This is a list of viceroys in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from British settlement in 1763 until it gained independence from the

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in 1979.

Lieutenant Governors of Saint Vincent (1763–1776)

*George Maddison, 1763–1764 *Joseph Higginson, 1764–1766 *Lauchlin McLean, 1766 * Ulysses FitzMaurice, 1766–1772 * Valentin Morris, 1772–1776

Governors of Saint Vincent (1776–1833)

* Valentin Morris, 1776–1779, ''continued'' *

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, 1779 (French occupation) *Antoine Dumontet, 1779–1780 (French occupation) *Philibert-François Rouxel de Blanchelande 1780–1781 (French occupation) *Jean-Baptiste Vigoureux Duplessis, 1781–1782 (French occupation) *''Pierre-Jean-François de Feydeau, March 1782–1783, ''interim'' (French occupation) *Edmund Lincoln, 1783–1787 *James Seton, 1787–1798 * William Bentinck, 1798–1802 * Henry William Bentinck, 1802–1806 *Robert Paul (1st time)(acting) 1805–1806 * George Beckwith, 1806–1808 *Robert Paul (2nd time)(acting) 1807 * Charles Brisbane, 1808–1829 *Robert Paul (3rd time)(acting) 1808–1809 *Robert Paul (4th time)(acting) 1810–1812 *Robert Paul (5th time)(acting) 1816–1817 *William John Struth, 1829–1831, acting * Sir George Hill, Bt 1831–1833

Lieutenant Governors of Saint Vincent (1833–1886)

In 1833, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines became part of the British Windward Islands. A lieutenant governor was appointing in Saint Vincent, subordinate to the

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(to 1885) or the

Governor of the Windward Islands This is a list of viceroys in the British Windward Islands. The colony of the Windward Islands was created in 1833 and consisted of Grenada, Barbados (to 1885), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tobago (to 1889), St. Lucia (from 1838), and Domi ...

(from 1885). * George Tyler, 1833–1842 *Richard Doherty, 1842–1845 * John Campbell, 1845–1853 * Richard Graves MacDonnell, 1853–1854 *

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, 1854–1861 * Anthony Musgrave, 1861–1864 * George Berkeley 1864–1871 * William Hepburn Rennie, 1871–1875 * George Dundas, 1875–1880 *Augustus Frederick Gore, 1880–1886

Administrators of Saint Vincent (1886–1969)

* Robert Baxter Llewelyn, 1886–1889 *Irwin Charles Maling, 1889–1893 *John Hartley Sandwith, 1893–1895 * Harry Langhorne Thompson, 1895–1901 *

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, 1901–1909 *Charles Gideon Murray, 1909–1915 *Reginald Popham Lobb, 1915–1923 *Robert Walter, 1923–1929 *Herbert Walter Peebles, 1929–1933 * Arthur Francis Grimble, 1933–1936 * Arthur Alban Wright, 1936–1938 *William Bain Gray, 1938–1941 * Alexander Elder Beattie, 1941–1944 * Ronald Herbert Garvey, 1944–1948 * Walter Coutts, 1948–1955 *Alexander Falconer Giles, 1955–1961 *Samuel Horatio Graham, 1961–1966 *John Lionel Chapman, 1966–1967 *Hywel George, 1967–27 October 1969

Governors of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1969–1979)

On 27 October 1969, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines became an associated state of the United Kingdom, responsible for its own internal affairs. * Hywel George, 27 October 1969–27 October 1970, ''continued'' * Rupert Godfrey John, 27 October 1970 – 1976 * Sidney Gun-Munro, 1976–27 October 1979 On 27 October 1979, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gained independence from the United Kingdom. For a list of viceroys after independence, see the list of Governors-General, starting with Sidney Gun-Munro continuing in post.

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