List of governors of dependent territories in the 19th century explained
This is a
list of territorial governors in the 19th century (1801–1900), such as the administrators of colonies,
protectorates, or other
dependencies. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed.
A dependent territory normally does not have full political independence or sovereignty as a sovereign state yet remains politically outside of the controlling state's integral area. The administrators of uninhabited territories are excluded.
Denmark
- Denmark–Norway, Denmark: Danish colonial empire
- Wilhelm Anton Lindemann, Governor General (1799–1801)
- Casimir Wilhelm von Scholten, Governor of St. Thomas, St. John (1800–1801)
- John Clayton Cowell, Governor of St. Thomas, St. John (1801–1802). British occupation.
- Ernst Frederik von Walterstorff, Governor General (1802)
- Baltharzar Frederik Mühlenfels, Governor General (1802–1807)
- Willum von Rømeling, Governor of St. Thomas, St. John (1802–1803)
- Casimir Wilhelm von Scholten, Governor of St. Thomas, St. John (1803–1807)
- Hans Christopher Lillienskjøld, Governor General (1807)
- Fitzroy J. Grafton McLean, Governor of St. Thomas, St. John (1807–1815). British occupation.
- Johan Henrik von Stabel, Governor General (1816)
- Carl Gottlieb Fleischer, Governor of St. Thomas, St. John (1820–1822)
- Johannes Söbötker, Governor of St. Thomas, St. John (1826–1829)
- Frederik Ludvig Christian Pentz Rosenørn, Governor of St. Thomas, St. John (1829–1834)
- Frederik von Oxholm, Governor of St. Thomas, St. John (1834–1836)
- Johannes Söbötker, Governor of St. Thomas, St. John (1836–1848)
- Frederik von Oxholm, acting Governor general (1848)
- Peder Hansen, Government Commissioner (1848–1851)
- Frederik von Oxholm, Governor of St. Thomas, St. John (1848–1852)
- Vilhelm Ludvig Birch, Governor General (1861–1871)
- John Christmas, Governor General (1871)
- Frantz Ernst Bille, acting Governor general (1871–1872)
- Johan August Stakeman, acting Governor general (1872)
- Carl Emil Hedemann, Governor General (1893–1903)
France
- French First Republic, First French Empire, Bourbon Restoration, July Monarchy, French Second Republic, French Second Empire, French Third Republic:
- Presidents of the Territorial assembly
- Isaake, King in rebellion (1895)
- Soane Malia Musulamu, King (c.1887–1929)
- Savelio Keletaona, King (late 19th century)
- Mateo Tamole, King (19th/20th century)
- Toviko Keletaona, King (19th/20th century)
Germany
- German Empire
German colonial empireMexico
- José María de Echeandía, Governor (1831–1832)
- José María de Echeandía, Governor (1832) In opposition, in Los Angeles
- José María de Echeandía, Governor (in the south) (1832–1833)
- Nicolás Gutiérrez, acting Governor (1836)
- Gen. Juan Bautista Alvarado, self-declared "Presidente de Alta California" following a coup, Governor (1836–1837)
- Juan Bautista Valentín Alvarado y Vallejo, Governor (1838–1842) Appointment re-confirmed by the central government.
- Pío de Jesús Pico, Governor (1845–1846)
- California declared a Mexican state (1846)
- General José María Flores, Governor and Comandante General (1846–1847) In Los Angeles, in opposition to the U.S.
- Andrés Pico, acting Governor (1847–1847) In Los Angeles, in opposition to the U.S.
