List of Speakers of the House of Assembly of Barbados
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List of Speakers of the House of Assembly of Barbados.
Below is a list of office-holders:
Below is a list of office-holders:
| Name | Entered Office | Left Office |
|---|---|---|
| Colonel Thomas Modyford Thomas Modyford Colonel Sir Thomas Modyford, 1st Baronet was a planter of Barbados and Governor of Jamaica, 1664-70.Modyford was the son of a mayor of Exeter with family connections to the Duke of Albemarle, who emigrated to Barbados as a young man with other family members in 1647, in the opening stages of the... |
1652 | 1652 |
| Colonel Thomas Modyford Thomas Modyford Colonel Sir Thomas Modyford, 1st Baronet was a planter of Barbados and Governor of Jamaica, 1664-70.Modyford was the son of a mayor of Exeter with family connections to the Duke of Albemarle, who emigrated to Barbados as a young man with other family members in 1647, in the opening stages of the... |
1654 | 1654 |
| Lieutenant Colonel Simon Lambert | 1660 | 1660 |
| Colonel John Burch | 1661 | 1661 |
| Colonel Thomas Modyford Thomas Modyford Colonel Sir Thomas Modyford, 1st Baronet was a planter of Barbados and Governor of Jamaica, 1664-70.Modyford was the son of a mayor of Exeter with family connections to the Duke of Albemarle, who emigrated to Barbados as a young man with other family members in 1647, in the opening stages of the... |
1661 | 1664 |
| Samuel Farmer | 1665 | 1665 |
| Samuel Farmer | 1667 | 1667 |
| John Jennings | 1667 | 1667 |
| Henry Walrond | 1669 | 1671 |
| Lieutenant Colonel Simon Lambert | 1669 | 1673 |
| Colonel Christopher Codrington Christopher Codrington Christopher Codrington , British soldier, bibliophile and colonial governor, was born on the island of Barbados, West Indies, in 1668... |
1674 | 1674 |
| Colonel William Sharpe | 1676 | 1678 |
| Colonel Christopher Codrington Christopher Codrington Christopher Codrington , British soldier, bibliophile and colonial governor, was born on the island of Barbados, West Indies, in 1668... |
1678 | 1678 |
| Colonel Richard Richard The first or given name Richard derives from German, French, and English "ric" and "hard" , therefore it means 'powerful leader' as well as 'King's Court'... |
1679 | 1681 |
| Colonel Christopher Codrington Christopher Codrington Christopher Codrington , British soldier, bibliophile and colonial governor, was born on the island of Barbados, West Indies, in 1668... |
1681 | 1681 |
| Colonel Christopher Codrington Christopher Codrington Christopher Codrington , British soldier, bibliophile and colonial governor, was born on the island of Barbados, West Indies, in 1668... |
1682 | 1682 |
| Colonel William Sharpe | 1682 | 1683 |
| Richard Seawell | 1684 | 1685 |
| John Reid | 1685 | 1687 |
| John Farmer | 1687 | 1688 |
| Judge Foster Foster - Places :Australia* Foster, VictoriaUnited States* Foster, California ** Foster, San Diego County, California** Foster, Siskiyou County, California* Foster, Indiana* Foster, Missouri* Foster, Nebraska* Foster, Oregon* Foster, Rhode Island... |
1688 | 1689 |
| John Reid | 1689 | 1689 |
| Wm. Foster | 1690 | 1690 |
| Robert Harper | 1690 | 1690 |
| J. Bromley | 1690 | 1691 |
| John Mills John Mills Sir John Mills CBE , born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills, was an English actor who made more than 120 films in a career spanning seven decades.-Life and career:... |
1691 | 1692 |
| Willoughby Chamberlaine | 1692 | 1693 |
| Colonel Waterman Waterman Waterman may refer to:* Watermen, river workers who transferred passengers across and along the city centre rivers in Britain* Waterman Or Waterperson. Someone who takes part in multiple water activities... |
1693 | 1695 |
| Colonel Robert Bishop | 1695 | 1696 |
| Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Maxwell Thomas Maxwell Thomas Maxwell was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born at Tioga Point , Bradford County, Pennsylvania, Maxwell moved to Elmira , New York, in 1796.... |
1697 | 1700 |
| James Colleton James Colleton James Colleton was a governor of the English proprietary Province of Carolina from 1686 to 1690. Son of Sir John Colleton, one of the colony's founders, he took over some of the family's landholdings in Barbados before being appointed governor by the colony's proprietors. Upon his arrival in the... |
1700 | 1701 |
