List of governors of St. Helena
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The governor of St. Helena and dependencies has been the governor of St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha since the new constitution was introduced in 2009 .
Since 1657 monitored Governors ( English Governor ) on St. Helena . Before the governors of the British crown, the governors were placed by the East India Company and two by Dutch conquerors.
Lisa Phillips was appointed governor in 2016. She is the first female incumbent in 359-year history. Since 2004, the governor no longer wears the governor's uniform on inaugurations and other important occasions.
1659 to 1836
The governors between 1659 and January 1, 1673 and from May 15, 1673 to February 24, 1836 belonged to the East India Company . Between January 1, 1673 and May 15, 1673 these were provided by the Dutch occupying forces .
| Surname | Life dates | Term of office |
|---|---|---|
| John Dutton | ? -? | May 5, 1659 - 1661 |
| Robert Stringer | ? -? | 1661-1670 |
| Richard Coney | ? -? | March 1671 - August 21, 1672 |
| Anthony Beale | ? -? | 1672 - January 1, 1673 |
| Jacob de Geus | ? -? | January 1, 1673 - January 1673 |
| John Coon | ? -? | January 1673 - May 15, 1673 |
| Richard Munden | ? -? | May 15, 1673 - 1673 |
| Richard Keigwin | ? - June 21, 1690 | May 1673 - 1674 |
| Richard Field | ? -? | 1674 - May 19, 1678 |
| John Blackmore | ? -? | May 19, 1678 - December 2, 1690 |
| Joshua Johnson | ? -? | December 2, 1690 - April 21, 1693 |
| Richard Kelinge | ? -? | April 21, 1693 - November 30, 1697 |
| Stephen Poirier | ? -? | November 30, 1697 - September 8, 1707 |
| John Roberts | ? -? | August 24, 1708 - August 7, 1711 |
| Benjamin Boucher | ? -? | August 7, 1711 - June 28, 1714 |
| Isaac Pyke | ? -? | July 8, 1714 - June 13, 1719 |
| Edward Johnson | ? -? | June 13, 1719 - February 16, 1723 |
| John Smith | ? -? | May 28, 1723 - February 26, 1727 |
| Edward Byfield | ? -? | February 26, 1727 - March 24, 1731 |
| Isaac Pyke | ? -? | March 24, 1731 - July 28, 1738 |
| John Goodwin | ? -? | July 29, 1738 - August 1740 |
| Robert Jenkins | ? -? | May 9, 1741 - March 22, 1742 |
| Thomas Lambert | ? -? | March 22, 1742 - July 9, 1742 |
| David Dunbar | ? -? | March 11, 1744 - March 14, 1747 |
| Charles Hutchinson | ? -? | March 14, 1747 - March 10, 1764 |
| John Skottowe | ? -? | March 10, 1764 - July 25, 1782 |
| Daniel Corneille | ? -? | July 25, 1782 - June 22, 1787 |
| Robert Brooke | 1744-1811 | June 22, 1787 - July 13, 1801 |
| Robert Patton | ? -? | March 11, 1802 - July 13, 1807 |
| Alexander Beatson | October 24, 1759 - October 15, 1830 | July 4, 1808 - June 22, 1813 |
| Mark Wilks | 1759-1831 | June 22, 1813 - April 14, 1816 |
| Hudson Lowe | July 28, 1769 - January 10, 1844 | April 14, 1816 - July 25, 1821 |
| Alexander Walker | ? -? | March 11, 1823 - April 14, 1828 |
| Charles Dallas | ? -? | April 29, 1828 - February 24, 1836 |
Since 1836
With the India Act 1833 , the British Parliament decided in 1833 to transfer control of the island of St. Helena from the East India Company to the British Crown. The law came into effect on April 3, 1834, but in practice the transition would last until February 24, 1836, the day when the first appointed governor of St. Helena, George Middlemore, with his 91st Regiment of Foot set foot on the Bottom of the island set.
| Surname | Life dates | Term of office |
|---|---|---|
| George Middlemore | ? - 1850 | February 24, 1836 - January 6, 1842 |
| Hamelin Trelawney | ? - 1846 | January 6, 1842 - May 3, 1846 |
| Patrick Ross | 1778-1850 | November 23, 1846 - August 28, 1850 |
| Thomas Gore Browne | 1807-1887 | July 18, 1851 - December 15, 1854 |
| Horatio Nelson Vigors | 1806-1864 | December 15, 1854 - October 10, 1856 |
| Edward Hay Drummond Hay | 1815-1884 | October 10, 1856 - July 3, 1863 |
| Charles Elliot | 1801-1875 | July 3, 1863 - January 29, 1870 |
| Charles George Edward Patey | 1813-1881 | February 4, 1870 - 1873 |
| Hudson Ralph Janisch | 1824-1884 | 1873 - March 10, 1884 |
| William Gray-Wilson | 1852-1926 | 1890-1897 |
| Robert Armitage Sterndale | 1839-1902 | June 7, 1897 - October 3, 1902 |
| Henry Lionel Galway | 1859-1949 | November 1903-1910 |
| Harry Edward Spiller Cordeaux | 1870-1943 | February 21, 1912-1920 |
| Robert Francis Peel | 1874-1924 | 1920-1925 |
| Harold Iremonger | 1882-1937 | 1925 |
| Charles Henry Harper | 1876-1950 | 1925-1932 |
| Stewart Spencer Davis | 1875-1950 | 1932-1938 |
| Henry Guy Pilling | 1875-1950 | 1938-1941 |
| William Bain Gray | 1886-1949 | 1941-1946 |
| George Andrew Joy | 1896-1974 | May 1947-1954 |
| James Dundas Harford | 1899-1993 | 1954-1958 |
| Robert Edmund Alford | 1904-1979 | 1960-1963 |
| John Osbaldiston Field | 1913-1985 | 1963-1969 |
| Dermont Art Pelly Murphy | 1914-1975 | 1969-1971 |
| Thomas Oates | 1917 - | 1972-1977 |
| Geoffrey Colin Guy | 1921-2006 | 1977-1981 |
| John Dudley Massingham | 1930 - | 1982-1985 |
| Francis Eustace Baker | 1933 - | 1985-1988 |
| Robert Frederick Stimson | 1939 - | April 1988-1991 |
| Alan Norman Hoole | 1942-2000 | 1992-1995 |
| David Leslie Smallman | 1940 - | 1996-1999 |
| David J. Hollamby | 1945 - 2016 | June 24, 1999 - September 29, 2004 |
| Michael Clancy | 1949-2010 | October 15, 2004 - October 28, 2007 |
| Andrew Murray Gurr | 1944 - | November 11, 2007 - September 23, 2011 |
| Mark Andrew Capes | 1954 - | October 29, 2011 - April 2016 |
| Lisa Honan (Phillips) | since April 25, 2016 | |
| Philip Edward Rushbrook | since May 11, 2019 |
Web links
- Official site of the governor (English)
- Full list and photos of the governors of St. Helena .
- WorldStatesMen.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ St Helena gets first female governor - after 359 years. The St Helena Independent, January 22, 2016. ( Memento of the original from January 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ The Governor's Hat. Saint Helena Island Info. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ^ History of Governers of St. Helena. Saint Helena Island Info. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
- ↑ LISA PHILLIPS SWORN IN AS GOVERNOR OF ST HELENA, ASCENSION ISLAND AND TRISTAN DA CUNHA. St Helena Government, April 25, 2016.
- ↑ Dr Who? Meet the New Governor, Dr Philip Rushbrook. The Sentinel, May 23, 2019, p. 4.
