List of governors of Trinidad

Spanish governors (1506 - 1797)

Diego Colón - 1506 - 1526
Rodrigo de Bastidas - 1520
Don Antonio Sedeño - July 12, 1530 - 1538
Don Juan Ponce de León II 1571 - 1591
Antonio de Berrío 1580 - 1597
Fernando de Berrío 1597 - 1612
Don Diego Palomeque de Acuña 1615 - 1618
Fernando de Berrío 1619 - 1622
Don Luis de Monsalves 1624 - 1631
Cristóval de Aranda 1631 - 1636
Diego López de Escobar 1636 - 1641
Don Martín de Mendoza y Berrío 1642 - 1657
Juan de Viedma 1657 - 1664
José de Aspe y Zuñiga 1665 - 1668
Diego Ximenes de Aldana 1670 - 1677
Tiburcio de Aspe y Zúñiga 1678 - 1682
Diego Suárez Ponce de León 1682 - 1688
Sebastian de Roseta 1688 - 1690
Francisco de Ménez 1692 - 1698
José de León Echales 1699
Francisco Ruíz de Aguirre 1700 - 1705
Felipe de Artineda 1705 - 1711
Cristóbal Félix de Guzmán 1711 - 1716
Pedro de Jara 1716 - 1721
Juan de Orvay (acting) 1721
Martín Pérez de Anda y Salazar 1721 - 1726
Agustín de Arredonda 1726 - 1731
Bartholomé de Aldunate y Rada 1731 - 1732
Estevan Simón de Linán y Vera 1734 - 1746
Juan José Salcedo 1746 - 1752
Francisco Nanclares 1752 - 1757
Pedro de La Moneda 1757 - 1760
Jacinto San Juan 1760 - 1762
José Antonio Gil 1762 - 1766
José de Flores 1766 - 1773
Juan de Dios Valdez y Vara 1773 - 1776
Don Manuel Falques 1776 - 1779 - Military Governor
Martín de Salaverría 1779 - 1783 - Civil Governor
Don José María Chacón 1784 - 1797

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British governors (1797–1889)

Sir Ralph Abercromby - 18 February 1797 - February 1797
Thomas Picton Feb 1797 - Feb 1803 (military governor to 1801)
Commission (William Fullarton, Samuel Hood, Thomas Picton) - February 1803 - July 1804
Sir Thomas Hislop - July 1804 - 27 September 1811
Hector William Munro - 27 September 1811 - 14 June 1813
Sir Ralph James Woodford - 14 June 1813 - January 1828
J.V. Capadose (acting) - January 1828 - April 1828
Charles Felix Smith - April 1828 - 10 March 1829
Lewis Grant - 10 March 1829 - 22 April 1833
Sir George Hill - 22 April 1833 - 9 March 1839
John Alexander Mein (acting) - 9 March 1839 - April 1840
Henry George Macleod - April 1840 - 1846
George Francis Robert Harris, 3rd Baron Harris - 1846 - 1854
L. Bourchier (acting) - 1854
Sir Charles Elliot - 10 March 1854 - 1856
B. Brooks (acting) - 1856 - 1857
Robert William Keate - 26 January 1857 - 1864
? Thompson (acting) -1864
Sir John Henry Thomas Manners-Sutton - 6 September 1864 - 1866
E.E. Bushworth (acting) - 1866
Sir Arthur Charles Hamilton-Gordon - 7 November 1866 - 1870
James Robert Longden - 25 June 1870 - 1874
William Wellington Cairns - 2 May 1874 - 1874
John Scott Bushe (1st time)(acting) - 1874
Henry Turner Irving (1st time) - 20 November 1874 - 1876
John Scott Bushe (2nd time)(acting) - 1876 - 1877
G.M. Desvoeux (acting) - 1877 - 1878
Henry Turner Irving (2nd time) - 1878 - 1880
William Rowland Pyne (acting) - 1880
William A.G. Young (acting) - 1880
Sir Sanford Freeling - 2 November 1880 - 1884
John Scott Bushe (3rd time)(acting) - 1884
Sir Frederick Palgrave Barlee (acting) - 19 June 1884 - 8 August 1884
John Scott Bushe (4th time)(acting) - 1884 - 1885
Sir Arthur Elibank Havelock - 24 January 1885 - 1885
David Wilson (acting) 1885
Sir William Robinson - October 9, 1885 – 1889 (continued as Governor of Trinidad and Tobago until 1891)

