List of Governors of Guernsey
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The Bailiwick
of Guernsey
is a British
crown dependency
off the coast of France
.
Holders of the post of Governor
of Guernsey
, until the role was abolished in 1835. Since then, only Lieutenant-Governors have been appointed (see Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey
).
Bailiwick
A bailiwick is usually the area of jurisdiction of a bailiff, and may also apply to a territory in which the sheriff's functions were exercised by a privately appointed bailiff under a royal or imperial writ. The word is now more generally used in a metaphorical sense, to indicate a sphere of...
of Guernsey
Guernsey
Guernsey, officially the Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.The Bailiwick, as a governing entity, embraces not only all 10 parishes on the Island of Guernsey, but also the islands of Herm, Jethou, Burhou, and Lihou and their islet...
is a British
British Empire
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height, it was the...
crown dependency
Crown dependency
The Crown Dependencies are British possessions of the Crown, as opposed to overseas territories of the United Kingdom. They comprise the Channel Island Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey in the English Channel, and the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea....
off the coast of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Holders of the post of Governor
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
of Guernsey
Guernsey
Guernsey, officially the Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.The Bailiwick, as a governing entity, embraces not only all 10 parishes on the Island of Guernsey, but also the islands of Herm, Jethou, Burhou, and Lihou and their islet...
, until the role was abolished in 1835. Since then, only Lieutenant-Governors have been appointed (see Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey
Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey
The Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey is the representative of the British monarch in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a Crown dependency of the British Crown. The role of the Lieutenant Governor is to act as the de facto head of state in Guernsey and as liaison between the governments of Guernsey and the...
).
16th century
- Sir Richard Weston (1509-1522)
- Sir Francis WestonFrancis WestonSir Francis Weston was a gentleman at the court of King Henry VIII of England. He became a friend of the king and gained a sad fame by being one of the men accused alongside Anne Boleyn...
(1533-1541) - Sir Richard Long (1541-1545)
- Sir Peter Mewtis (1545-1553)
- Sir Leonard ChamberlainLeonard ChamberlainWilliam Leonard "Len" Chamberlain was an Australian first-class cricketer who played Sheffield Shield cricket for South Australia...
(1553-1561) - Sir Francis Chamberlain (1561-1570)
- Sir Thomas LeightonThomas Leighton (Governor)Sir Thomas Leighton was the Governor of Guernsey and Jersey from 1570 to 1609. Sir Thomas was knighted in 1579 during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I. He was from Feckenham, Worcestershire, England, born to John Leighton of Watlesburgh and Joyce Sutton of Worcestershire.He married Elizabeth...
(1570-1609)
17th century
- George Carew, 1st Earl of TotnesGeorge Carew, 1st Earl of TotnesGeorge Carew, 1st Earl of Totnes , known as Sir George Carew between 1586 and 1605 and as The Lord Carew between 1605 and 1626, served under Queen Elizabeth I during the Tudor conquest of Ireland and was appointed President of Munster. -Early career:Carew was the son of Dr...
(1610-1621) - Henry Danvers, 1st Earl of DanbyHenry Danvers, 1st Earl of DanbyHenry Danvers, 1st Earl of Danby, KG was an English soldier. Outlawed after a killing, he regained favour and became a Knight of the Garter.-Life:...
(1621-1644) - Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of WarwickRobert Rich, 2nd Earl of WarwickRobert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick was an English colonial administrator, admiral, and puritan.Rich was the eldest son of Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick and his wife Penelope Devereux, Lady Rich, and succeeded to his father's title in 1619...
(1643-1644) - Sir Peter OsbornePeter Osborne (1584-1653)Sir Peter Osborne , of Chicksands in Bedfordshire, was an English administrator and Member of Parliament, who was Royal Governor of Guernsey during the English Civil War....
(1644-1649) - Henry Percy, Baron Percy of AlnwickHenry Percy, Baron Percy of AlnwickHenry Percy, Baron Percy of Alnwick , son of Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, sat in the Short Parliament as the member for Portsmouth, and in the Long Parliament an M.P. for Northumberland; an originator of the "first army plot" in 1641, after which he retired to France...
(1649-1650) - Colonel Alban Coxe (1649-1650)
- Colonel John BinghamJohn BinghamJohn Armor Bingham was a Republican congressman from Ohio, America, judge advocate in the trial of the Abraham Lincoln assassination and a prosecutor in the impeachment trials of Andrew Johnson...
