This is a list of viceroys in Saint Christopher (

Saint Kitts Saint Kitts, officially the Saint Christopher Island, is an island in the West Indies. The west side of the island borders the Caribbean Sea, and the eastern coast faces the Atlantic Ocean. Saint Kitts and the neighbouring island of Nevis cons ...

), from the start of English colonisation in 1623 and French colonisation in 1625, until the island's 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 continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and ...

Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis (), officially the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, is an island country and microstate consisting of the two islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis, both located in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands chain ...

in 1983.

English Governors of Saint Christopher (1623–1666)

*Sir Thomas Warner, 1623–1649 * Rowland Rich (or Redge), 1649–1651 * Clement Everard, 1651–1660 * William Watts, 1660–1666 In 1666, war broke between the French and English colonies, and the French gained control of the entire island.

French Governors of Saint-Christophe (1625–1713)

* Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc, 1625–1636 *

Pierre du Halde Pierre du Halde was a French soldier who was the second governor of the French colony on Saint Christopher Island between 1636 and 1638. Background Du Halde was a gentleman of Gascony. He was a brave soldier who had lost an arm in the service o ...

, 1636–1638 * René de Béthoulat de La Grange-Fromenteau, 1638–1639 *

Phillippe de Longvilliers de Poincy Phillippe de Longvilliers de Poincy (1584–1660) was a French nobleman and Bailiff Grand Cross of the Knights of Malta. He governed the island of Saint Christopher from 1639 to his death in 1660, first under the Compagnie des Îles de l'Amériq ...

, 1639–1644, ''first time'' * Robert de Longvilliers de Poincy, 1644–1646 *

, 1646–1660, ''second time'' *

Charles de Sales Charles de Sales (1625 – 22 April 1666) was a French soldier, a chevalier of the Knights Hospitaller, who was governor of the colony of Saint Christophe on Saint Christopher Island from 1660 to 1666 during a period when the island was divided be ...

, 1660–1666 * Claude de Roux de Saint-Laurent, 1666–1689 *

Charles de Pechpeyrou-Comminges de Guitaut Charles de Pechpeyrou-Comminges, chevalier de Guitaut (or Guitaud; died 7 September 1702) was a French army and naval officer who became governor of Martinique and then of Saint Christophe. He was three times acting lieutenant-general of the Fren ...

, 1689–1690 Between 1690 and 1697, English had control of the entire island. * Jean-Baptiste de Gennes, 1698–1702. In 1702, English forces again seized control of the entire island. The

Treaty of Utrecht The Peace of Utrecht was a series of peace treaties signed by the belligerents in the War of the Spanish Succession, in the Dutch city of Utrecht between April 1713 and February 1715. The war involved three contenders for the vacant throne ...

of 1713, finally ceded the entire island to Great Britain.

English Deputy Governors of Saint Christopher (1671–1769)

The 1667 Treaty of Breda restored the English portions of the island to its owners. In 1671, Saint Christopher joined the

British Leeward Islands The British Leeward Islands was a British colony from 1671 to 1958, consisting of the English (later British) overseas possessions in the Leeward Islands. It ceased to exist from 1816 to 1833, during which time it was split into two separate c ...

, which was administered from

Antigua Antigua ( ), also known as Waladli or Wadadli by the native population, is an island in the Lesser Antilles. It is one of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region and the main island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Bar ...

by the Governor of the Leeward Islands. Until 1769, a deputy governor was appointed to oversee local affairs. * Abednego Mathew, 1671–1681 * Thomas Hill, 1682–1697 * James Norton, 1697–1701 * Walter Hamilton, 1704–1706 In 1706, French forces under Henri-Louis de Chavagnac occupied the island. * Michael Lambert, 1706–1715 * William Mathews, Jr., 1715–1733 * Gilbert Fleming, 1733–1769

Governors of Saint Christopher (1816–1833)

In 1816, the

was dissolved, and Saint Christopher was again administered separately. *

Stedman Rawlins Hon. Stedman Rawlins (c. 1784–1830) was a slaveholder and sugar plantation owner, and the President of His Majesty's Council, on the Caribbean Saint Kitts, island of St. Christopher. Life He was born in the Caribbean and baptized at Trinity An ...

, 1816 * Thomas Probyn, 1816–1821 *

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. ...

, 1821–1832 *Lieutenant-General Sir

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 ...