- U.S. occupation (1846—1847)
- José Antonio Vizcarra, acting Governor (1825–1827)
- Manuel Armijo, Governor (1837–1844)
- Manuel Armijo, Governor (1845–1846)
- Governors of the Texas Revolution
- Henry Smith, provisional governor (1835–1836, continues in opposition)
Netherlands
- Batavian Republic, Kingdom of Holland, United Kingdom of the Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands: Dutch colonial empire
Asia
- British occupation (1811–1816)
Oman
- Al Said of Oman
- Salim ibn Ahmad al-Mazru‘i, Wali (1826–1835)
- Nasur ibn Ahmad al-Mazru‘i, Wali (1835–1836)
- Rashid ibn Salim al-Mazru‘i, Wali (1836–1837)
- Khamis ibn Rashid al-Mazru‘i, Wali (1837)
- Abdallah ibn Hamish al-Mazru‘i, Wali (1837–1860)
- Mubarrak ibn Rashid al-Mazru‘i, Wali (1860–1873)
- Rashid ibn Hamish al-Mazru‘i, Wali (1873–1895)
Portugal
- Kingdom of Portugal, United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves: Portuguese colonial empire
- Marcelino António Bastos, Governor (1796–1802)
- António Coutinho de Lencastre, Governor (1803–1818)
- António Pusich, Governor (1818–1822)
- Caetano Procópio Godinho de Vasconcelos, Governor (1826–1830)
- Duarte da Costa e Sousa de Macedo, Governor (1830–1831)
- José Coutinho de Lencastre, Governor (1831–1834)
- Joaquim Pereira Marinho, Governor (1835–1836)
- Joaquim Pereira Marinho, Governor (1837–1839)
- José Miguel de Noronha, Governor (1845–1847)
- Carlos Joaquim Franco, Governor (1860–1863)
- G.C. Lopes de Macedo, Governor (1877–1877)
- António de Nascimento Pereira de Sampaio, Governor (1879–1881)
- João Paes de Vasconcellos, Governor (1882–1886)
- João Cesário de Lacerda, Governor (1887–1889)
- Francisco Guedes de Carvalho Meneses da Costa, Governor (1797–1801)
- Isidro de Sousa e Sá, Governor (1801–1805)
- Francisco de Paula de Albuquerque do Amaral Cardoso, Governor (1805–1807)
- Provisional administration, (1807–1809)
- António Manuel de Melo e Castro de Mendonça, Governor (1809–1812)
- Marcos Caetano de Abreu e Meneses, Governor (1812–1817)
- José Francisco de Paula Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, Governor (1817–1818)
- Provisional administration, (1818–1819)
- João da Costa M. Brito-Sanches, Governor (1819–1821)
- Provisional administration, (1821–1824)
- João Manuel da Silva, Governor (1824–1825)
- Sebastião Xavier Botelho, Governor (1825–1829)
- Paulo José Miguel de Brito, Governor (1829–1832)
- Provisional administration, (1832–1834)
- José Gregório Pegado, Governor (1834–1836)
- Provisional administration, (1836–1837)
- António José de Melo, Governor General (1837)
- João Carlos Augusto de Oeynhausen e Gravenburg, marquês de Aracaty, Governor General (1837–1838)
- Juiz A. de Ramalho de Sá, President of the Governing council (1838–1840)
- Joaquim Pereira Marinho, Governor General (1840–1841)
- João da Costa Xavier, Governor General (1841–1843)
- Rodrigo Luciano de Abreu e Lima, Governor General (1843–1847)
- Domingos Fortunato de Vale, Governor General (1847–1851)
- Joaquim Pinto de Magalhães, Governor General (1851–1854)
- João Tavares d'Almeida, Governor General (1857–1864)
- Cândido M. Montes, President of the Governing council (1864)
- M. António do Canto e Castro, Governor General (1864–1867)
- António Augusto de Almeida Portugal Correia de Lacerda, Governor General (1867–1868)
- M.N.P. de Ataíde e Azevedo, President of the Governing council (1868–1869)
- António Tavares de Almeida, Governor General (1869)
- Fernão da Costa Leal, Governor General (1869)
- Juiz E. K. da Fonseca e Gouveia, President of the Governing council (1869–1870)
- Inácio A. Alves, Acting Governor general (1870)
- Juiz J. M. Crispiniano da Fonseca, President of the Governing council (1873–1874)
- Augusto César Rodrigues Sarmento, Acting Governor general (1880–1881)
- Carlos Eugénio Correia da Silva, visconde de Paço d'Arcos, Governor General (1881–1882)