(1651-1660) - Major Henry Wanseye (1660)
- Sir Hugh PollardHugh PollardHugh Pollard is a former British child actor most recognised for his role as Simon in the CBBC show Simon and the Witch...
(1660-1662) - Christopher Hatton, 1st Baron Hatton of KirbyChristopher Hatton, 1st Baron Hatton of KirbyChristopher Hatton, 1st Baron Hatton PC was a distant relation of the Elizabethan politician, Sir Christopher Hatton and a prominent Royalist during the reign of King Charles I of England...
(1662-1665) - Colonel Sir Jonathan AtkinsJonathan AtkinsSir Jonathan Atkins was Governor of Guernsey and Governor of Barbados .Atkins was commissioned Governor-in-Chief of Barbados 6 February 1674 receiving his instructions on 28 February 1674. He arrived in Barbados late October or early November 1674. The hurricane of 31 August 1675...
(1665-1670) - Christopher Hatton, 1st Viscount Hatton of GrendonChristopher Hatton, 1st Viscount Hatton of GrendonChristopher Hatton, 1st Viscount Hatton succeeded his father, Christopher Hatton, 1st Baron Hatton, as Baron Hatton and also as governor of Guernsey in 1670...
(1670-1706)
18th century
- General Charles ChurchillCharles Churchill (British army officer)General Charles Churchill was an English army officer who served during the War of the Spanish Succession.-Life:...
(1706–1714) - Lieutenant-General Daniel Harvey (1715–1732)
- The Rt Hon George Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of CholmondeleyGeorge Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of CholmondeleyGeorge Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley, PC, FRS , styled The Honourable from birth until 1715 and then known as Lord Newborough to 1725, was an English soldier....
(1732–1733) - Major-General Richard Sutton (1733–1737)
- Field Marshal François de La Rochefoucauld, marquis de Montendre (1737–1739)
- Thomas Fermor, 1st Earl of Pomfret (1739–1742)
- Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of SomersetAlgernon Seymour, 7th Duke of SomersetGeneral Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset was the son of Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset and his wife, Elizabeth...
(1742–1750) - Field Marshal Sir John LigonierJohn Ligonier, 1st Earl LigonierField Marshal John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier, KB, PC was a French-born British soldier.He was born to a Huguenot family of Castres in the south of France, and who emigrated to England at the close of the 17th century...
(1750–1752) - General John West, 1st Earl De La WarrJohn West, 1st Earl De La WarrLieutenant-General John West, 1st Earl De La Warr KB, PC, FRS , styled The Honourable John West until 1723 and known as The Lord De La Warr between 1723 and 1761, was a British soldier, courtier and politician....
(1752–1766) - Sir Richard LytteltonRichard LytteltonLt-General Sir Richard Lyttelton KB was a British soldier and politician who served in the British Army. He was the fourth son of Sir Thomas Lyttelton, 4th Baronet. He served as Governor of Minorca from 1763 until 1766 after its restoration to British rule following the fall of Minorca to the...
(1766–1770) - Field Marshal Sir Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1770–1797)
- General Charles Grey, 1st Earl GreyCharles Grey, 1st Earl GreyCharles Grey, 1st Earl Grey, KB PC was one of the most important British generals of the 18th century. He was the fourth son of Sir Henry Grey, 1st Baronet, of Howick in Northumberland. He served in the Seven Years' War, American War of Independence and French Revolutionary War...
(1797–1807)
19th century
- Lieutenant-General George Herbert, 11th Earl of PembrokeEarl of PembrokeEarl of Pembroke is a title created ten times, all in the Peerage of England. It was first created in the 12th century by King Stephen of England. The title is associated with Pembroke, Pembrokeshire in West Wales, which is the site of Earldom's original seat Pembroke Castle...
(1807–1827) - Sir William KeppelWilliam Keppel (governor)General Sir William Keppel GCB was a British soldier and colonial administrator.He entered the army as an ensign in the 25th Regiment of Foot on January 25, and became a lieutenant in the 60th Regiment of Foot March 4, 1777...
(1827–1834)
See also
- List of Bailiffs of Guernsey
- List of Lieutenant Governors of GuernseyLieutenant Governor of GuernseyThe Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey is the representative of the British monarch in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a Crown dependency of the British Crown. The role of the Lieutenant Governor is to act as the de facto head of state in Guernsey and as liaison between the governments of Guernsey and the...