This is a list of Viceroys of Grenada from the establishment of French rule in 1649 until its independence from the United Kingdom in 1974. Following independence, the viceroy of Grenada ceased to represent the British monarch and British government, and ceased to be a British person, instead the new vice regal office, renamed to

Governor-General of Grenada The governor-general of Grenada is the vice-regal representative of the Grenadian monarch, currently King Charles III, in Grenada. The governor-general is appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the prime minister of Grenada. The fun ...

represented (and to this day, represents) the

Monarch of Grenada The monarchy of Grenada is a system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of Grenada. The present monarch is King Charles III, who is also Sovereign of a number of the other Commonwealth realms. The Ki ...

, and the person holding the office must be a Grenadian citizen.

French governors of Grenada (1649–1762)

British governors of Grenada (1762–1802)

In 1763, the

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ceded Grenada to the United Kingdom. * George Scott, 1762–1764 *

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e, 1764, ''acting'', ''first time'' * Ulysses FitzMaurice, 1764–1770, ''first time'' *

e, 1770–1771, ''second time'' * Ulysses FitzMaurice, 1771, ''second time'' * William Leybourne, 1771–1775 * William Young, 1776 * The Lord Macartney, 1776–1779 *

Jean-François, comte de Durat Jean-François, comte de Durat (30 October 1736 - 1830) was a French noble and military officer. He was Governor of Grenada from 1779 to 1783. Born at Chateau Vauchaussades, Combrailles, in the Auvergne, Durat's family had a history of military ...

, 1779–1783, Governor-General, (French occupation) *

Edward Mathew Edward Mathew (1729 – 25 December 1805) began his military career in the British Army as a commissioned officer. By the time of the American Revolutionary War he had risen to the rank of colonel. Promoted to brigadier general, he was assigned ...

, 1784–1785 * William Lucas, 1785–1787, ''acting'' * Samuel Williams, 1787–1788, ''acting'', ''first time'' *

James Campbell James Campbell may refer to: Academics * James Archibald Campbell (1862–1934), founder of Campbell University in North Carolina * James Marshall Campbell (1895–1977), dean of the college of arts and sciences at the Catholic University of Americ ...

, 1788–1789, ''acting'' * Samuel Williams, 1789–1792, ''acting'', ''second time'' *

Ninian Home Ninian Home (1732 - 1795), was a British plantation owner and the Governor of Grenada during the Fédon Rebellion, a revolt against British rule led primarily by free mixed-race French-speakers that took place between 2 March 1795, and 19 June ...

, 17 November 1792 – 1795 *

Kenneth Francis Mackenzie Kenneth is an English given name and surname. The name is an Anglicised form of two entirely different Gaelic personal names: ''Cainnech'' and '' Cináed''. The modern Gaelic form of ''Cainnech'' is ''Coinneach''; the name was derived from a byna ...

, 1795, ''acting'' * Samuel Mitchell, 1795–1796, ''acting'' *

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, 1796–1797 * Charles Green, 30 September 1797 – 1801 * Samuel Dent, 1801–1802, ''acting''

Lieutenant governors of Grenada (1802–1882)

In 1802, the Governor of Grenada was replaced by a lieutenant governor, subordinate to the

Governor of Barbados This article contains a list of viceroys in Barbados from its initial colonisation in 1627 by England until it achieved independence in 1966. From 1833 to 1885, Barbados was part of the colony of the Windward Islands, and the governor of Barbad ...

. *

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, 1802–5 November 1802 * Thomas Hislop, 1803–1804 * William Douglas MacLean Clephane, 1803 *

Frederick Maitland General Frederick Maitland (3 September 1763 – 27 January 1848) was a British Army officer who fought during the American War of Independence, the Peninsular War and later served as Lieutenant Governor of Dominica. Life The youngest son ...

, 29 March 1805 – 1811 * Abraham Charles Adye, 1811–1812 *

George Robert Ainslie George Robert Ainslie (1776–1839) was a Scottish general of the British Army, with a short lived and controversial career in the Caribbean, a Lieutenant Governor of Cape Breton, and noted for his coin collecting pursuits. Biography Mili ...

, 1812–1813 *

Charles Shipley Major-General Sir Charles Shipley (18 February 1755 – 30 November 1815) was a senior officer in the British Army who was acting Governor of Grenada from 1813 to 1815. Early life Shipley was born at Copt Hall, Luton, Bedfordshire, the son of ...

, 1813–1815, ''acting'' * George Paterson, 1815–1816, ''acting, first time'' *

Phineas Riall General Sir Phineas Riall, KCH (15 December 1775 – 10 November 1850) was the British general who succeeded John Vincent as commanding officer of the Niagara Peninsula in Upper Canada during the War of 1812. In 1816, he was appointed Govern ...

