This is a list of

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s in

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

from its initial occupation by Spain in 1509, to its independence from the United Kingdom in 1962. For a list of viceroys after independence, see

Governor-General of Jamaica The governor-general of Jamaica is the viceregal representative of the Jamaican monarch, King Charles III, in Jamaica. The monarch, on the advice of the prime minister, appoints a governor-general as his or her representative in Jamaica. Bo ...

. For context, see

History of Jamaica The Caribbean Island of Jamaica was initially inhabited in approximately 600 AD or 650 AD by the Redware people, often associated with redware pottery. By roughly 800 AD, a second wave of inhabitance occurred by the Arawak tribes, including the ...

Spanish Governors of Santiago (1510–1660)

Jamaica was claimed for

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in 1494 when

Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus * lij, Cristoffa C(or)ombo * es, link=no, Cristóbal Colón * pt, Cristóvão Colombo * ca, Cristòfor (or ) * la, Christophorus Columbus. (; born between 25 August and 31 October 1451, died 20 May 1506) was a ...

first landed on the island. Spain began occupying the island in 1509, naming it

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whos ...

. The second governor,

Francisco de Garay Francisco de Garay (1475 in Sopuerta, Biscay – 1523) was a Spanish Basque conquistador. He was a companion to Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the New World and arrived in Hispaniola in 1493. Here he attracted attention when he en ...

, established Villa de la Vega, now known as Spanish Town, as his capital. * Juan de Esquivel, 1510–1514 *

, 1514–1523 * Pedro de Mazuelo, 1523–1526 * Juan de Mendegurren, 1526–1527 * Santino de Raza, 1527–1531 * Gonzalo de Guzman, ?–1532 * Manuel de Rojas, 1532–?, ''first time'' *

Gil González Dávila Gil González Dávila or Gil González de Ávila (b. 1480 – 21 April 1526) was a Spanish conquistador and the first European to explore present-day Nicaragua. Early career González Dávila first appears in historical records in 1508, when he ...

, 1533?–1534? * Manuel de Rojas, 1536–?, ''second time'' * Pedro Cano, 1539?, ''first time'' *

Francisco de Pina Francisco de Pina (1585 – 1625) was a Portuguese Jesuit interpreter, missionary and priest, credited with creating the first Latinized script of the Vietnamese language, on which the modern Vietnamese alphabet is based. Biography Francisco ...

, 1544? * Juan González de Hinojosa, 1556? * Pedro Cano, 1558?, ''second time'' * Blas de Melo, 1565? * Juan de Gaudiel, 1567?–1572? *

Hernán Manrique de Rojas Hernando de Manrique de Rojas was a Spanish colonial governor of the Colony of Santiago (Jamaica) c.1575. In late 1562 he commanded Spanish forces sent to destroy Charlesfort, a French fort at Port Royal, South Carolina. This fort had been aba ...

, 1575? *

Iñigo Fuentes Inigo derives from the Castilian rendering (Íñigo) of the medieval Basque name Eneko. Ultimately, the name means "my little (love)". While mostly seen among the Iberian diaspora, it also gained a limited popularity in the United Kingdom. Ear ...

, ?–1577 *

Rodrigo Núñez de la Peña Rodrigo is a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian name derived from the Germanic name '' Roderick'' (Gothic ''*Hroþareiks'', via Latinized ''Rodericus'' or ''Rudericus''), given specifically in reference to either King Roderic (d. 712), the last Vi ...

, 1577–1578 *

Lucas del Valle Lucas or LUCAS may refer to: People * Lucas (surname) * Lucas (given name) Arts and entertainment * Luca Family Singers, also known as "lucas ligner en torsk" * ''Lucas'' (album) (2007), an album by Skeletons and the Kings of All Cities * ''Luc ...

Alvarado, 1578–1583?, ''first time'' *

Diego Fernández de Mercado Diego is a Spanish masculine given name. The Portuguese equivalent is Diogo. The name also has several patronymic derivations, listed below. The etymology of Diego is disputed, with two major origin hypotheses: ''Tiago'' and ''Didacus''. Et ...

