List of colonial governors and administrators of Saint Lucia explained

See also: History of Saint Lucia and Governor-General of Saint Lucia. This is a list of viceroys in Saint Lucia from the first French settlement in 1650, until the island gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1979. Saint Lucia was colonized by the British and French in the 17th century and was the subject of several possession changes until 1814, when it was ceded to the British by France for the final time. In 1958, St. Lucia joined the short-lived semi-autonomous West Indies Federation. Saint Lucia was an associated state of the United Kingdom from 1967 to 1979 and then gained full independence on February 22, 1979.[1] [2] [3]

Timeline of Saint Lucia

Documented Control of Saint Lucia[4] [5]
Date Range Country or people
200/400800 Arawak people settle Saint Lucia
800 Kalinago (Caribs) settle Saint Lucia
1550s French Pirate François le Clerc sets up camp on Pigeon Island
1605 First English settlement
1626 First French claim to Saint Lucia, appointed first Saint Lucia governor in 1652
16381640 English Major Judge settlement until driven away by Caribs
1635 French settlements
1654 Dutch settlement at Vieux Fort Bay
1659 French drive off English invasion
1663 Caribs sell Saint Lucia to English governor and defeat French
16641666 English occupation
1667 Treaty of Breda (1667) gives control back to French
16741722 Annexed to the domain of the French Crown and made a dependency of Martinique
16861687 English raid and control
1687 English relinquish control to French
1697 Peace of Ryswick recognizes French control
17231743 Neutral territory (agreed by Britain and France)
17431747 French colony (Sainte Lucie)
17481755 Neutral territory (de jure agreed by Britain and France)
17561761 French colony (Sainte Lucie)
17621763 British occupation
17631777 France
1778 Britain
17811783British occupation
17831793 France
17941795British occupation
17961802 British occupation
1802 France
18031838 British colony
1814 British possession confirmed
19581962 Province of West Indies Federation
19621967 Crown colony of the United Kingdom
19671979Associated state of the United Kingdom
1979 Independent state, part of the Commonwealth of Nations

Governors of the colony of Sainte Lucie, 1651–1802

Colonial era governors of Saint Lucia
NameYearTitleRuleRef
Jacques Dyel du Parquet1651 Lieutenant-General of Martinique, including Saint LuciaFrench
Louis de Kerengoan, sieur de Rousselan16521654 Lieutenant GovernorFrench[6]
M. Lavriverie1657 GovernorFrench
M. Haquet1657 GovernorFrench
M. Le Breton1657 GovernorFrench
M. De Coutis1658 GovernorFrench
M. D'Aigremont1658 GovernorFrench
M. Lalanda1659 GovernorFrench
M. LeSeur Bonnard[7] 16601664 GovernorFrench
Mr. Robert Faulk1664 GovernorFrench
William, Lord Willoughby1672Governor of Saint Lucia, Barbados, St. Vincent and DominicaEnglish
Charles de Courbon de Blénac1677 Governor-GeneralFrench
François d'Alesso d'Éragny1691 Governor-GeneralFrench
Thomas-Claude Renart de Fuchsamberg Amblimont1697 Governor-GeneralFrench
The Count d'Esnotz1701 Governor-GeneralFrench
Charles-François de Machault de Belmont1703 Governor-GeneralFrench
M. de Phelypeau1711 Governor-GeneralFrench
The Marquis Duquene1715 Governor-GeneralFrench
The Marquis de la Varenne1717 Governor-GeneralFrench
The Chevalier de Feuquieres1717 Governor-GeneralFrench
Captain Nathaniel Uring1722 Deputy-GovernorEnglish[8]
Charles de Tubières de Caylus1744 Governor-GeneralFrench
M. de Longueville1745 Governor-GeneralFrench
Pierre Lucien de La Chapelle de Jumilhac1763–1764GovernorFrench
The Count d'Ennery1768 Governor-GeneralFrench
Baron de Micoud1769 Lieutenant-GovernorFrench
George Brydges Rodney1762–1763commander-in-chief of the Leeward IslesBritish[9] [10]
Claude Anne de Micoud1764–1771French
The Chevalier Claude Anne Gui de Micoud1771–1772Lieutenant GovernorFrench
Frédéric Laure de Kearney (M de Karny)1772–1773 Lieutenant GovernorFrench
Alexandre Potier de Courcy1775–1775 Lieutenant GovernorFrench
Marc Étienne de Joubert1776–1776 Lieutenant GovernorFrench
The Chevalier Claude Anne Gui de Micoud1776–1781 Lieutenant GovernorFrench
General Anthony St Leger1781–1783 Lieutenant GovernorBritish
Barron Jean Zénon André de Véron de Laborie1784–1789Governor French
Colonel Jean-Joseph Sourbader de Gimat1789–1792Governor French
Jean-Baptiste Raymond de Lacrosse1792 - 1793Military Commissioner in Guadeloupe French
General Nicolas Xavier de Ricard1793–1794Governor French
Colonel Sir Charles Gordon1794–1795 British
James Stewart1795 British
Gaspard Goyrand1795–1796 CommissaryBritish [11]
General John Moore1796–1797 Lieutenant GovernorBritish
Colonel James Drummond1797–1798 Lieutenant GovernorBritish
General George Prevost1798–1802 Lieutenant GovernorBritish
General George Henry Vansittart1802 Lieutenant GovernorBritish
General Jean-François-Xavier Noguès1802–1803 Lieutenant GovernorFrench