- J. d'Almeida d'Avila, Acting Governor general (1882)
- Agostinho Coelho, Governor General (1882–1885)
- D. Henrique Real da Silva, President of the Governing council (1885)
- Augusto Vidal de Castilho Barreto e Noronha, Governor General (1885–1889)
- José Joaquim d'Almeida, Acting Governor general (1889)
- José António de Brissac das Neves Ferreira, Governor General (1889–1890)
- Raphael Jácome Lopes de Andrade, Governor General (1891–1893)
- Francisco Teixeira da Silva, Governor General (1893–1894)
- J. Correia e Lança, Acting Governor general (1894)
- Fernão de Magalhães e Meneses, Governor General (1894–1895)
- António José Enes -Commissioner, Governor General (1895)
- J. Correia e Lança, Acting Governor general (1896)
- Baltasar Freire Cabral, Acting Governor general (1897–1898)
- Carlos Alberto Schultz Xavier, Governor General (1898)
- Álvaro António Ferreira, Governor General (1898–1900)
- Júlio José, marqués da Costa, Governor General (1900)
- João Baptista de Silva, Governor (1799–1802)
- Gabriel António Franco de Castro, Governor (1802–1805)
- Luís Joaquim Lisboa, Governor (1805–1817)
- Filipe de Freitas, Governor (1817–1824)
- João Maria Xavier de Brito, Governor (1824–1830)
- Joaquim Bento da Fonseca, Governor (1830–1834)
- Provisional government (1834–1836)
- Fernando Correia Henriques de Noronha, Acting Governor (1836–1837)
- Leandro José da Costa, Governor (1837–1838)
- José Joaquim de Urbanski, Governor (1838–1839)
- Bernardo José de Sousa Soares de Andréa, Governor (1839–1843)
- Leandro José da Costa, Governor (1843)
- José Maria Marquês, Governor (1843–1846)
- Chamber Senate (1846–1847)
- Carlos Augusto de Morais e Almeida, Governor (1847)
- Chamber Senate (1847–1848)
- José Caetano René Vimont Pessoa, Governor (1848–1849)
- Leandro José da Costa, Governor (1849–1851)
- José Maria Marquês, Governor (1851–1853)
- Francisco José da Pina Rolo, Governor (1853–1855)
- Adriano Maria Passaláqua, Governor (1855–1857)
- Chamber Senate (1857–1858)
- Francisco António Correia, Governor (1858)
- Chamber Senate (1858–1859)
- Luís José Pereira e Horta, Governor (1859–1860)
- José Pedro de Melo, Governor (1860–1862)
- José Eduardo da Costa Moura, Governor (1862–1863)
- João Baptista Brunachy, Governor (1863–1864)
- Estanislau Xavier de Assunção e Almeida, Governor (1864–1865)
- João Baptista Brunachy, Governor (1865–1867)
- António Joaquim da Fonseca, Governor (1867)
- Estanislau Xavier de Assunção e Almeida, Governor (1867–1869)
- Pedro Carlos de Aguiar Craveiro Lopes, Governor (1869–1872)
- João Clímaco de Carvalho, Governor (1872–1873)
- Gregório José Ribeiro, Governor (1873–1876)
- Estanislau Xavier de Assunção e Almeida, Governor (1876–1879)
- Custódio Miguel de Borja, Acting Governor, Governor (1879–1880)
- Vicente Pinheiro Lôbo Machado de Melo e Almada, Governor (1880–1881)
- Augusto Maria Leão, Acting Governor (1881–1882)
- Francisco Teixeira da Silva, Governor (1882)
- Custódio Miguel de Borja, Governor (1884–1886)
- Augusto César Rodrigues Sarmento, Governor (1886–1890)
- Firmino José da Costa, Governor (1890–1891)
- Francisco Eugénio Pereira de Miranda, Governor (1891–1894)
- Jaime Lobo Brito Godins, Acting Governor (1894–1895)
- Cipriano Leite Pereira Jardim, Governor (1895–1897)
- Joaquim da Graça Correia e Lança, Governor (1897–1899)
- Amâncio de Alpoim Cerqueira Borges Cabral, Governor (1899–1901)
Spain
- Bourbon Spain, Kingdom of Spain, First Spanish Republic, Bourbon Restoration: Spanish colonial empire
- Luis de Medina y Torres, governor and sea commander (1799–1800)
- Ramón Fernández Villegas, governor and sea commander (1801–1802)
- Bernardo Bonavía, Governor and sea commander (1802–1803)
- Antonio Leal de Ibarra y Oxinando, Governor and sea commander (1803–1804)
- Bernardo Bonavía, Governor and sea commander (1804–1805)