, 1586? *

Alvarado, 1591?, ''second time'' *

García del Valle García or Garcia may refer to: People * García (surname) * Kings of Pamplona/Navarre ** García Íñiguez of Pamplona, king of Pamplona 851/2–882 ** García Sánchez I of Pamplona, king of Pamplona 931–970 ** García Sánchez II of Pam ...

, 1596? *

Fernando Melgarejo Córdoba Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the G ...

, 1596–1606 *

Alonso de Miranda Alonso is a Spanish name of Germanic origin that is a Castilian variant of ''Adalfuns''. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 36.6% of all known bearers of the surname ''Alonso'' were residents of Spain (frequency 1:222), 26.1% of Mexico (1: ...

, 1607–1611 *

Pedro Espejo Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for '' Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning ...

Barranco, 1611–1614 *

Andrés González de Vera Andres or Andrés may refer to: *Andres, Illinois, an unincorporated community in Will County, Illinois, US *Andres, Pas-de-Calais, a commune in Pas-de-Calais, France *Andres (name) *Hurricane Andres * "Andres" (song), a 1994 song by L7 See also ...

, 1614–? * Sebastián Lorenzo Romano, 1620? * Francisco Terril, 1625–1632 * Juan Martínez Arana, 1632–1637 * Gabriel Peñalver Angulo, 1637–1639 * Jacinto Sedeño Albornoz, 1639–1640, ''first time'' * Francisco Ladrón de Zegama, 1640–1643 * Alcades, 1643–1645 * Sebastián Fernández de Gamboa, 1645–1646 * Pedro Caballero, 1646–1650 * Jacinto Sedeño Albornoz, 1650, ''second time'' * Francisco de Proenza, 1650–1651, ''first time'' * Juan Ramírez de Arellano, 1651–1655 * Francisco de Proenza, 1655–1656, ''second time'' * Cristóbal Arnaldo Isasi, 1656–1660

English Commanders of Jamaica (1655–61)

In 1655, an English force led by Admiral Sir William Penn, and General

Robert Venables Robert Venables (ca. 1613–1687), was an English soldier from Cheshire, who fought for Parliament in the 1638 to 1651 Wars of the Three Kingdoms, and captured Jamaica in 1655. When the Anglo-Spanish War began in 1654, he was made joint comm ...

seized the island. Following their departure, the incumbents successfully held it against Spanish attempts to retake it over the next few years. * Admiral Sir

William Penn William Penn ( – ) was an English writer and religious thinker belonging to the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, a North American colony of England. He was an early advocate of democracy a ...

11 May 1655 – 1655 * General

, 1655 * Edward D'Oyley, 1655–1656, ''first time'' * William Brayne, 1656–1657 * Edward D'Oyley, 1657–1661, ''second time''

English Governors of Jamaica (1661–62)

In 1661, England began colonisation of the island. * Edward D'Oyley, 1661–August 1662, ''continued'' * Thomas, Lord Windsor, August 1662–November 1662

Deputy Governors of Jamaica (1662–71)

* Charles Lyttleton, 1662–1663, ''acting'' * Thomas Lynch, 1663–1664, ''acting'', ''first time'' * Edward Morgan, 1664 * Sir

Thomas Modyford Colonel Sir Thomas Modyford, 1st Baronet (c. 1620 – 1 September 1679) was a planter of Barbados and Governor of Jamaica from 1664 to 1671. Early life Modyford was the son of a mayor of Exeter with family connections to the Duke of Albema ...

, 1664–August 1671

Lieutenant Governors of Jamaica (1671–90)

In 1670, the Treaty of Madrid legitimised English claim to the island. * Sir Thomas Lynch, August 1671–November 1674, ''second time'' * Sir

Henry Morgan Sir Henry Morgan ( cy, Harri Morgan; – 25 August 1688) was a privateer, plantation owner, and, later, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica. From his base in Port Royal, Jamaica, he raided settlements and shipping on the Spanish Main, becoming we ...