, 1832–1833

Lieutenant Governors of Saint Christopher (1833–1870)

In 1833, the

was reformed. A lieutenant governor was appointed to oversee Saint Christopher, subordinate to the

Governor of Antigua This is a list of viceroys of Antigua and Barbuda, from its initial colonisation in 1632 until its independence in 1981. Between 1671 and 1816, Antigua was part of the British Leeward Islands and its viceroy was the Governor of the Leeward Island ...

, viceroy in the reformed colony. * John Lyons Nixon 1833–1836 * Henry George Macleod, 1836–1839 *

Charles Cunningham Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Cunningham KCH (1755 – 11 March 1834) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. He saw action during the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary and ...

, 1839–1847 * Robert James Mackintosh, 1847–1850 * Edward Hay Drummond Hay, 1850–1855 * Hercules George Robert Robinson, 1855–1859 *

Benjamin Chilley Campbell Pine Sir Benjamin Chilley Campbell Pine (1809–1891) was at various times administrator of Natal, the Gold Coast, Antigua, the Leeward Islands and Western Australia. Life Born in 1809 in London, Benjamin Pine was educated in Brighton and at Trinit ...

, 1860–1866 *

James George Mackenzie Rear-Admiral James George Mackenzie (1803? – 25 February 1879) was a Royal Navy officer. He was Governor of the Falkland Islands The governor of the Falkland Islands is the representative of the British Crown in the Falkland Islands, acting ...

, 1867–1869 * William Wellington Cairns, 1869–1870

Presidents of Saint Christopher (1870–1883)

* Francis Spencer Wigley, 1870–1872, ''first time'' * James Samuel Berridge, 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 ...

, 1873–1883

Presidents of Saint Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla (1883–1888)

In 1883, Saint Christopher was united with

Nevis Nevis is a small island in the Caribbean Sea that forms part of the inner arc of the Leeward Islands chain of the West Indies. Nevis and the neighbouring island of Saint Kitts constitute one country: the Federation of Saint Kitts and ...

and

Anguilla Anguilla ( ) is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin. The terr ...

under a single presidency based in Saint Christopher and named Saint Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla. * Charles Monroe Eldridge, 1883–1885 * Francis Spencer Wigley, 1885–1888

Commissioner of Saint Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla (1889–1895)

* John Kemys Spencer-Churchill, 1889–1895

Administrators of Saint Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla (1895–1967)

* Thomas Riseley Griffith, 1895–1899 * Charles Thomas Cox, 1899–1904 *Sir

Robert Bromley Robert Bromley (1815 – 30 December 1850) was a British Conservative Party politician, the eldest son and heir apparent of Admiral Sir Robert Howe Bromley, 3rd Baronet. He was elected unopposed as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Southern d ...

, 1904–1906 * Thomas Laurence Roxburgh, 1906–1916 * John Alder Burdon, 1916–1925 * Thomas Reginald St. Johnston, 1925–1929 * Terence Charles Macnaghten, 1929–1931 * Douglas Roy Stewart, 1931–1940 * James Dundas Harford, 1940–1947 *

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, 1947–1949 * Frederick Mitchell Noad, 1949 * Hugh Burrowes, 1949–1956 *

Henry Anthony Camillo Howard Henry Anthony Camillo Howard (3 March 1913 – 15 October 1977) was a British journalist, military officer, and colonial leader in the Caribbean. Early life and family Howard was the son of Esme Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Penrith and Isabe ...

, 1956–1966 * Frederick Albert Phillips, 1966–27 February 1967

Governors of Saint Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla (1967–1980)

In 1967, Saint Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla became an associated state of the United Kingdom, responsible for its own internal affairs. *Sir Frederick Albert Phillips, 27 February 1967 – 1969, ''continued'' *Sir Milton Pensonville Allen, 1969–1975, ''acting to August 1972'' *Sir Probyn Ellsworth Inniss, 1975–13 April 1980

Governors of Saint Christopher and Nevis (1980–1983)

In 1980,

achieved separation, and the state was renamed Saint Christopher and Nevis. *Sir Probyn Ellsworth Inniss, 13 April 1980 – 26 November 1981, ''continued'' * Clement Athelston Arrindell, November 1981–19 September 1983 On 19 September 1983, Saint Kitts and Nevis achieved independence from the United Kingdom. For a list of viceroys after independence, see Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis.

References

Rulers.org: Saint Kitts and Nevis

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