, 1816–1823 * George Paterson, 1823–1826, ''acting, second time'' *

, 1826–1833 In 1833, Grenada was incorporated into the

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along with Barbados,

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, Saint Vincent, and the Grenadines. The

retained overall responsibility for Grenada with the Lieutenant Governor of Grenada as his subordinate. *

George Middlemore Lieutenant-General George Middlemore (died 18 November 1850, Tunbridge Wells) was a British Army officer and the first Governor of Saint Helena. Originally commissioned in the 86th Regiment of Foot, he rose to command the 48th Regiment of Fo ...

, 1833–1835 * John Hastings Mair, 1835–1836 * Carlo Joseph Doyle, 1836–1846 *

Ker Baillie Hamilton Ker Baillie-Hamilton (13 July 1804 – 6 February 1889) was a British colonial administrator. He was born in Cleveland, England, and died in Tunbridge Wells, England. Hamilton was educated at the Royal Military College, Woolwich, where he went ...

, 1846–1853 * Robert William Keate, 1853–1857 *

Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright Sir Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright, (26 December 1817 – 23 December 1897) was a British civil servant who held positions including Governor of British Guiana. Kortright was baptised on 8 January 1818 at Saint Mary church in London. He was t ...

, 1857–1864 *

Robert Miller Mundy Sir Robert Miller Mundy (1813–1892) was a British soldier and colonial civil servant. He was the Lieutenant-Governor of Grenada. Biography Robert Miller Mundy was born in Shipley Hall. Mundy was the son of Edward Miller Mundy, and his third ...

, 1864–1871 *

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, 1871–1875 * Cyril Clerke Graham, 1875–1877 *

Robert William Harley Colonel Sir Robert William Harley (1829 – 23 August 1892) was a British colonial administrator. He served as governor-in-chief of the Gold Coast, between September 1872 and 2 October 1873. Harley was born in 1829 and joined the Army in 1847 ...

, 1877–1882

Administrators of Grenada (1882–1967)

In 1882, the role of the Lieutenant Governor of Grenada was replaced by that of an administrator. The administrator remained subordinate to the

. In 1885, Barbados left the administrative control of the

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. A new

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 ...

was appointed, with his seat in Grenada. The Administrator of Grenada remained a subordinate position concerned with matters local to Grenada itself. * Irwin Charles Maling, 1882, ''first time'' *

Roger Tuckfield Goldsworthy Sir Roger Tuckfield Goldsworthy (1839 – 6 May 1900) was a British colonial administrator. Roger Goldsworthy was born in Marylebone, Middlesex in 1839, and educated at Sandhurst, the younger brother of Major-General Walter Tuckfield Golds ...

, 1882–1883 * Edward Laborde, 1883–1886, ''first time'' * Irwin Charles Maling, 1886–1887, ''second time'' * Henry Rawlins Pipon Schooles, 1887–1888 * John Elliott, Jun 1888 – Dec 1888 * Robert Baxter Llewelyn, Dec 1888 – Jan 1889, ''first time'' * Edward Laborde, Jan 1889 – Nov 1889, ''second time'' * Robert Baxter Llewelyn, Nov 1889 – Sep 1890, ''second time'' * Lawrence Riky Fyfe, Sep 1890 – Nov 1890 * Edward Rawle Drayton, 1890–1915 * Herbert Ferguson, 1915–1930 *

Hilary Rudolph Robert Blood Sir Hilary Rudolph Robert Blood (28 May 1893 – 20 June 1967) was a British colonial administrator and governor. He served as the Governor of the Gambia from 1942 to 1947, the Governor of Barbados from 1947 to 1949, and the Governor of Maurit ...

, 1930–1935 * William Leslie Heape, 1935–1940 * Charles Henry Vincent Talbot, 1940–1942 * George Conrad Green, 1942–1951 * Wallace MacMillan, 1951–1957 * James Monteith Lloyd, 1957–1962 Between 1958 and 1962, Grenada was part of the short-lived

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. * Lionel Achille Pinard, 1962–1964 * Ian Turbott, 1964–1967

Governors of Grenada (1967–1974)

On 3 March 1967, Grenada became an Associated State of the United Kingdom, responsible for its own internal affairs. A governor was again appointed as the United Kingdom's official representative. * Ian Turbott, 1967–1968 * Dame Hilda Bynoe, 1968 – 21 January 1974 * Sir Leo de Gale, 24 January 1974 – 7 February 1974, ''acting'' On 7 February 1974, Grenada achieved independence from Great Britain. After independence, the vice regal office in Grenada became the office of the

References

* http://www.rulers.org/rulg2.html#grenada * http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Grenada.html * The Grenada Handbook, Directory and Almanac, 1897, London: Sampson Low, Marston, pp. 83–86 {{British dependencies governors, state=collapsed Lists of office-holders in Grenada British Grenada people Grenada *List