, 1674–1675, ''acting, first time'' * John Vaughan, 1675–1678 * Sir

, 1678, ''acting, second time'' * The Earl of Carlisle, 1678–1680 * Sir

, 1680–1682, ''acting, third time'' * Sir Thomas Lynch, 1682–1684, ''third time'' *

Hender Molesworth Sir Hender Molesworth, 1st Baronet (''ca.'' 1638 – 27 July 1689), was made 1st Baronet of Pencarrow after serving as acting Governor of Jamaica This is a list of viceroys in Jamaica from its initial occupation by Spain in 1509, to its indep ...

, 1684–December 1687, ''acting'' * Christopher Monck The Duke of Albemarle, 1687–1688 *

, 1688–1689, ''acting'' * Francis Watson, 1689–1690, ''acting''

Governors of Jamaica (1690–1962)

* The Earl of Inchiquin, 1690–16 January 1692 * John White, 1691–22 August 1692, ''acting'' * John Bourden, 1692–1693, ''acting'' * Sir William Beeston, March 1693–January 1702, ''acting to 1699'' * William Selwyn, Jan-April 1702 (died in office) *

Peter Beckford Peter Beckford may refer to: * Peter Beckford (colonial administrator) (1643–1710), acting governor of Jamaica in 1702 * Peter Beckford (junior) (1672/3–1735), his son, politician, slave owner and businessman in colonial Jamaica * Sir Peter Beck ...

, 1702, ''acting'' * Thomas Handasyde, 1702–1711, ''acting to 1704'' *

Lord Archibald Hamilton Lord Archibald Hamilton of Riccarton and Pardovan (1673 – 5 April 1754) was a British officer of the Royal Navy, and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1708 and 1747. In the 1690s, he was active in the English Channel pur ...

, 1711–1716 *

Thomas Pitt Thomas Pitt (5 July 1653 – 28 April 1726) of Blandford St Mary in Dorset, later of Stratford in Wiltshire and of Boconnoc in Cornwall, known during life commonly as ''Governor Pitt'', as ''Captain Pitt'', or posthumously, as ''"Diamond" ...

, 1716-1717 *

Peter Heywood Peter Heywood (6 June 1772 – 10 February 1831) was a British naval officer who was on board during the mutiny of 28 April 1789. He was later captured in Tahiti, tried and condemned to death as a mutineer, but subsequently pardoned. He ...

, 1716–1718 * Sir

Nicholas Lawes Sir Nicholas Lawes (1652 – 18 June 1731) (sometimes "'Laws'" in contemporary documents) was Governor of Jamaica from 1718 to 1722. Early life Nicholas Lawes was born in 1652 to Nicholas and Amy Lawes. Knighthood He was a British kni ...

, 1718–1722 * The Duke of Portland, 1722–4 July 1726 * John Ayscough, 1726–1728, ''acting, first time'' * Robert Hunter, 1728–March 1734 * John Ayscough, 1734–1735, ''acting, second time'' * John Gregory, 1735, ''acting, first time'' * Henry Cunningham, 1735–1736 * John Gregory, 1736–1738, ''acting, second time'' * Edward Trelawny, 1738–1752 * Charles Knowles, 1752–January 1756 * Sir Henry Moore, February 1756–April 1756, ''acting, first time'' *

George Haldane George Haldane was born in 1722 to the Clan Haldane. His father Patrick Haldane was a lawyer and politician, and his uncle Mungo Haldane was also a politician. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn is one of his descendants. Biography He joined t ...

, April 1756–November 1759 * Sir Henry Moore, November 1759 – 1762, ''acting, second time'' * Sir William Lyttleton, 1762–1766 *

Roger Hope Elletson Roger Hope Elletson (1727—28 November 1775, Bath, Somerset, Bath) was a Jamaican people, Jamaican Plantation, planter. Early life Roger was the younger son of Richard and Susanna Elletson. The family owned the Liguanea, Hope Estate near Kings ...