- Antonio Leal de Ibarra y Oxinando, Governor and sea commander (1805–1806)
- Bernardo Bonavía, Governor and sea commander (1806–1809)
- Gerardo Bordas, Governor and sea commander (1809–1810)
- Pedro Catani, President of the Audiencia (1810)
- José Fernando Abascal y Sousa, marqués de la Concordia; viceroy (1806–1816)
- Presidents of the Provisional Governing Council of the Provinces of the Río de la Plata, in the name of Fernando VII[8]
- the Municipal Council of Buenos Aires, (1810)
- Baltazar Hidalgo de Cisneros de la Torre, (1810)
- Presidents of the Superior Provisional Government of the United Provinces of Río de la Plata, in the name of Fernando VII[8]
- Feliciano Antonio Chiclana y Giménez de Paz, (1811–1812)
- Manuel Mariano de Sarratea Altolaguirre, (1812)
- Juan Martín Mariano de Pueyrredón y O'Dogan (1812)
United Kingdom
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
British colonial empire
British Isles
- Robert Porrett Le Marchant, Bailiff (1800–1810)
- Jean Guille, Bailiff (1843–1845)
- Peter Stafford Carey, Bailiff (1845–1883)
- John de Havilland Utermarck, Bailiff (1883–1884)
- Edgar McCulloch, Bailiff (1884–1895)
- B. Loch, acting Lieutenant Governor (1862–1863)
Caribbean
- Blayney Townley Balfour, Governor (1833–1835)
- George Benvenuto Matthew, Governor (1844–1849)
- John Gregory, Governor (1849–1854)
- Charles John Bayley, Governor (1857–1864)
- Governors of Barbados and the Windward Islands
- William Bishop, Acting Governor (1800–1801)
- John Spooner, Acting Governor (1806–1810)
- John Foster Alleyne, Acting Governor (1817)
- John Brathwaite Skeete, Acting Governor (1820)
- Samuel Hinds, Acting Governor (1821)
Governorship and colony combined with that of British Windward Islands (1833–1885)
- Sanford Freeling, Acting Governor (1875)
- William Bodden, Chief magistrate (1776–1823)
- James Coe the Elder, Chief magistrate (1823–1829)
- John Drayton, Chief magistrate (1829–1842)
- James Coe the Younger, Chief magistrate (1842–1855)
- William Eden, Chief magistrate (1855–1879)
- William Bodden Webster, Chief magistrate (1879–1888)
- Edmund Parsons, Chief magistrate (1888–1898)
- George Cuthbert, Acting Governor (1832)
- George Cuthbert, Acting Governor (1834)
- Edward Everard Rushworth Mann, Acting Governor (1877)
- William Clive Justice, Acting Governor (1889)
- Henry Jardine Hallowes, Acting Governor (1898)
- Daniel Thomas Smith, Commissioner (1874–1878)
- Edward Noel Walker, Commissioner (1878)
- Frederick Shedden Sanguinetti, Commissioner (1883–1885)
- Alexis Wynns Harriott, Commissioner (1888–1891)
- Henry Huggins, Commissioner (1891–1893)
- Edward John Cameron, Commissioner (1893–1899)
- Alexander R. Mackay, Administrator (1894–1896)
See also "Barbados and the British Windward Islands" above.
Mediterranean
- Charles Barnett, Governor (1802)
- James Drummond, Acting Governor (1806)
- James Drummond, Acting Governor (1808–1809)
- John Smith, Acting Governor (1809)
- Alex McKenzie Fraser, Acting Governor (1809)
- H. R. L. Newdigate, Acting Governor (1891)
- G. J. Smart, Acting Governor (1893)
North America
- Commodore Governors, Governors
- Robert Law (colonial administrator), Governor (1846–1847)
Oceania
- Henry Tucker, Governor (1803–1805)
- Henry Tucker, Governor (1806)
- Samuel Trott, Governor (1810–1811)
- William Smith, Governor (1812)
- George Horsford, Lieutenant governor (1812–1816)
- William Smith, Governor (1816–1817)
- James Cockburn, Governor (1817–1819)
- William Smith, Governor (1819)
- William Smith, Governor (1822–1823)
- William Lumley, Governor (1823–1825)
- William Smith, Governor (1825–1826)
- Robert Kennedy, Acting Governor (1829)
- Hilgrove Turner, Governor (1829–1830)
- Robert Kennedy, Acting Governor (1830)
- Hilgrove Turner, Governor (1830–1832)
- Henry G. Hunt, Acting Governor (1835)