| Lieutenant Colonel Richard Downes Richard Downes Richard Downes is an Irish broadcaster and journalist. He has worked for the Press Association, Reuters, the Financial Times and the BBC. He has previously presented Morning Ireland on RTÉ Radio 1. He succeeded Charlie Bird as Washington Correspondent for RTÉ News in 2010.- Early and personal life... |
1701 | 1702 |
| Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Maxwell Thomas Maxwell Thomas Maxwell was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born at Tioga Point , Bradford County, Pennsylvania, Maxwell moved to Elmira , New York, in 1796.... |
1702 | 1702 |
| Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Maxwell Thomas Maxwell Thomas Maxwell was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born at Tioga Point , Bradford County, Pennsylvania, Maxwell moved to Elmira , New York, in 1796.... |
1703 | 1703 |
| William Holder William Holder William Holder FRS was an English clergyman and music theorist of the 17th century. His most notable work was his widely known 1694 publication A Treatise on the Natural Grounds and Principles of Harmony.-Life:... |
1703 | 1706 |
| Wm. Wheeler | 1706 | 1707 |
| Reynold Alleyne | 1712 | 1712 |
| William Carter | 1712 | 1712 |
| William Carter | 1714 | 1714 |
| Reynold Alleyne | 1714 | 1715 |
| William Carter | 1715 | 1717 |
| Edmund Sutton Edmund Sutton Sir Edmund Sutton was a Knight of Dudley Castle and Gatescombe. Sutton was born in Dudley, the eldest son of John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley, KG, and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Berkeley.... |
1717 | 1720 |
| George Forester George Forester George Forester was Member of Parliament for the borough constituency of Wenlock on several occasions between 1758 and 1785.... |
1722 | 1723 |
| Henry Peers | 1727 | 1731 |
| Henry Peers | 1736 | 1740 |
| John Lyte | 1740 | 1742 |
| Sir William Gibbons, Bart | 1742 | 1760 |
| John Lyte | 1760 | 1762 |
| John Gay Alleyne, Bart | 1767 | 1770 |
| Samson Wood | 1770 | 1772 |
| John Gay Alleyne, Bart | 1772 | 1779 |
| Samson Wood | 1780 | 1787 |
| Joshua Gittens | 1797 | 1804 |
| John Beckles | 1804 | 1819 |
| Thomas Griffith | 1819 | 1821 |
| Cheeseman Moe | 1823 | 1825 |
| Robert Haynes Robert Haynes Robert Hall Haynes, OC, FRSC was a Canadian geneticist and biophysicist. He was the Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Biology at York University... |
1825 | 1829 |
| Colonel Nathaniel Forte | 1829 | 1835 |
| Samuel Hinds | 1836 | 1839 |
| Sr. R.B. Clarke | 1839 | 1840 |
| George Taylor | 1841 | 1846 |
| Francis Gooding, M.B. | 1846 | 1847 |
| Sir John Thomas | 1847 | 1860 |
| Chas Packer | 1861 | 1867 |
| Thomas Gill | 1867 | 1870 |
| Edmund Lee Haynes | 1870 | 1870 |
| Agustus Briggs | 1871 | 1875 |
| John Glasgow Grant | 1875 | 1879 |
| George C. Pil | 1879 | 1880 |
| Henry Pilgrim | 1880 | 1880 |
| John Kellman | 1881 | 1883 |
| A.J. Pile, C.M.G. | 1883 | 1885 |
| Timothy Yearwood | 1886 | 1887 |
| A.J. Pile, C.M.G. | 1887 | 1889 |
| W.H. Greaves | 1889 | 1890 |
| A.J. Pile, C.M.G. | 1891 | 1893 |
| Sir F.J. Clarke, K.C.M.G., V.D. Volunteer Decoration The Volunteer Officers' Decoration was created by Royal Warrant under command of Queen Victoria on 25 July 1892 to reward 'efficient and capable' officers of the Volunteer Force who had served for twenty years... |
1898 | 1934 |
| G.D.L. Pile, O.B.E. | 1934 | 1934 |
| Sir H.B.G. Austin, O.B.E. | 1934 | 1937 |
| G.D.L. Pile, O.B.E. | 1937 | 1937 |
| Sir H.B.G. Austin, O.B.E. | 1938 | 1942 |
| G.D.L. Pile, O.B.E. | 1942 | 1944 |
| G.M. Evelyn | 1944 | 1948 |
| Sir K.N.R. Husbands | 1948 | 1956 |
| Sir H.G.H. Cummins, C.B.E. | 1956 | 1958 |
| Sir J.E. Theodore Brancker. Q.C. | 1961 | 1966 |
| N.G.A. Maxwell, Esq., LL.B. | 1971 | 1976 |
| C.A.E. Hoppin, Esq., | 1976 | 1976 |
| W.C.B. Hinds, Esq. | 1976 | 1984 |
| C. Lindsay Bolden, Esq., LL.B. | 1984 | 1986 |
| Lawson A. Weekes, G.C.M., J.P. Justice of the Peace A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions... , M.P. Member of Parliament A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,... |
1986 | 1994 |
| His hon. Ishmael A. Roett, G.C.M., M.P. Member of Parliament A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,... |
1994 | 1999 |
| His hon. Ishmael A. Roett, G.C.M., M.P. Member of Parliament A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,... |
1999 | 2004 |
| His hon. Ishmael A. Roett, G.C.M., M.P. Member of Parliament A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,... |
2004 | 2008 |
| His hon. Michael A. Carrington, M.P. Member of Parliament A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,... |
2008 | Present |