Governors of the British colony of Saint Lucia 1803–1834

Commissioners of Saint Lucia 1889–1958

Administrators of Saint Lucia 1958–1967

After incorporation into the Federation of the West Indies:

Governors of Saint Lucia 1967–1979

On 27 February 1967, Saint Lucia became an associated state of the United Kingdom, responsible for its own internal affairs. Sir Frederick Joseph Clarke was the first native Saint Lucian governor.[15]

On 22 February 1979, Saint Lucia achieved independence from the United Kingdom. For a list of viceroys in Saint Lucia after independence, see Governor-General of Saint Lucia.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saint Lucia Rulers. Rulers.org. August 20, 2021.
  2. Book: St Lucia Historical Statistical and Descriptive. Breen, Henry H. 1844. 420–421. London.
  3. Web site: Saint Lucia Statesmen. World Statesmen., considered an unreliable source by community
  4. Book: Harmsen. Jolien. Ellis. Guy. Devaux. Robert. A History of St Lucia. 2014. Lighthouse Road. Vieux Fort. 9789769534001. 10.
  5. Web site: History of Saint Lucia . September 23, 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050802084319/http://www.un.int/stlucia/consularservices/history.htm . August 2, 2005 . dead . mdy-all .
  6. Book: Crouse, Nellis M. . French Pioneers in the West Indies 1624-1664 . 1940 . . New York, New York . 978-0-374-91937-5.
  7. Son of Marie Bonnard du Parquet
  8. Book: Uring, Nathaniel. Printed by W. Wilkins, for J. Peele .... A history of the voyages and travels of Captain Nathaniel Uring: with new draughts of the Bay of Honduras and the Caribbee Islands, and particularly of St. Lucia, and the harbour of Petite Carenage, into which ships may run in bad weather, and be safe from all winds and storms : very useful for masters of ships that use the Leeward Island trade, or Jamaica.. London. 1726.
  9. Web site: Saint Lucia Administration. British Empire. August 19, 2021.
  10. Web site: George Brydges Rodney. More than Nelson. August 26, 2021.
  11. Web site: Soufriere History. Soufriere Foundation. August 19, 2021.
  12. Book: Victorian Yearbook, 1889-1890. 54. August 19, 2021.
  13. Web site: Downing Street. 3 April 1891. London Gazette. 17 May 2018.
  14. Web site: Obituary of Captain Gerald Bryan. Blesma. August 19, 2021.
  15. Web site: Past Governor Generals. Governor General of Saint Lucia. August 19, 2021.
  16. Web site: Sir Frederick Joseph Clarke. Governor General of Saint Lucia. August 24, 2021.
  17. Web site: Frederick Clarke. Saint Lucia Governor-General. August 26, 2021.

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