–1733)
- Bento Gomes Coelho, Governor (1733–1737)
- José da Fonseca Barbosa, Governor (1736–1738)
- Chamber Senate (1738–1741)
- João Zuzarte de Santa Maria, Governor (1741–1751)
- António José d'Eça e Faria, Governor (1751–1751)
- Luís António da Cunha d'Eça, Governor (1752–1756)
- Manuel António de Sousa e Meneses, Governor (1756–1761)
- Marcelino Pereira de Ávila, Governor (1761–1761)
- António de Barros Bezerra, Governor (1761–1764)
- Bartolomeu de Sousa de Brito Tigre, Governor (1764–1766)
- João Jácome de Brito Barena Henriques, Governor (1766–1767)
- Joaquim Salema Saldanha Lobo, Governor (1768–1777)
- António do Vale de Sousa e Meneses, Governor (1777–1781)
- Duarte de Melo da Silva Castro de Almeida, Governor (1781–1782)
- Francisco de São Simão, Acting Governor (1782–1783)
- António Machado de Faria e Maia, Governor (1784–1789)
- Francisco José Teixeira Carneiro, Governor (1789–1793)
- José da Silva Maldonado d'Eça, Governor (1793–1795)
- Marcelino António Bastos, Governor (1796–1802)
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- Jácome de Morais Sarmento, Governor (1699–1703)
- João Fernandes de Almeida, Governor (1703–1706)
- Luís de Brito Freire, Governor (1706–1708)
- Luís Gonçalves da Câmara, Governor (1708–1712)
- João Fernandes de Almeida, Governor (1712–1714)
- Francisco de Mascarenhas, Governor (1714–1716)
- Francisco de Souto-Maior, Governor (1716–1719)
- Francisco de Alarcão e Souto-Maior, Governor (1719–1722)
- Álvaro Caetano de Melo e Castro, Governor (1722–1723)
- António João Sequeira e Faria, Governor (1723–1726)
- António Cardim Fróis, Governor (1726–1730)
- António Casco de Melo, Governor (1730–1733)
- José Barbosa Leal, Governor (1733–1736)
- Nicolau Tolentino de Almeida, Governor (1736–1740)
- Lourenço de Noronha, Governor (1740–1743)
- Pedro do Rêgo Barreto da Gama e Castro, Governor (1743–1746)
- Caetano Correia da Sá, Governor (1746–1750)
- Francisco de Melo e Castro, Governor (1750–1752)
- Francisco de Melo e Castro, Governor (1752–1758)
- João Manuel de Melo, Governor (1758)
- David Marques Pereira, Governor (1758–1759)
- Pedro de Saldanha e Albuquerque, Governor (1759–1763)
- João Pereira da Silva Barba, Governor (1763–1765)
- Baltasar Manuel Pereira do Lago, Governor (1765–1779)
- Provisional administration, (1779–1780)
- José de Vasconcelos e Almeida, Governor (1780–1781)
- Vicente Caetano da Maria e Vasconcelos, Acting Governor (1781–1782)
- Pedro de Saldanha e Albuquerque, Governor (1782)
- Provisional administration, (1782–1786)
- António de Melo e Castro, Governor (1786–1793)
- Diogo de Sousa Coutinho, Governor (1793–1797)
- Francisco Guedes de Carvalho Meneses da Costa, Governor (1797–1801)
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- Manuel António Pinheiro da Câmara, Governor (1697–1702)
- José Correia de Castro, Governor (1702–1709)
- Vicente Dinis Pinheiro, Governor (1709)
- French Junta (1709–1715)
- Bartolomeu da Costa Ponte, Governor (1715–1716)
- Chamber Senate (1716–1717)
- António Furtado Mendonça, Governor (1717–1720)
- Junta (1720–1722)
- José Pinheiro da Câmara, Governor (1722–1727)
- Serafim Teixeira Sarmento, Governor (1727–1734)
- Lopo de Sousa Coutinho, Governor (1734–1736)
- José Caetano Soto Maior, Governor (1736–1741)
- António Ferrão de Castelo Branco, Governor (1741)
- Chamber Senate (1741–1744)
- Francisco Luís da Conceição, Governor (1744)
- Francisco de Alva Brandão, Acting Governor (1744–1745)
- Francisco Luís das Chagas, Governor (1747–1748)
- Chamber Senate (1748–1751)
- António Rodrigues Neves, Governor (1751)
- Chamber Senate (1751–1753)
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- Chamber Senate (1753–1755)
- Lopo de Sousa Coutinho, Governor (1755)
- Chamber Senate (1755–1758)
- Luís Henrique da Mota e Mele, Governor (1758–1761)
- Chamber Senate (1761–1767)
- Lourenço Lôbo de Almeida Palha, Governor (1767–1768)
- Chamber Senate (1768–1770)
- Vicente Gomes Ferreira, Governor (1770–1778)
- João Manuel de Azambuja, Governor (1778–1782)
- Cristóvão Xavier de Sá, Governor (1782–1788)
- João Resende Tavares Leote, Governor (1788–1797)
- Inácio Francisco de Nóbrega Sousa Coutinho, Governor (1797)
- Manuel Monteiro de Carvalho, Acting Governor (1797)
- Varela Borca, Governor (1797–1798)
- Manuel Francisco Joaquim da Mota, Governor (1798–1799)
- Francisco Rafael de Castelo de Vide, Governor (1799)
- João Baptista de Silva, Governor (1799–1802)
- Bourbon Spain
- Spanish colonial empire
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- José Sarmiento de Valladares, Viceroy (1696–1701)[22]
- Juan Ortega y Montañés, Viceroy (1696, 1701–1702)[23]
- Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, Viceroy (1702–1711)[24]
