List of governors of British Guiana
The Governor of British Guiana was the Crown representative in British Guiana. The office existed from 1831 when the colonies of Demerara-Essequibo (see Demerara and Essequibo (colony)) and Berbice united as British Guiana until 1966 when Guyana attained independence.
Governors of British Guiana (1831–1966)
- Sir Benjamin d'Urban, 21 July 1831 – 26 June 1833
- Sir James Carmichael Smyth, 26 June 1833 – 27 June 1838
- Henry Light, 27 June 1838 – 19 May 1848
- William Walker, 19 May 1848–12 February 1849, acting, first time
- Henry Barkly 12 February 1849 – 11 May 1853
- William Walker, 11 May 1853–23 May 1854, acting, second time
- Philip Edmond Wodehouse, 23 May 1854 – 7 January 1862
- Sir Francis Hincks, 7 January 1862 – 25 January 1869
- Sir John Scott, 25 January 1869 – 26 December 1873
- Edward Rushworth, 27 December 1873–10 March 1874, acting
- James Robert Longden, 10 March 1874 – 8 March 1877
- William A. G. Young, 8 March 1877–3 April 1877, acting, first time
- Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright, 3 April 1877 – 13 December 1881
- William A. G. Young, 13 December 1881–4 May 1882, acting, second time
- Sir Henry Turner Irving, 4 May 1882 – 1887
- William Frederick Haynes-Smith, 26 April 1884–1884, acting for Irving
- Charles Bruce, 1887–1888, acting
- The Viscount Gormanston, 1888–23 March 1893
- Sir Charles Bruce, April 1891–15 October 1891, acting for Viscount Gormanston, second time
- Sir Charles Bruce, 23 March 1893–5 July 1893, acting, third time
- Sir Charles Cameron Lees, 5 July 1893–September 1895
- Charles Cavendish Boyle, 15 December 1894–29 January 1895, acting for Lees, first time
- Charles Cavendish Boyle, September 1895–March 1896, acting, second time
- Sir Augustus William Lawson Hemming, March 1896–27 March 1898
- Charles Cavendish Boyle, 1 October 1896–18 November 1896, acting for Hemming, third time
- Charles Cavendish Boyle, 27 May 1897–28 July 1897, acting for Hemming, fourth time
- Sir Walter Joseph Sendall, 27 March 1898 – 25 December 1901
- Sir James Alexander Swettenham (1846-1933), 3 July 1901 – 26 September 1904[1]
- Sir Frederick Mitchell Hodgson, 26 September 1904 – 5 July 1912
- Sir Walter Egerton, 5 July 1912 – 15 April 1917
- Sir Wilfred Collet, 15 April 1917 – 4 April 1923
- Sir Graeme Thomson, 4 April 1923 – 31 August 1925
- Sir Cecil Hunter-Rodwell, 31 August 1925 – 7 November 1928
- Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg, 7 November 1928 – 9 June 1930
- Sir Edward Brandis Denham, 9 June 1930 – 26 March 1935
- Sir Geoffry Alexander Stafford Northcote, 26 March 1935 – 19 November 1937, acting from 1936
- Sir Wilfrid Edward Francis Jackson, 19 November 1937 – 7 November 1941
- Sir Gordon James Lethem, 7 November 1941 – 1947, acting from 1946
- Sir Charles Campbell Woolley, 12 April 1947 – 14 April 1953
- Sir Alfred William Lungley Savage, 14 April 1953 – 25 October 1955
- Sir Patrick Muir Renison, 25 October 1955 – 22 December 1958
- Sir Ralph Francis Alnwick Grey, 22 December 1958 – 7 March 1964
- Sir Richard Edmonds Luyt, 7 March 1964 – 26 May 1966
On 26 May 1966, the colony achieved independence from the United Kingdom as Guyana. After independence, the viceroy in Guyana was the Governor-General of Guyana.
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References
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27330. p. 4469. 5 July 1901.
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