Belize Advertiser, 1839/41 This is a list of viceroys in

British Honduras British Honduras was a British Crown colony on the east coast of Central America, south of Mexico, from 1783 to 1964, then a self-governing colony, renamed Belize in June 1973,

and

Belize Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...

from the start of British settlement in the area until the colony's independence in 1981. Until 1862, the territory was under the vice-regency of the Governor of Jamaica, and administered by a Superintendent. After this it was a colony in its own right, and administered by a Lieutenant Governor, still subordinate to Jamaica. In 1884, the colony gained its own governor, independent of Jamaica. In 1973 the colony's name was changed to Belize and in 1981 it gained independence. For a list of viceroys after independence, see

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

Superintendents of British Honduras (1749–1862)

* Robert Hodgson, Sr., 1749–1758 * Richard Jones, 1758–1760 * Joseph Otway, 1760–1767 * Robert Hodgson, Jr., 1767–1775 * John Ferguson, 1776 * James Lawrie, 1776–10 March 1787 * Edward Marcus Despard, 1787 – June 1790 * Lt Gen Peter Hunter (acting), June 1790 – March 1791 *

Thomas Potts Thomas Henry Potts (23 December 1824 – 27 July 1888) was a British-born New Zealand naturalist, ornithologist, entomologist, and botanist. He also served in the New Zealand Parliament from 1866 to 1870. Biography The son of a small a ...

(chief magistrate), March 1791 - January 1797 * Thomas Barrow, January 1797 – 1800, ''first time'' * Richard Basset, 1800–1802 * Thomas Barrow, January 1803 – 1805, ''second time'' * Gabriel Gordon, 1805–1806 * Alexander Mark Kerr Hamilton, 1806–1809 * John Nugent Smyth, 1809–1814 * Sir

George Arthur Sir George Arthur, 1st Baronet (21 June 1784 – 19 September 1854) was Lieutenant Governor of British Honduras from 1814 to 1822 and of Van Diemen's Land (present-day Tasmania) from 1823 to 1836. The campaign against Aboriginal Tasmani ...

, 1814–1822 * Allan Hampden Pye, 1822–1823 * Edward Codd, 1823–1829 * Alexander MacDonald, 1829–1830, ''first time'' * Sir

Francis Cockburn Sir Francis Cockburn (; 10 November 1780 – 24 August 1868) served in the British Army, played an important role in the early settlement of eastern Canada and was a colonial administrator. Cockburn was born in England in 1780. He was the fifth ...

, 1830–1837 * Alexander MacDonald, 1837–1843, ''second time'' * Charles St. John Fancourt, 1843–1851 * Sir

Philip Edmond Wodehouse Sir Philip Edmond Wodehouse (27 February 1811 – 25 October 1887) was a British colonial administrator. Biography Wodehouse was the eldest child of Edmond Wodehouse and his wife and first cousin Lucy Wodehouse. His paternal grandfather Th ...

, 1851–1854 * Sir William Stevenson, 1854–1857 *

Frederick Seymour Frederick Seymour (6 September 1820 – 10 June 1869) was a colonial administrator. After receiving little education and no inheritance from his father, Seymour was offered a junior appointment in the colonial service by Prince Albert. Seymour ...

, 1857–1862

Lieutenant Governors of British Honduras (1862–1884)

In 1862, the territory became a crown colony, and was subsequently administered by a Lieutenant Governor, subordinate to the Governor of Jamaica. *

, 1862–1864, ''continued'' *

John Gardiner Austin John Gardiner Austin, CMG ( zh, 柯士甸; 7 August 1812 – 25 July 1900) was a British colonial administrator. He was Lieutenant-Governor of British Honduras 1864–1867, and Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1868 to 1879, acting as ...

, 1864–1867 * Sir

James Robert Longden Sir James Robert Longden (7 July 1827 – 4 October 1891) was an English colonial administrator. Longden was born as the youngest son of John R. Longden, proctor, of Doctors' Commons, London. In 1844, two years after the establishment of a ci ...

, 1867–1870 * Sir

William Wellington Cairns Sir William Wellington Cairns, (1828 – 1888) was a British colonial administrator. He was the Governor of Queensland and the Governor of Trinidad. Early life Cairns was born in Belfast, Ireland on 3 March 1828 (as indicated on his grave s ...

