There have been many colonial governors of Anguilla. The official title of the position began as Deputy Governor of Anguilla, which transitioned to Chief Magistrate of Anguilla, and then became the current title of Governor of Anguilla.

Deputy Governors

# William Watts 1660-1666 #

Abraham Howell Abraham Howell (died 1727) was a British colonial governor. He was Deputy Governor of Anguilla Anguilla ( ) is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles ...

1666-1689 #

George Leonard George Burr Leonard (August 9, 1923 – January 6, 2010) was an American writer, editor, and educator who wrote extensively about education and human potential. He served as President Emeritus of the Esalen Institute, past-president of the ...

1689-1735 # John Richardson 1735-1741 # Arthur Hodge 1741-1749 # John Welch 1749-1750 # Benjamin Gumbs II 1750-1768 # Benjamin Roberts 1768-1771 # John Smith 1771-1776 #

Benjamin Gumbs III Benjamin Gumbs III was a British colonial governor and plantation owner, son of Benjamin Gumbs II. He was Deputy Governor of Anguilla Anguilla ( ) is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the ...

1776-1782 # Thomas Hodge 1782-1805 # William Richardson 1805-1829

Chief Magistrates

# Richard Challenger 1842-1846 # Isidor Dyett 1862-1863 # George Alsbury 26 November 1863 - 28 January 1868 #

Alexander Augustus Melfort Campbell There have been many colonial governors of Anguilla. The official title of the position began as Deputy Governor of Anguilla, which transitioned to Chief Magistrate of Anguilla, and then became the current title of Governor of Anguilla. Deputy Go ...

(1827–1890) January 1868 - February 1869 #

Neale Porter Sir Neale Porter was a British colonial governor. He was Chief magistrate of Anguilla Anguilla ( ) is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying ...

March 1869 - May 1871 # D.S. Lloyd c. 1873 # James L. Lake c. 1879-1882 # Edwin Baynes 1888 # N. Lockhart c. 1896 # Joseph Numa Rat 1897 - c. 1904 # G.B. Mason c. 1905 # Alan Cuthbert Burns 1910-1912 #W.E. Burton 1913 # G.I. Mendes c. 1913-1915 #W.E. Burton (second time) 1917-1918 #S.B. Jones 9 August 1918 - 31 May 1923 # J.Y. MacFadyen c. 1926-1933 # C.E.E. Stevens c. 1937-1938 # A.P. McDonald c. 1939-1948 # J.D. Maloney (1905-?) c. 1952-1958 # G.C.H. Thomas (1911-?) c. 1958-1962 # Vincent F. Byron 1962 - 31 May 1967 # Peter Adams July 1967 - 23 February 1968

Governors

Charles Harry Godden Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was " ...

1982–1983 #

Alastair Turner Baillie Alastair Turner Baillie (24 December 1932 – 18 November 2009) was a British diplomat. He served as Governor of Anguilla The Governor of Anguilla is the representative of the monarch in the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla. The Gove ...

1983–1987 #

Geoffrey Owen Whittaker Geoffrey Owen Whittaker, OBE (10 January 1932 – 24 February 2015) was a British civil servant. He served as the Governor of the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla from 1987 until 1989. Second son of Alfred James Whittaker (d. 1971) and Ger ...

1987–1989 # Brian G.J. Canty 1989–1992 #

Alan W. Shave Alan William Shave, CVO, OBE (born 3 November 1936) is a retired British journalist and diplomat. He was Governor of Anguilla The Governor of Anguilla is the representative of the monarch in the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla. The ...

1992–1995 #

Alan Hoole Alan Norman Hoole (25 April 1942 – 8 May 2000) was the Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha between 1991 and 1995, he then served as Governor of Anguilla between 1995 and 1996. He was educated at Sheffield University and C ...

1995–1996 # Robert Harris (born 1941) December 1996 – 27 January 2000 #Roger Cousins (acting) 2000 # Peter Johnstone (born 1944) 4 February 2000 – 29 April 2004 #Mark Capes (acting) 2004 #

Alan Huckle Alan Edden Huckle (born 15 June 1948) is an English senior diplomat in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the British Government. He was the commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) and the British Antarctic Territory fro ...

28 May 2004 – July 2006 #Mark Capes (acting) 2006 # Andrew George 10 July 2006 – 11 March 2009 #Stanley Reid (acting) 11 March 2009 – 21 April 2009 # Alistair Harrison 21 April 2009 – 18 July 2013 #

Christina Scott Christina Martha Elena Scott (born 25 December 1974) is a British civil servant and diplomat. She served as Governor of Anguilla between 2013 and 2017, and was the first woman to hold the post. She has been Deputy Head of Mission at the Britis ...

23 July 2013 – 2017 #

Tim Foy Timothy John Foy is a former British civil servant and territorial governor. He served as Governor of Anguilla from August 2017 through December 2020. During his inaugural address, he stated that economic development and improving public safe ...

2017 – 2020 #

Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam is a British lawyer and civil servant who has served as Governor of Anguilla since 18 January 2021. She is the second female holder of the position after Christina Scott. On 15 December 2022, the Foreign, Commonwealt ...

2021 to date

References

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