- Robert Kennedy, Governor (1835–1836)
- W. Hassell Eden, Acting Governor (1852–1853)
- George Philpots, Acting Governor (1853)
- Soulden Oakley, Acting Governor (1853)
- Thomas C. Robe, Acting Governor (1853)
- Soulden Oakley, Acting Governor (1853)
- Montgomery Williams, Acting Governor (1854)
- AT. Heniphill, Acting Governor (1859)
- William Munroe, Governor (1859–1860)
- William Munroe, Acting Governor (1864)
- W.H. Hamley, Lieutenant governor (1864–1865)
- Harry St. George Ord, Governor (1865–1866)
- W.H. Hamley, Lieutenant governor (1866–1867)
- Arnold Thompson, Acting Governor (1867)
- W. F. Brett, Lieutenant governor (1870)
- Thomas L. J. Gallwey, Governor (1882–1888)
- Henry Smith, Administrator (1833–1838)
- Robert Lowcay, Administrator (1838–1839)
- Robinson, Administrator (1839)
- John Tyssen, Administrator (1839–1841)
- Thomas Edward Laws Moore, Governor (1855–1862)
- James George Mackenzie, Governor (1862–1866)
- Thomas Kerr, Governor (1880–1886)
- Arthur Cecil Stuart Barkly, Governor (1886–1887)
- Thomas Kerr, Governor (1887–1891)
Became a British colony in 1838
United States
United States overseas territories
Caribbean Sea
- Puerto Rico Unincorporated territory of the United States Ceded to the U.S. in 1898.[12]
- Ángel Rivero Méndez, acting governor-general (1898)
Spain ceded authority to the U.S. in 1899 (de jure from 1899).[13]
- President of the Assembly of Representatives of the Cuban Revolution
- Domingo Méndez Capote, (1898)
- Presidents of the Executive Council of the Assembly of Representatives of the Cuban Revolution
- General Rafael María Portuondo Tomayo, (1898–1899)[14]
- General of Division José Lacret y Morlot, (1899)[15]
Pacific Ocean
- Henry Glass, U.S. Naval commander, acting Commissioner (21 June 1898 – 23 June 1898)
- José Sisto, acting Commissioner (1899) reinstated by U.S. Navy
- Seaton Schroeder, Naval governor of Guam (1900–1901)
- Philippines Proclamation of independence (insurrection against Spain and then the U.S.; 12 1898–13 1902). The U.S. occupies Manila (14 1898). Treaty of Paris (1898) ceding the Philippines by Spain to the U.S., proclaimed Philippine Islands (11 1899). U.S. territory (14 1898–3 1942)[18]
Governors-General
External links
- WorldStatesmen—an online encyclopedia of the leaders of nations and territories
Notes and References
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- Web site: World Statesmen. July 5, 2019. Cahoon. Ben. U.S. States S-U .
- Web site: World Statesmen. Falkland Islands . Cahonn. Ben. July 3, 2019.
- Web site: World Statesmen. Colombia . Cahonn. Ben. July 3, 2019.
- Web site: World Statesmen. Mexico . Cahonn. Ben. July 3, 2019.
- Web site: MIGUEL JOSÉ DE AZANZA . Presidencia de la Republica. Spanish. June 5, 2019.
- Web site: World Statesmen. Peru . Cahonn. Ben. July 3, 2019.
- Web site: World Statesmen. Argentina . Cahonn. Ben. July 3, 2019.
- Book: Morgan . Henry James . Henry James Morgan . Types of Canadian Women and of Women who are or have been Connected with Canada . Toronto . Williams Briggs . 1903 . 44.
- Isle of Man Times. Saturday, September 12, 1885; Page: 19
- 15875. Laffan, Sir Robert Michael. Alex. May.
- Web site: World Statesmen. June 28, 2019. Puerto Rico.
- Web site: World Statesmen . Cuba. June 29, 2019.
- Web site: Todo Cuba . Rafael María Portuondo: ejemplo de los jóvenes santiagueros que se alzaron en armas el 24 de febrero de 1895. June 29, 2019 . Spanish. Rafael María Portuondo: Example of the young men of Santiago who rose in arms on February 24, 1895. 2018-02-22.
- Web site: Caba Militar, La enciclopedia militar Cubana. José Lacret Morlot. June 29, 2019 . Spanish.
- Web site: World Statesmen. Cahoon. Ben. June 23, 2019. U.S. states F-K.
- Web site: World Statesmen. Guam . June 29, 2019.
- Web site: World Statesmen. The Philippines . June 29, 2019.