, 1870–1874 * Sir

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 ...

, 1874–1877 * Sir

Frederick Palgrave Barlee Sir Frederick Palgrave Barlee (6 February 1827 – 8 August 1884) was Colonial Secretary of Western Australia from 1855 to 1875; Lieutenant-Governor of the British Honduras (now Belize) from 1877 to 1882; and Administrator of Trinidad in 1884. ...

, 1877–1883 * Col Sir

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 ...

, 13 May 1883 – 1884

Governors of British Honduras (1884–1973)

In 1884, the colony was severed from its dependency to Jamaica and gained its own Governor. * Sir

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 ...

, 1884–1891 * Sir

Cornelius Alfred Moloney Sir Cornelius Alfred Moloney (1848 – 13 August 1913) was a British colonial administrator. He served as British Administrator of The Gambia from 1884 to 1886, Governor of Lagos Colony from 1886 to 1890, Governor of British Honduras from 1891 to ...

, 1891–1897 * Sir David Wilson, 1897–1904 * Sir

Ernest Bickham Sweet-Escott Sir Ernest Bickham Sweet-Escott (20 August 1857 – 9 April 1941) was a British colonial administrator who was in turn governor of the British Seychelles, British Honduras, British Leeward Islands and British Fiji. Early years Sweet-Escott w ...

, 15 April 1904 – 1906 * Sir

Eric John Eagles Swayne Sir Eric John Eagles Swayne (14 May 1863 – 9 September 1929) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator. He served in British Somaliland, where he was appointed Commissioner, and as Governor of British Honduras, now Belize. Early ...

, 13 August 1906 – 9 May 1913 * Sir Wilfred Collet 19 May 1913 – January 1918 * William Hart-Bennett, 29 January 1918 – 4 September 1918 * Sir Eyre Hutson, 22 March 1919 – 1925 * Sir John Alder Burdon, 16 April 1925 – 1932 * Sir Harold Baxter Kittermaster, 9 March 1932 – 1934 * Sir

Alan Cuthbert Maxwell Burns Sir Alan Cuthbert Maxwell Burns (9 November 1887 – 29 September 1980) was a British civil servant who rose through the ranks to become governor of several colonies. He also wrote a number of books on politics and history, including a book o ...

, 2 November 1934 – 1939 * Sir John Adams Hunter, 24 February 1940 – 1 July 1946 * Sir Arthur Norman Wolffsohn, 1 July 1946 – 14 January 1947, ''acting'' * Sir Edward Gerald Hawkesworth, 14 January 1947 – 1948 * Sir Ronald Herbert Garvey, 28 February 1949 – 1952 * Sir Patrick Muir Renison, 21 October 1952 – 1955 * Sir Colin Hardwick Thornley, 17 January 1956 – 1961 * Sir Peter Hyla Gawne Stallard, 9 December 1961 – 1966 * Sir

John Warburton Paul Sir John Warburton Paul (29 March 1916 – 31 March 2004) was a British colonial administrator and civil servant, who most notably served as the final Governor of the Gambia (1962–1965) and Governor of the Bahamas (1972–1973) prior to both ...

, 11 July 1966 – January 1972 * Sir

Richard Neil Posnett Sir Richard Neil Posnett (19 July 1919 – 11 May 2009) was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Belize (from 1972 to 1976) and Governor of Bermuda (from 1981 to 1983). He was also briefly Commissioner of Anguilla (in 196 ...

, 26 January 1972 – 31 May 1973

Governors of Belize (1973–1981)

On 1 June 1973, the colony of British Honduras was renamed Belize. * Sir Richard Neil Posnett, 1 June 1973 – 1976, ''continued'' * Peter Donovan McEntee, 1 June 1976 – 1980 * Sir James Hennessy, 1980 – 21 September 1981 On 21 September 1981 Belize gained independence from the United Kingdom. For viceroys of Belize after independence, see

References

* http://www.rulers.org/rulb1.html#belize {{British dependencies governors, state=collapsed *

British Honduras British Honduras was a British Crown colony on the east coast of Central America, south of Mexico, from 1783 to 1964, then a self-governing colony, renamed Belize in June 1973,

Governors and administrators of British Honduras