, 1766–1767 * Sir William Trelawny, 1767–December 1772 * John Dalling, December 1772 – 1774, ''acting'', ''first time'' * Sir Basil Keith, 1774–1777 * John Dalling, 1777–1781, ''second time'' *

Archibald Campbell Archibald Campbell may refer to: Peerage * Archibald Campbell of Lochawe (died before 1394), Scottish peer * Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll (died 1513), Lord Chancellor of Scotland * Archibald Campbell, 4th Earl of Argyll (c. 1507–1558) ...

, 1781–1784, ''acting to 1783'' *

Alured Clarke Sir Alured Clarke (24 November 1744 – 16 September 1832) was a British Army officer. He took charge of all British troops in Georgia in May 1780 and was then deployed to Philadelphia to supervise the evacuation of British prisoners of ...

, 1784–1790 * The Earl of Effingham, 1790–19 November 1791 * Sir

Adam Williamson Adam Williamson (born August 4, 1984) is a former American soccer player, who last played midfielder for the Ocean City Barons in the USL Premier Development League. Williamson grew up in Petersburg, Cape May County, New Jersey and played socce ...

, 1791–1795, ''acting'' * The Earl of Balcarres, 1795–1801 * Sir George Nugent, 1801–1805 * Sir Eyre Coote, 1806–1808 * The Duke of Manchester, 1808–1827 * Sir John Keane, 1827–1829, ''acting'' * The Earl Belmore, 1829–1832 * George Cuthbert, 1832, ''acting, first time'' * The Earl of Mulgrave, 1832–1834 * Sir

Amos Norcott Major-General Sir Amos Godsell Robert Norcott CB KCH (3 August 1777 – 8 January 1838) was an English soldier of the 95th Rifles fought throughout the Peninsular War and at the Battle of Waterloo where he commanded a battalion. He later served ...

, 1834, ''acting'' * George Cuthbert, 1834, ''acting, second time'' * The Marquess of Sligo, 1834–1836 * Sir Lionel Smith, 1836–1839 * Sir Charles Theophilus Metcalfe, 1839–1842 * The Earl of Elgin, 1842–1846 *

George Henry Frederick Berkeley General Sir George Henry Frederick Berkeley KCB (9 July 1785 – 25 September 1857) was a British Army officer and Conservative politician. Military career Berkeley was the eldest son of Admiral Sir George Cranfield Berkeley, third son of Augu ...

, 1846–1847, ''acting'' * Sir Charles Edward Grey, 1847–1853 * Sir

Henry Barkly Sir Henry Barkly (24 February 1815 – 20 October 1898) was a British politician, colonial governor and patron of the sciences. Early life and education Born on 24 February 1815 at Highbury, Middlesex (now London), he was the eldest son of ...

, 1853–1856 *

Edward Wells Bell General Edward Wells Bell (c. 1789 – 9 October 1870) was a senior British Army officer and Governor of Jamaica, Lieutenant-Governor of Jamaica. He joined the British army as an ensign and was promoted lieutenant in 1811, captain in 1822, majo ...

, 1856–1857, ''acting'' * Charles Henry Darling, 1857–1862 *

Edward John Eyre Edward John Eyre (5 August 181530 November 1901) was an English land explorer of the Australian continent, colonial administrator, and Governor of Jamaica. Early life Eyre was born in Whipsnade, Bedfordshire, shortly before his family moved t ...

, 1862–1865, ''acting to 1864'' * Sir

Henry Knight Storks Lieutenant General Sir Henry Knight Storks (5 April 1811 – 6 September 1874) was a British soldier and colonial governor. Military career Educated at Charterhouse School, he entered the Army on 10 January 1828 as an ensign of the 61st Regime ...

, 12 December 1865 – 16 July 1866 * Sir

John Peter Grant Sir John Peter Grant, GCMG, KCB, (28 November 1807 – 6 January 1893), was a British colonial administrator who served as Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal (1859–1862) and as Governor of Jamaica. Life John Peter Grant was born in London on 28 ...