References

Anthony, Michael (2001). Historical Dictionary of Trinidad and Tobago. Scarecrow Press, Inc. Lanham, Md., and London. ISBN 0-8108-3173-2.
Worldstatesman.com

Governors, Civil Commissioners and Administrators of British dependencies

Overseas territories	Governor of Anguilla Governor of Bermuda Commissioner for the British Antarctic Territory Commissioner for the British Indian Ocean Territory Governor of the Virgin Islands Governor of the Cayman Islands Governor of the Falkland Islands Governor of Gibraltar Governor of Montserrat Governor of the Pitcairn Islands Administrator of the Pitcairn Islands Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Governor of St Helena Governor of Ascension Administrator of Ascension Governor of Tristan da Cunha Administrator of Tristan da Cunha Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Crown dependencies	Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man Lieutenant Governor of Jersey

Former (Africa)	Governor of British Mauritius Governor of British Cameroons Governor of Cape Colony Governor of the Gambia Governor of Gold Coast Lieutenant Governor of Griqualand West Governor of Kenya Governor of Lagos Colony Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Governor of Northern Rhodesia Governor of Nyasaland Governor of Southern Rhodesia Governor of Natal Governor of Nigeria Governor of Senegal Governor of the Seychelles Governor of Sierra Leone Governor-General of the Union of South Africa High Commissioner for Southern Africa Governor of British Somaliland Governors of Tanganyika Governor of Uganda

Former (Americas)	Governor of Barbados Lieutenant Governor of Grenada Lieutenant-Governor of Berbice Governor of British Guiana Governor of British Honduras Governor of Cuba Governor of Dominica Lieutenant-Governor of Demerara-Essequibo Governor of Grenada Governor of Jamaica Governor of the Leeward Islands Governor of St. Lucia Governor of St. Vincent Governor of Trinidad and Tobago Lieutenant governors of Tobago Governor of Trinidad Governor of Newfoundland Governor General of Canada Governor of British Columbia Governor of New Brunswick Governor of Nova Scotia Governor of Prince Edward Island Lieutenant Governor of Quebec Governor of Saint Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla Governor-in-Chief of the Windward Islands Governor-General of the West Indies Federation Colonial Governors of Connecticut Colonial governors of Delaware Colonial Governors of Florida Colonial Governors of Georgia Colonial Governors of Maryland Colonial Governors of Massachusetts Colonial Governors of New Hampshire Colonial Governors of New Jersey Colonial Governor of New York Colonial Governors of North Carolina Colonial Governors of Pennsylvania Colonial Governors of Rhode Island Colonial Governors of South Carolina Colonial Governors of Virginia

Former (Asia)	Governor of Aden Governor of Burma Governor of Ceylon High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States Senior British representatives in the constituent protected states Senior British representatives in the neighbouring Malayan protected states General Adviser to the Government of Johore Adviser to the Sultan of Kedah Adviser to the Government of Kelantan Adviser to the Government of Perlis Adviser, Trengganu Governor of Hong Kong Viceroy and Governor-General of India Heads of the provinces of British India Governor of Aden Governor of Bengal Governor of Bombay Governor of Madras Governor of Sind Senior British representatives in neighbouring protected states Resident of Gwalior High Commissioner for Iraq Governor of Labuan High Commissioner for Malaya Governor of the Malayan Union Governor of North Borneo High Commissioners for Palestine and Transjordan Governor of Penang Governor of Singapore

Former (Australasia)	Governor-General of Australia Government Resident of Central Australia Governor of New South Wales Government Resident of North Australia Governor of Queensland Governor of South Australia Governor of Tasmania Governor of Victoria Governor of Western Australia Lieutenant Governor of the Swan River Colony Governor-General of New Zealand Governor-General of Papua New Guinea

Former (Europe)	Governor of Cyprus Lieutenant Governor of Heligoland High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands Governor of the Isle of Wight Governor of Malta Governor of Minorca Governor of Northern Ireland

Former (Oceania)	Governor of Fiji Governor of the Solomon Islands High Commissioner for the Western Pacific

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List of governors of Trinidad

Spanish governors (1506 - 1797)

British governors (1797–1889)

See also

References