Below is a list of those who have held the office of Governor of the

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in England. Lord Mottistone was the last

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to hold the title governor, from 1992 to 1995; since then there has been no governor appointed.

Governors of the Isle of Wight

*1509–1520: Sir Nicholas Wadham (1472-1542) of Merryfield and

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, "Captain of the Isle of Wight". *1520–1538: Sir James Worsley *1538–1540: Thomas Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell (later Earl of Essex) *1540–1553:

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*1553–1558: Sir William Girling *1558–1560:

William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester (c. 1483/1485 – 10 March 1572), styled Lord St John between 1539 and 1550 and Earl of Wiltshire between 1550 and 1551, was an English Lord High Treasurer, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, and statesma ...

*1560–1565:

(reappointed) *1565–1583: Sir Edward Horsey *1583–1603: Sir George Carey, 2nd Lord Hunsdon *1603–1624:

Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, (pronunciation uncertain: "Rezley", "Rizely" (archaic), (present-day) and have been suggested; 6 October 1573 – 10 November 1624) was the only son of Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of So ...

*1633–1642:

Jerome Weston, 2nd Earl of Portland Jerome Weston, 2nd Earl of Portland (16 December 1605 – 17 March 1663) was an English diplomat and landowner who held the presidency of Munster, Kingdom of Ireland. Life He was the second, but the eldest surviving son, of the 1st Earl of Portl ...

*1642–1647:

Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke and 1st Earl of Montgomery, (10 October 158423 January 1650) was an English courtier, nobleman, and politician active during the reigns of James I and Charles I. Philip and his older brother William were ...

*1647–1647: Robert Hammond *1648–1659: Col.

William Sydenham William Sydenham (1615–1661) was a Cromwellian soldier; and the eldest brother of Thomas Sydenham. He fought for Parliament and defeated the Cavaliers, Royalists in various skirmishes in Dorset. He was member of the various parliaments of the Co ...

*1660:

Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury PC FRS (22 July 1621 – 21 January 1683; known as Anthony Ashley Cooper from 1621 to 1630, as Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper, 2nd Baronet from 1630 to 1661, and as The Lord Ashley from 1661 to 1 ...

*1660–1661:

*1661–1667:

Thomas Colepeper, 2nd Baron Colepeper Thomas Colepeper, 2nd Baron Colepeper, (21 March 1635 – 27 January 1689) was an English peer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Virginia from 1677 to 1683. Biography Born in 1635, Colepeper (often referred to by the alt ...

*1668–1692:

Sir Robert Holmes Sir Robert Holmes ( – 18 November 1692) was an English Admiral of the Restoration Navy. He participated in the second and third Anglo-Dutch Wars, both of which he is, by some, credited with having started. He was made Governor of the Is ...

*1693: Hon. Thomas Tollemache *1693–1707:

John Cutts, 1st Baron Cutts Lieutenant-General John Cutts, 1st Baron Cutts, PC (Ire) (1661 – 25 January 1707), was a British soldier and author. Early life Cutts was born about 1661 at Woodhall, Arkesden, Essex, the second son of Richard Cutte or Cuttes and Joan Eve ...

*1707–1710:

Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton (1661 – 21 January 1722) was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Member of Parliament for Hampshire and a supporter of William III of Orange. Life He was the son of Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, and Mary S ...

*1710–1715: General John Richmond Webb *1715–1726: William Cadogan (later Earl Cadogan) *1726–1733:

Charles Paulet, 3rd Duke of Bolton Charles Powlett (sometimes spelled Paulet), 3rd Duke of Bolton (3 September 168526 August 1754), styled Earl of Wiltshire from 1685 until 1699, and Marquess of Winchester from 1699 until 1722, was a British landowner and Whig politician who sat ...

*1733–1734:

John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu, (1690 – 5 July 1749), styled Viscount Monthermer until 1705 and Marquess of Monthermer between 1705 and 1709, was a British peer. Life Montagu was an owner of a coal mine. Montagu went on the grand tour wi ...

*1734–1742: John Wallop, 1st Viscount Lymington *1742–1746:

*1746–1762:

John Wallop, 1st Earl of Portsmouth John Wallop, 1st Earl of Portsmouth (15 April 1690 – 22 November 1762), of Hurstbourne Park, near Whitchurch and Farleigh Wallop, Hampshire, known as John Wallop, 1st Viscount Lymington from 1720 to 1743, was a British politician who sat in the ...

*1763–1764:

Thomas Holmes, 1st Baron Holmes Thomas Holmes, 1st Baron Holmes (2 November 1699 – 21 July 1764) was a British politician who was Vice-Admiral and Governor of the Isle of Wight (1763–4) and sat in the House of Commons between 1727 and 1774. He managed elections in the ...

*1764–1766:

Hans Stanley Hans Stanley, PC (23 September 1721 – 12 January 1780) was a British diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1743 and 1780. Early life Stanley was christened on 9 October 1721 at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London. He wa ...

*1766–1770:

Harry Paulet, 6th Duke of Bolton Admiral Harry Powlett, 6th Duke of Bolton PC (6 November 1720 – 25 December 1794) was a British nobleman and naval officer. Origins He was the second son of Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Bolton by his wife Catherine Parry. Career He was educa ...