- Fernando de Alencastre, Viceroy (1711–1716)[25]
- Baltasar de Zúñiga, Viceroy (1716–1722)[26]
- Juan de Acuña, Viceroy (1722–1734)[27]
- Juan Antonio de Vizarrón y Eguiarreta, archbishop & viceroy (1734–1740)[28]
- Pedro de Castro y Figueroa, Viceroy (1740–1741)[29]
- Pedro Malo de Villavicencio, President of the Royal Court & interim viceroy (1741–1742)[30]
- Pedro Cebrián, Viceroy (1742–1746)[31]
- Juan Francisco de Güemes, Viceroy (1746–1755)[32]
- Agustin Ahumada y Villalon, Viceroy (1755–1769)[33]
- Francisco Antonio de Echávarri, President of the Royal Court and interim viceroy (1760)[34]
- Francisco Cajigal de la Vega, interim viceroy (1760)[35]
- Joaquín de Montserrat, Viceroy (1760–1766)[36]
- Carlos Francisco de Croix, Viceroy (1766–1771)[37]
- Antonio María de Bucareli, Viceroy (1771–1779)[38]
- Francisco Romá y Rosell, Regent of the Royal Court & interim viceroy (1779)[39]
- Martín de Mayorga, interim viceroy (1789–1783)[40]
- Matías de Gálvez, Viceroy (1783–1784)[41]
- Vicente de Herrera y Rivero, Regent of the Royal Court & Interim Viceroy (1784–1785)
- Bernardo de Gálvez, Viceroy (1785–1786)[42]
- Eusebio Sánchez Pareja, Regent of the Royal Court & Interim Viceroy (1786–1787)
- Alonso Núñez de Haro y Peralta, archbishop & viceroy (1787)[43]
- Manuel Antonio Flórez, Viceroy (1787–1789)[44]
- Juan Vicente de Güemes, Viceroy (1789–1794)[45]
- Miguel de la Grúa Talamanca, Viceroy (1794–1798)[46]
- Miguel José de Azanza, Viceroy (1798–1800)[47]
- Félix Berenguer de Marquina (1800–1803)
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- Felipe Ruíz Puente, Governor (1767–1773)
- Domingo Chauria, Governor (1773–1774)
- Francisco Gil Lemos, Governor (1774–1777)
- Ramón de Carassa, Governor (1777–1779)
- Salvador de Medina, Governor (1779–1781)
- Jacinto de Altolaguirre, Governor (1781–1783)
- Fulgencio Montemayor, Governor (1783–1784)
- Augustín Figueroa, Governor (1784–1786)
- Pedro de Mesa y Casto, Governor (1786–1787)
- Ramón Clairac, Governor (1787–1788)
- Pedro de Mesa y Casto, Governor (1788–1789)
- Ramón Clairac, Governor (1789–1790)
- Juan José de Elizalde, Governor (1790–1791)
- Pedro Pablo Sanguinetto, Governor (1791–1792)
- Juan José de Elizalde, Governor (1792–1793)
- Pedro Pablo Sanguinetto, Governor (1793–1794)
- José Aldana Ortega, Governor (1794–1795)
- Pedro Pablo Sanguinetto, Governor (1795–1796)
- José Aldana Ortega, Governor (1796–1797)
- Luis de Medina Torres, Governor (1797–1798)
- Francisco Javier de Viana, Governor (1798–1799)
- Luis de Medina Torres, Governor (1799–1800)
- Francisco Javier de Viana, Governor (1800–1801)
- Col. John Sevier, President/Governor (December 1784 – December 1788)
- William Blount, Governor (September 20, 1790 – March 30, 1796) Arrived 10 October 1790.[48]
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- Thomas Johnson (January 22, 1791 – August 23, 1794)
- David Stuart (January 22, 1791 – September 12, 1794)
- Daniel Carroll (March 4, 1791 – May 21, 1795)
- Gustavus Scott (August 23, 1794 – December 25, 1800)
- William Thornton (September 12, 1794 – July 1, 1802)
- Alexander White (May 21, 1795 – July 1, 1802)
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- Winthrop Sargent (18 August 1798 – 7 May 1801) Appointed 7 May 1798, arrived 6 August 1798.
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- Major General William Henry Harrison, Military governor (January 10, 1801 – December 28, 1812). Harrison was the 9th President of the United States (March 4, 1841 – April 4, 1841)
Unless otherwise cited: Massachusetts Royal Commissions, pp. xxxiii–xxxv
This is the de facto end of Gage's tenure, when he departed Boston for the last time. Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, p. 17:87
This is the de facto end of Oliver's tenure, when he departed Boston for the last time. Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, p. 17:96
Unless otherwise cited: The Federal and State Constitutions, Volume 4, pp.2527–2531
Fry, p. 523. Extant copies of Burnet's commission have no date, but has a marginal annotation suggesting it was issued December 19, 1727.
More Monumental Inscriptions: Tombstones of the British West Indies by Vere Langford Oliver: "His Excellency John Tinker died 10 July 1758 aged 58. 18 years Governor and Commander-in-Chief over these Islands"
Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer, Volume 27 by Isaac Kimber and Edward Kimber. "William Shirley is appointed Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief of the Bahama Islands in the room of John Tinker deceased – 6 November 1758"
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