, 1866–1874 * W. A. G. Young, 1874, ''acting'' * Sir William Grey, 1874–January 1877 * Edward Rushworth, January 1877, ''acting'' * Sir Anthony Musgrave, January 1877 – 1883 * Somerset M. Wiseman Clarke, 1883, ''acting'' * Dominic Jacotin Gamble, 1883, ''acting'' * Sir Henry Wylie Norman, 1883–1889 * William Clive Justice, 1889, ''acting'' * Sir

Henry Arthur Blake Sir Henry Arthur Blake (; 8January 184023February 1918) was a British colonial administrator and Governor of Hong Kong from 1898 to 1903. Early life, family and career Blake was born in Limerick, Ireland. He was the son of Peter Blake of Cor ...

, 1889–1898 * Henry Jardine Hallowes, 1898, ''acting'' * Sir

Augustus William Lawson Hemming Sir Augustus William Lawson Hemming (2 September 1841 – 27 March 1907) was a British colonial administrator, who served as governor of a number of colonies, including British Guiana (1896–1898) and Jamaica (1898–1904). In April 1902, ...

, 1898–1904 * Sydney Haldane Olivier, 1904, ''acting'', ''first time'' * Hugh Clarence Bourne, 1904, ''acting, first time'' * Sir

James Alexander Swettenham Sir James Alexander Swettenham (1846 – 19 April 1933) was a British colonial administrator who was Governor of British Guiana (1901–1904) and Governor of Jamaica (1904–1907). Early life Alexander was born the son of James Oldham Swette ...

, 30 September 1904 – 1907 * Hugh Clarence Bourne, 1907, ''acting, second time'' * Sydney Haldane Olivier, 16 May 1907 – January 1913, ''acting'' * Philip Clark Cork, January 1913 – 7 March 1913, ''acting'' * Sir William Henry Manning, 7 March 1913 – 11 May 1918 * Robert Johnstone, 11 May 1918 – 11 June 1918, ''acting'' * Sir Leslie Probyn, 11 June 1918 – 1924 * Herbert Bryan, 1924, ''acting, first time'' * Sir Samuel Herbert Wilson, 29 September 1924 – June 1925 * Sir Herbert Bryan, 1925, ''acting, second time'' * Sir

Arthur S. Jelf Sir Arthur Selborne Jelf, CMG (10 October 1876 – 26 February 1947) was a British colonial administrator. He should not be confused with his relative, the English judge Sir Arthur Richard Jelf. Biography The son of the Rev Dr George Edwar ...

, October 1925 – 26 April 1926, ''acting, first time'' * Sir

Reginald Edward Stubbs Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs (; 13 October 1876 – 7 December 1947) was a British colonial governor, who was once the Governor of Hong Kong. He caused controversy while Governor of Ceylon over the Bracegirdle Incident. Early life and educat ...

, 26 April 1926 – 9 November 1932 * Sir

, 9 November 1932 – 21 November 1932, ''acting, second time'' * Sir

Alexander Ransford Slater Sir Alexander Ransford Slater (28 November 1874 – 1940) was a British colonial administrator, who served as governor of Sierra Leone, the Gold Coast and Jamaica. Biography The son of Rev. C. S. Slater, Plymouth, Slater was educated at King E ...

, 21 November 1932 – April 1934 * Sir

, April 1934–24 October 1934, ''acting, third time'' * Sir Edward Brandis Denham, 24 October 1934 – 2 June 1938 * Charles Campbell Woolley, 2 June 1938 – 19 August 1938, ''acting'' * Sir Arthur Frederick Richards, 19 August 1938 – July 1943 * William Henry Flinn, July 1943 – 29 September 1943, ''acting'' * Sir John Huggins, 29 September 1943 – 7 April 1951 * Sir Hugh Mackintosh Foot, 7 April 1951 – 18 November 1957 * Sir

Kenneth Blackburne Sir Kenneth William Blackburne (12 December 1907 – 4 November 1980) was a British colonial official who was the first governor-general of Jamaica. He was knighted in 1952. Early life Blackburne was born on 12 December 1907 in Bordon Camp, B ...

, 18 December 1957 – 6 August 1962 In 1962, Jamaica gained independence from the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

. Since independence, the viceroy in Jamaica has been the

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Government of Jamaica

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