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Saint Lucia Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given by the native Arawaks and Caribs, two Amerindi ...

from the first French settlement in 1650, until the island gained independence from the

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in 1979. Saint Lucia was colonized by the British and French in the 17th century and was the subject of several possession changes until 1814, when it was ceded to the British by France for the final time. In 1958, St. Lucia joined the short-lived semi-autonomous

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. Saint Lucia was an

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of the United Kingdom from 1967 to 1979 and then gained full independence on February 22, 1979., considered an unreliable source by community

Timeline of Saint Lucia

Governors of the colony of Sainte Lucie, 1651–1802

Governors of the British colony of Saint Lucia 1803–1834

* General Robert Brereton 1803–1807, Commandant * General Alexander Wood 1807–1814, Commandant * Major Jacob Jordan 1814 (acting) * General Francis Delaval 1814–1815, Commandant * General

Edward Stehelin Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sa ...

1815–1816, Commandant * General Robert Douglas, Commandant 1816 * General

Richard Augustus Seymour Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'str ...

1816–1817, Governor * Colonel Edward O'Hara 1817–1818 * General Sir John Keane 1818–1819, Governor * Major John Joseph Winkler 1819–1821 (acting Governor) * General

John Montagu Mainwaring John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Seco ...

1821–1824, Governor * Colonel

Nathaniel Shepherd Blackwell , nickname = {{Plainlist, * Nat * Nate , footnotes = Nathaniel is an English variant of the biblical Greek name Nathanael. People with the name Nathaniel * Nathaniel Archibald (1952–2018), American basketball player * Nat ...

1824–1826 * General

1826–1827, Governor * Colonel Lorenzo Moore 1827–1829 * General David Stewart 1829, Governor * Captain G.A.E. Delboate 1829 (acting Governor) * Captain Robert Mullen 1829 (acting Governor) * Major

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1829–1830 (acting Governor) *

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1830–1831, Governor * George Mackie 1831, Governor * Mark Anthony Bozon 1831–1832 * Colonel John Carter 1832 (acting Governor) *

1832–1834 (second time)

Lieutenant-Governors of Saint Lucia, 1834–1857

Administrators of Saint Lucia 1857–1889

Commissioners of Saint Lucia 1889–1958

Robert Baxter Llewelyn Sir Robert Baxter Llewelyn (1845–1919) was a colonial administrator in the British Empire. Appointments * 1878-1883: Commissioner of the Turks and Caicos Islands * 1885-1888: Governor of Tobago * 1886-1889: Administrator of Saint Vincent and ...

1889–1891 *

Valesius Skipton Gouldsbury Valesius Skipton Gouldsbury CMG (17 March 1839 – 11 November 1896) was a British surgeon, military officer, and colonial administrator. He served as Administrator of the Gambia from 1877 to 1884, and Administrator of Saint Lucia from 1891 to 189 ...

1891–1896 * Charles Anthony King-Harman 1896–1899 * Sir Harry Langhorne Thompson 1900–1902 * Sir George Melville 1902–1905 * Philip Clark Cork 1905–1909 * Sir

Edward John Cameron Sir Edward John Cameron (14 May 1858 – 20 July 1947) was a British colonial administrator who served as governor of the Gambia from February 1914 to 1920. Early life and education Born 14 May 1858, Cameron was the third son of John Charles C ...

1909–1914 *

William Douglas Young Sir William Douglas Young (27 January 1859 – 7 March 1943) was a colonial administrator from British Columbia who was Governor of the Falkland Islands from 1915 to 1920. Early life William Young was born in the newly created Colony of Bri ...

1914–1915 * Gideon Oliphant-Murray 1915–1918 * Wilfred Bennett Davidson-Houston 1918–1927 * Charles William Doorly 1927–1935 *

Edward William Baynes Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sa ...

1935–1938 *

Arthur Alban Wright Arthur Alban Wright, CMG (24 October 1887 – 4 January 1967) was a British colonial administrator who served in Fiji and in the Caribbean. He was Administrator of St Vincent from 1936 to 1938 and Administrator of St Lucia from 1938 to 1943. L ...

1938–1944 *

Edward Francis Twining Edward Francis Twining, Baron Twining (29 June 1899 – 21 June 1967), known as Sir Edward Twining from 1949 to 1958, was a British diplomat, formerly Governor of North Borneo and Governor of Tanganyika. He was a member of the Twining tea ...

1944–1946 *

John Montague Stow Sir John Montague Stow (3 October 1911 – 16 March 1997) was a British colonial official who served in various roles. The son of Indian civilian Sir Alexander Montague Stow, John Stow was born in Simla, India, and was educated at Harrow and ...

1947–1953 *

John Kingsmill Thorp Sir John Kingsmill Robert Thorp, CMG, MBE (13 June 1912 – 13 August 1961) was a British colonial administrator. He was Governor of Seychelles from 1958 until his death in 1961. The elder son of Samuel R. Thorp, of Tullow, County Carlow, and Ma ...

1953–1958

Administrators of Saint Lucia 1958–1967

After incorporation into the

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Julian Asquith, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Asquith Julian Edward George Asquith, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Asquith, (22 April 1916 – 16 January 2011) was a British colonial administrator and hereditary peer. Background and education Asquith was the only son of Katharine (née Horner) and Ray ...

1958–1962 *

Gerald Jackson Bryan Gerald is a male Germanic given name meaning "rule of the spear" from the prefix ''ger-'' ("spear") and suffix ''-wald'' ("rule"). Variants include the English given name Jerrold, the feminine nickname Jeri and the Welsh language Gerallt and ...

1962–1967

Governors of Saint Lucia 1967–1979

On 27 February 1967, Saint Lucia became an associated state of the United Kingdom, responsible for its own internal affairs. Sir Frederick Joseph Clarke was the first native Saint Lucian governor. * Sir Frederick Joseph Clarke 1967–1973, Governor * Sir

Ira Marcus Simmons Ira or IRA may refer to: *Ira (name), a Hebrew, Sanskrit, Russian or Finnish language personal name *Ira (surname), a rare Estonian and some other language family name *Iran, UNDP code IRA Law * Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, US, on status of ...

1973–1974, Governor * Sir Allen Lewis 1974–1979, Governor On 22 February 1979, Saint Lucia achieved independence from the United Kingdom. For a list of viceroys in Saint Lucia after independence, see

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References

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