The title of Governor of the Isle of Man existed until 1828. Other titles were also used, especially before 1595.
*Holan (1219–?), titled Seneschal
*''List incomplete''
*Fogall McHascatt (1260–?), titled Seneschal
*Godfrey MacManus (1266–?), titled Bailiff
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Alan of Galloway
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, titled Bailiff
*Maurice Okerfair, titled Bailiff
*Reginald the Chaplain, titled Bailiff
*Brennus, titled Bailiff
*Donald, titled Bailiff
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Walter de Huntercombe (1290–93), titled Custodian
*''List incomplete''
The following were Governors of the
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Thomas Gerrard
Thomas Gerard (1500?–1540) (Gerrard, also Garret or Garrard) was an English Protestant reformer. In 1540, he was burnt to death for heresy, along with William Jerome and Robert Barnes.
Life
He matriculated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, ...
(1595–1596)
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Peter Legh (captain; 1596-?)
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John Ireland
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John Greenhalgh (1640–51)
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William Christian (1656–?)
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James Chaloner
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Biography
Chaloner was born in the parish of St Olave Silver Street, London, the f ...
(1658–1660)
*Lord Fairfax (1660)
[''The concise encyclopedia of the revolutions and wars of England, ... '' Page 103 Stephen C. Manganiello – 2004 "In 1652, Parliament granted Lord Fairfax, his wife's cousin, the Isle of Man. On 17 August 1652, Chaloner was appointed one of the three commissioners to settle Fairfax's affairs on the island. Later, he wrote the Short Treatise of the... Wood says that in March or April, 1660, messengers were sent from the Superior Power to take James Chaloner into custody, and to secure his castle for the use of His Majesty; but he having received timely notice of their coming, dispatched away himself by poison"]
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Thomas Cobbe
Thomas Cobbe (1733–1814), of Newbridge, was an Irish politician.
Early life
Cobbe was born in London in 1733 into the prominent Cobbe family. His mother, Dorothea Levinge, a daughter of Sir Richard Levinge, 1st Baronet, died during childbir ...
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Isaac Barrow
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(1664–?)
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Nicholas Stanley (1696–1701)
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Charles Zedenno Stanley
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(1702–1703)
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Robert Mawdesley (1703–1713)
*Charles Zedenno Stanley (1713)
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Alexander Horne (1713–1723)
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John Lloyd (1723–1725)
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Thomas Horton (1725–1736)
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James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl
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Life
Atholl was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and was the third son of John Mur ...
(1736–1744)
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Patrick Lindsay (1744–1751)
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Basil Cochrane
Basil Cochrane (22 April 1753 – 12 or 14 August 1826 in Paris, France) was a Scottish civil servant, businessman, inventor, and wealthy nabob of early-19th-century England.
Early life
The sixth son of Scottish nobleman and politician Thomas ...
(1751–1761)
*
John Wood (1761–1777)
*
Edward Smith Ed, Eddie, Edgar, Edward, Edwin, and similar, surnamed Smith, may refer to:
Military
* Edward H. Smith (sailor) (1889–1961), United States Coast Guard admiral, oceanographer and Arctic explorer
* Edward Smith (VC) (1898–1940), English recipien ...
(1777–1793)
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John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl
John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl, KT, PC, FRS (30 June 1755 – 29 September 1830), styled Marquess of Tullibardine from 1764 to 1774, was a Scottish peer.
Life and career
Murray was the eldest son of John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl, and his ...
(1793–1828)
References
See also
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Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man
The Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man ( gv, Fo-chiannoort Vannin or ''Lhiass-chiannoort Vannin'') is the Lord of Mann's official personal representative in the Isle of Man. He has the power to grant royal assent and is styled "His Excelle ...
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King of Mann
The King of Mann () was the title taken between 1237 and 1504 by the various rulers, both sovereign and suzerain, over the Kingdom of Mann – the Isle of Man which is located in the Irish Sea, at the centre of the British Isles. Since 1504, th ...
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Lord of Mann
The lord of Mann ( gv, Çhiarn Vannin) is the lord proprietor and head of state of the Isle of Man. The current lord proprietor and head of state is Charles III. Before 1504 the head of state was known as King of Mann.
Relationship with th ...
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