This article lists the governors and other administrators of

Dominica Dominica ( or ; Kalinago: ; french: Dominique; Dominican Creole French: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is geographical ...

(where known), during its time as a colony of the

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(1761–1778; 1784–1800), the

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(1778–1784), and the

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(1800–1978). ''In 1833, following the creation of the Federal Colony of the Leeward Islands, Dominica's governor was replaced by a Presidents , subordinate to the Governor-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands.'' ''In 1895, the president was replaced by an administrator, who remained subordinate to the Governor-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands until 1940, when Dominica was transferred to the Windward Islands Colony. From 1940 to 1958, the administrator was subordinate to the Governor of the Windward Islands. From 1958 to 1962, the presidents was subordinate to the

Governor-General of the West Indies Federation The governor-general of the West Indies Federation was a post in the government of the West Indies. The federation, also known as the British Caribbean Federation, consisted of Antigua (with Barbuda), Barbados, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenad ...

.'' ''In 1967, the presidents was replaced by a presidents, following Dominica's designation as an Associated State.''

Governors (1761–1833)

British rule (1761–1778)

* 1761–1763: The Lord Rollo * 1763–1765: Robert Melvill * 1765–1767: George Scott (acting) * 1768–1773: Sir William Young * 1773–1774: William Stewart * 1774–1778: Thomas Shirley * 1778: William Stewart (acting)

French rule (1778–1784)

* 1778–1781: Marie-Charles, Marquis du Chilleau * 1781–1782: Comte de Bourgon * 1782–1784: M. de Beaupré

British rule (1784–1833)

* 1784–1792: Sir John Orde ** 1789–1790: Thomas Bruce (acting) * 1792–1794: Thomas Bruce (acting) * 1794–1796: Henry Hamilton * 1796–1797: John Matson (acting) * 1797–1802: Andrew James Cochrane Johnstone * 1802–1805:

George Prévost Sir George Prévost, 1st Baronet (19 May 1767 – 5 January 1816) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who is most well known as the "Defender of Canada" during the War of 1812. Born in New Jersey, the eldest son of Genevan A ...

* 1805–1808: George Metcalfe (acting) * 1808: Edward Barnes * 1808–1809: James Montgomerie * 1809–1812: Edward Barnes * 1812–1813: John Corlet (acting) * 1813–1814: George Robert Ainslie * 1814–1816: Benjamin Lucas (acting) * 1816: Robert Reid (acting) * 1816–1819:

Charles William Maxwell Lieutenant-General Sir Charles William Maxwell (1775 – 23 September 1848, Broadstairs) was a British soldier and colonial administrator. He was the eldest son of Charles Maxwell of Terraughty, Dumfriesshire and his third wife, Helen Douglas. ...

* 1819–1820: Robert Reid (acting) * 1820–1821: Samuel Ford Whittingham * 1821–1822: Robert Reid (acting) * 1822–1824: The Earl of Huntingdon * 1824: William Bremner (acting) * 1824–1830:

William Nicolay Lieutenant General Sir William Nicolay (14 April 17713 May 1842) was a British Army officer present at the Battle of Waterloo who later became Governor of Mauritius. He was the sixth son - not the third - Life He was the third son of Frederi ...

** 1827–1828: John Laidlaw (acting) * 1830–1832: James Potter Lockhart (acting) * 1832–1833:

Evan John Murray MacGregor Major-General Sir Evan John Murray-Macgregor of Macgregor, 2nd Baronet, (born Murray; 1785 – 14 June 1841) was a Scottish colonial administrator and senior British army officer. Murray's father was a baronet and chief of Clan Gregor; the fam ...

lieutenant-governor(1833–1833)

* 1833–1833:

Presidents (1833–1895)

* 1833–1835:

Charles Marsh Schomberg Captain Sir Charles Marsh Schomberg (1779 – 2 January 1835) was an officer of the British Royal Navy, who served during French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and later served as Lieutenant-Governor of Dominica. Biography Family backgro ...

