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 lord lieutenant 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: Richard Worsley *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: Richard Worsley (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 S ...

*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 Port ...

*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 w ...

*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 Royalists in various skirmishes in Dorset. He was member of the various parliaments of the Commonwealth, ...

*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 al ...

*1668–1692: Sir Robert Holmes *1693: Hon. Thomas Tollemache *1693–1707: John Cutts, 1st Baron Cutts *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 ...

*1710–1715: General John Richmond Webb *1715–1726: William Cadogan (later Earl Cadogan) *1726–1733: Charles Paulet, 3rd Duke of Bolton *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 w ...

*1734–1742: John Wallop, 1st Viscount Lymington *1742–1746: Charles Paulet, 3rd Duke of Bolton *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 *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 w ...

*1766–1770: Harry Paulet, 6th Duke of Bolton *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. Earl ...

*1782–1791: Harry Paulet, 6th Duke of Bolton *1791–1807: Thomas Orde-Powlett, 1st Baron Bolton *1807–1841: James Harris, 2nd Earl of Malmesbury *1841–1857: William à Court, 1st Baron Heytesbury *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 Hous ...

*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 Prince Albert. Beatrice was also the last of Que ...

*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 Germa ...

(Lord Lieutenant 1974–1979) *1992–1995: David Seely, 4th Baron Mottistone

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 House of Commons from 1725 to 1733. Morgan was baptized on 27 September 1692, the second son of Anthony Morgan, of Freshwater, ...

*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 bro ...

*1795–1798: Sir Ralph Abercrombie *1798–1808:

Sir William Medows General Sir William Medows KB (31 December 1738 – 14 November 1813) was an Englishman and a general in the British Army. He entered the army in 1756 and saw action in North America, the Cape, and India. In 1788 he was appointed Governor of Bo ...

*1808–1812: Francis Edward Gwyn *1812–1815: Charles Leigh *1815–1839:

Mervyn Archdall Mervyn Archdall may refer to: *Mervyn Archdall (Irish antiquary) (1723–1791) *Mervyn Archdall (senior) (c.1724–1813), colonel and MP for Fermanagh *Mervyn Archdall (junior) (1763–1839), general and MP for Fermanagh *Mervyn Edward Archdale (18 ...

Deputy Governors

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

Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson, (11 August 1852 – 2 December 1928) was a British aristocrat who served as the second governor-general of Australia, in office from 1903 to 1904. He was previously Governor of South Australia from 1899 to 1 ...

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

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