List of governors of British Guiana
The governors of British Guyana were representatives of the Crown in British Guyana . The office existed from 1833, when the colonies of Demerara-Essequibo and Berbice were united under British Guyana, until 1966 when Guyana gained independence.
Governors of British Guyana (1833–1966)
- Sir Benjamin D'Urban , Governor of the Demerara-Essequibo and Berbiceder Territories between July 21, 1831 and 1833, 1833–26. June 1833 first governor of British Guiana
- Sir James Carmichael Smyth , June 26, 1833-27. June 1838
- Henry Light , June 27, 1838-19. May 1848
- William Walker , May 19, 1848-12. February 1849, first term
- Henry Barkly February 12, 1849-11. May 1853
- William Walker , May 11, 1853-23. May 1854, second term
- Philip Edmond Wodehouse , May 23, 1854-7. January 1862
- Sir Francis Hincks , January 7, 1862-25. January 1869
- Sir John Scott , Jan. 25, 1869-26. December 1873
- Edward E. Rushworth , December 27, 1873-10. March 1874
- James Robert Longden , March 10, 1874-8. March 1877
- William AG Young , March 8, 1877-3. April 1877, first term
- Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright , April 3, 1877-13. December 1881
- William AG Young , December 13, 1881-4. May 1882
- Sir Henry Turner Irving , May 4, 1882–1887
- William Frederick Haynes-Smith , April 26, 1884–1884
- Charles Bruce , 1887-1888
- The Viscount Gormanston , 1888-23. March 1893
- Sir Charles Bruce , April 1891-15. October 1891
- Sir Charles Bruce , March 23, 1893-5. July 1893
- Sir Charles Cameron Lees , July 5, 1893 – September 1895
- Charles Cavendish Boyle , December 15, 1894-29. January 1895
- Charles Cavendish Boyle , September 1895 – March 1896
- Sir Augustus William Lawson Hemming , March 1896-27. March 1898
- Charles Cavendish Boyle , October 1, 1896-18. November 1896
- Charles Cavendish Boyle , May 27, 1897-28. July 1897
- Sir Walter Joseph Sendall , March 27, 1898-25. December 1901
- Sir James Alexander Swettenham , December 25, 1901-26. September 1904
- Sir Frederick Mitchell Hodgson , September 26, 1904-5. July 1912
- Sir Walter Egerton , July 5, 1912-15. April 1917
- Sir Wilfred Collet , April 15, 1917–4. April 1923
- Sir Graeme Thomson , April 4, 1923-31. August 1925
- Sir Cecil Hunter Rodwell , August 31, 1925-7. November 1928
- Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg , Nov. 7, 1928-9. June 1930
- Sir Edward Brandis Denham , June 9, 1930–26. March 1935
- Sir Geoffry Alexander Stafford Northcote , March 26, 1935-19. November 1937
- Sir Wilfrid Edward Francis Jackson , November 19, 1937-7. November 1941
- Sir Gordon James Lethem , Nov. 7, 1941–1947
- Sir Charles Campbell Woolley , April 12, 1947-14. April 1953
- Sir Alfred William Lungley Savage , April 14, 1953-25. October 1955
- Sir Patrick Muir Renison , October 25, 1955-22. December 1958
- Sir Ralph Francis Alnwick Gray , December 22, 1958-7. March 1964
- Sir Richard Edmonds Luyt , March 7, 1964-26. May 1966
On May 26, 1966, the colony gained independence from the United Kingdom as “Guyana”.
Web links
- British Guyana Governors on rulers.org , accessed December 20, 2011