List of colonial governors and administrators of British Honduras
[1]This is a list ofviceroys inBritish HondurasandBelizefrom 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 theGovernor 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, seeGovernor-General of Belize.
Superintendents of British Honduras (1749–1862)[edit]
- 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 Despard,1787 – June 1790
- Lt GenPeter Hunter(acting), June 1790 – March 1791
- Thomas Potts(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
- SirGeorge Arthur,1814–1822
- Allan Hampden Pye,1822–1823
- Edward Codd,1823–1829
- Alexander MacDonald,1829–1830,first time
- SirFrancis Cockburn,1830–1837
- Alexander MacDonald,1837–1843,second time
- Charles St. John Fancourt,1843–1851
- SirPhilip Wodehouse,1851–1854
- SirWilliam Stevenson,1854–1857
- Frederick Seymour,1857–1862
Lieutenant Governors of British Honduras (1862–1884)[edit]
In 1862, the territory became a crown colony, and was subsequently administered by a Lieutenant Governor, subordinate to the Governor of Jamaica.
- Frederick Seymour,1862–1864,continued
- John Gardiner Austin,1864–1867
- SirJames Robert Longden,1867–1870
- SirWilliam Wellington Cairns,1870–1874
- SirRobert Miller Mundy,1874–1877
- SirFrederick Palgrave Barlee,1877–1883
- Col SirRobert William Harley,13 May 1883 – 1884
Governors of British Honduras (1884–1973)[edit]
In 1884, the colony was severed from its dependency to Jamaica and gained its own Governor.
- SirRoger Tuckfield Goldsworthy,1884–1891
- SirCornelius Alfred Moloney,1891–1897
- Sir David Wilson,1897–1904
- SirErnest Bickham Sweet-Escott,15 April 1904 – 1906
- SirEric John Eagles Swayne,13 August 1906 – 9 May 1913
- SirWilfred Collet19 May 1913 – January 1918
- William Hart-Bennett,29 January 1918 – 4 September 1918
- SirEyre Hutson,22 March 1919 – 1925
- SirJohn Alder Burdon,16 April 1925 – 1932
- SirHarold Baxter Kittermaster,9 March 1932 – 1934
- SirAlan Cuthbert Maxwell Burns,2 November 1934 – 1939
- SirJohn Adams Hunter,24 February 1940 – 1 July 1946
- SirArthur Norman Wolffsohn,1 July 1946 – 14 January 1947,acting
- SirEdward Gerald Hawkesworth,14 January 1947 – 1948
- SirRonald Herbert Garvey,28 February 1949 – 1952
- SirPatrick Muir Renison,21 October 1952 – 1955
- SirColin Hardwick Thornley,17 January 1956 – 1961
- SirPeter Hyla Gawne Stallard,9 December 1961 – 1966
- SirJohn Warburton Paul,11 July 1966 – January 1972
- SirRichard Neil Posnett,26 January 1972 – 31 May 1973
Governors of Belize (1973–1981)[edit]
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, seeGovernor-General of Belize.
References[edit]
- ^Belize Advertiser, 1839/41