List of colonial heads of Nevis
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This is a list of viceroys in Nevis from the island's settlement by English in 1628 until its union with Saint Kitts and Anguilla
to form Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
in 1883.
In 1883 Nevis formed part of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
, with a president on Saint Christopher (Saint Kitts
). For a list of viceroys in Nevis following this, see List of colonial heads of Saint Christopher.
Anguilla
Anguilla is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union 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...
to form Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla was historically an overseas territory of the United Kingdom located in the Caribbean Sea. This entity later became a province to the short lived West Indies Federation in 1958...
in 1883.
Governors of Nevis (1628–1685)
- Anthony Hilton, 1628–1629
- George Hay, 1629–1630
- Anthony Hilton, 1630–1631, second time
- Thomas Littleton, 1631–1634
- Luke Stokes, 1634–1635, first time
- Thomas Sparrow, 1635–1637
- Henry Huncks, 1637–1638
- John Jennings, 1639
- Jenkin Lloyd, 1640
- John Meakem, 1640–1641
- John Kettleby, 1641
- Jacob Lake, 1641–1649
- Luke Stokes, 1649–1657, second time
- James Russell, 1657–1671
- Sir William Stapleton, 1672–1685
Deputy Governors of Nevis (1672–1737)
- Randall Russell, 1672–1676
- William Burt, 1685
- James Russell, 1685–1687
- John Netheway, 1687–1691
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, 1692–1699 - Roger Elrington, 1699–1702
- John Johnson, 1703–1706
- Walter Hamilton, 1706–1712
- Daniel Smith (governor), 1712–1722
- Charles Sibourg, 1722–1732
- William Hanmer, 1733–1737
Presidents of Nevis (1737–1882)
- Michael Smith, 1731–1744
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, 1745–1756 - William Maynard, 1756–1761
- James Johnston, 1761–1771
- Joseph Richardson Herbert, 1771–1782
- François Claude Amor, marquis de Bouille, 1782–1783 Governor (French occupation)
- Joseph Richardson Herbert, 1784–1793, restored
- James Daniell, 1807–1841
- Josiah Webbe Maynard, 1841–1842
- Lawrence Graeme, 1842–1844
- Willoughby J. Shortland, 1845–1854
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, 1854–1857 - Sir Arthur Rumbold, 1857–1860
- George Cavell Webbe, 1860–1864
- James Watson Sheriff, 1864–1866
- Charles Monroe Eldridge, 1872–1873
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, 1873–1876 - Roger Tuckfield Goldsworthy, 1876–1877
- Arthur Elibank Havelock, 1877–1878
- Charles Spencer Salmon, 1879–1882
In 1883 Nevis formed part of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla was historically an overseas territory of the United Kingdom located in the Caribbean Sea. This entity later became a province to the short lived West Indies Federation in 1958...
, with a president on Saint Christopher (Saint Kitts
Saint Kitts
Saint Kitts Saint Kitts Saint Kitts (also known more formally as Saint Christopher Island (Saint-Christophe in French) 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...
). For a list of viceroys in Nevis following this, see List of colonial heads of Saint Christopher.