*1770–1780:

*1780–1782:

Sir Richard Worsley, 7th Baronet Sir Richard Worsley, 7th Baronet, (13 February 17518 August 1805), of Appuldurcombe House, Wroxall, Isle of Wight, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1774 and 1801. He was a noted collector of antiquities. Early ...

*1782–1791:

*1791–1807:

Thomas Orde-Powlett, 1st Baron Bolton Thomas Orde-Powlett, 1st Baron Bolton PC (30 August 1746 – 30 July 1807) was an English politician. He was also an amateur etcher, and a cartoonist. Life Born Thomas Orde, he was son of John Orde of Morpeth, Northumberland. He was educated ...

*1807–1841:

James Harris, 2nd Earl of Malmesbury James Edward Harris, 2nd Earl of Malmesbury (19 August 1778 – 10 September 1841) was a British peer, styled Viscount FitzHarris from 1800 to 1820. Early life Though the son of a great British statesman, James Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury ...

*1841–1857:

William à Court, 1st Baron Heytesbury William à Court, 1st Baron Heytesbury GCB PC (11 July 1779 – 31 May 1860), known as Sir William à Court, 2nd Baronet, from 1817 to 1828, was an English diplomat and Conservative politician. Background and education Heytesbury was the elde ...

*1857–1888:

Charles Shaw-Lefevre, 1st Viscount Eversley Charles Shaw-Lefevre, 1st Viscount Eversley, GCB, PC (22 February 1794 – 28 December 1888), was a British Whig politician. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1839 to 1857. He is the second-longest serving Speaker of the House ...

*1889–1896:

Prince Henry of Battenberg Prince Henry of Battenberg (Henry Maurice; 5 October 1858 – 20 January 1896) was a morganatic descendant of the Grand Ducal House of Hesse. He became a member of the British royal family by marriage to Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom ...

*1896–1944:

Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom Princess Beatrice (Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore; 14 April 1857 – 26 October 1944), later Princess Henry of Battenberg, was the fifth daughter and youngest child of Queen Victoria and Albert, Prince Consort, Prince Albert. Beatrice ...

*1957–1965:

Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington, (21 August 1885 – 4 January 1972), styled Lord Gerald Wellesley between 1900 and 1943, was an Anglo-Irish diplomat, soldier, and architect. Background and education Wellesley was the third son of Lor ...

*1965–1974:

Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979) was a British naval officer, colonial administrator and close relative of the British royal family. Mountbatten, who was of German ...

(Lord Lieutenant 1974–1979) *1992–1995:

David Seely, 4th Baron Mottistone Captain David Peter Seely, 4th Baron Mottistone (16 December 1920 – 24 November 2011) was a naval officer and British peerage, British peer. Seely was born in 1920. He was the eldest son of the J. E. B. Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone, 1st Baron ...

Lieutenant-governors of the Isle of Wight

*c.1689–1693: William Stephens *1694–1701:

Joseph Dudley Joseph Dudley (September 23, 1647 – April 2, 1720) was a colonial administrator, a native of Roxbury in Massachusetts Bay Colony, and the son of one of its founders. He had a leading role in the administration of the Dominion of New England ...

*1702–1710: Anthony Morgan *1710–1714: Henry Holmes *1715–1729: Anthony Morgan *1731–1733:

Maurice Morgan Maurice Morgan (1692–1733) of Freshwater, Isle of Wight, was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the British House of Commons, House of Commons from 1725 to 1733. Morgan was baptized on 27 September 1692, the second son of Anthony ...

*1733–1751: Charles Armand Powlett *1754–1762: Henry Holmes *1763–1766:

John Stanwix John Stanwix (born about 1690, England; died at sea, 29 October 1766) was a British soldier and politician. Background He was born John Roos, the son of Rev. John Roos, rector of Widmerpool, Nottinghamshire. In 1725 he succeeded to the estates o ...

*?1766–1768: John MompessonThe Scots Magazine, Volume 30, page 615 *1768–1795:

William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe, KB PC (10 August 172912 July 1814) was a British Army officer who rose to become Commander-in-Chief of British land forces in the Colonies during the American War of Independence. Howe was one of three brot ...

*1795–1798: Sir Ralph Abercrombie *1798–1808: Sir William Medows *1808–1812:

Francis Edward Gwyn General Francis Edward Gwyn (1748 – 1821) was a senior British Army officer. Military career Gwyn was commissioned as an ensign in the 17th Dragoons in February 1760. He served in the American War of Independence under Sir William Howe, Sir ...

*1812–1815: Charles Leigh *1815–1839: Mervyn Archdall

Deputy Governors

*1899–1910: Thomas Belhaven Henry Cochrane *1910–1913: Francis John Stuart Hay-Newton *1913–1928:

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References

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The London Gazette
* Robert Walcott, ''English Politics in the Early Eighteenth Century'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1956) {{DEFAULTSORT:Governors of the Isle of Wight Local government on the Isle of Wight

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Political office-holders in England

Governors of the Isle of Wight

Lieutenant-governors of the Isle of Wight

Deputy Governors

See also

References

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