* 1835–1837: James Potter Lockhart (acting) * 1837–1838: Henry Light * 1838:

John Longley Major General Sir John Raynsford Longley (7 March 1867 – 13 February 1953) was a British Army officer who reached high command during World War I. Military career Educated at Cheltenham College,S. Bridgewater (acting) * 1839–1843: John Macphail * 1843–1845: Dugald Stewart Laidlaw (acting) * 1845–1851: George McDonald * 1851–1857:

Samuel Wensley Blackall Samuel Wensley Blackall (1 May 1809 – 2 January 1871) was an Irish soldier and politician, who was the second Governor of Queensland from 1868 until he died in office in 1871. Early life Blackall was born in Dublin, Ireland into a prosperou ...

* 1857–1861: Harry St. George Ord (acting from 1860) * 1860–1861:

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(acting) * 1861–1864: Thomas Price * 1865:

William Cleaver Francis Robinson Sir William Cleaver Francis Robinson (14 January 1834 – 2 May 1897) was an Irish colonial administrator and musical composer, who wrote several well-known songs. He was born in County Westmeath, Ireland, and was educated at home and at the ...

(acting) * 1865–1867: James Robert Longden * 1867–1869:

Henry Ernest Gascoyne Bulwer Sir Henry Ernest Gascoyne Bulwer, (11 December 1836 – 30 September 1914), the nephew of Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer and brother to Edward Earle Gascoyne Bulwer, was a British colonial administrator and diplomat. Bulwer was educated at Charterh ...

(acting) * 1869–1871: Sanford Freeling * 1871–1872: Neale Porter (acting) * 1872–1873:

Alexander Wilson Moir Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

* 1873–1882: Charles Monroe Eldridge * 1882–1887: James Meade * 1887–1894: George Ruthven Le Hunte * 1894–1895: Edward Baynes (acting)

Administrators (1895–1895)

* 1895–1895: Philip Arthur Templer

presidents (1895–1967)

* 1895–1899: Philip Arthur Templer * 1899–1905: Henry Hesketh Joudou Bell * 1905–1914:

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 B ...

(acting from 1913) * 1914: Edward Rawle Drayton * 1915–1919: Arthur William Mahaffy * 1919–1923: Robert Walter * 1923–1924: Wilfred Bennett Davidson-Houston (acting) * 1924–1930: Edward Carlyon Eliot ** 1927–1928: Herbert Walter Peebles (acting) * 1930–1931: Thomas Edwin Percival Baynes (acting) * 1931–1933:

Walter Andrew Bowring Walter Andrew Bowring, CBE (30 November 1875 – 3 November 1950) was a British colonial administrator. He was Administrator of Dominica from 1931 to 1933. Life and career The fifth son of J. C. Bowring, Walter Andrew Bowring was educated at E ...

* 1933–1937: Henry Bradshaw Popham * 1937–1938: Thomas Edwin Percival Baynes (acting) * 1938–1946: James Scott Neill (acting from 1945) * 1946–1952: Edwin Porter Arrowsmith * 1952–1959: Henry Laurence Lindo * 1960–1964: Alec Lovelace * 1965–1967:

Geoffrey Colin Guy Geoffrey Colin Guy CMG, CVO, OBE (4 November 1921 – 1 December 2006) was the last Commissioner and the first Administrator of the Turks and Caicos from 1958 to 1959 and 1959 to 1965 respectively. Mr. Guy was succeeded by John Anthony Goldin ...

Governors (1967–1967)

* 1967–1967:

* 1967–1967: Sir

Louis Cools-Lartigue Sir Louis Cools-Lartigue, OBE (18 January 1905 – 21 August 1993) was a Dominican politician. Biography Until 1955, Cools-Lartigue was the Chief Secretary of the Windward Islands, when on 9 May he was issued a Commission by George F. Holsten a ...

presidents(1967–1978)

* 1967:

* 1967–1978: Sir

References

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