List of governors of dependent territories in the 19th century

Colonial and territorial governors by century:
See also:

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.[1] The administrators of uninhabited territories are excluded.

Denmark

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Denmark–Norway, Denmark
Danish colonial empire

France

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French First Republic, First French Empire, Bourbon Restoration, July Monarchy, French Second Republic, French Second Empire, French Third Republic

Germany

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German Empire
German colonial empire

Mexico

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  • 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)
  • Texas
  • Governors of the Texas Revolution

Netherlands

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Batavian Republic, Kingdom of Holland, United Kingdom of the Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Dutch colonial empire

Asia

Oman

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Al Said of Oman

Portugal

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Kingdom of Portugal, United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
Portuguese colonial empire

Spain

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Bourbon Spain, Kingdom of Spain, First Spanish Republic, Bourbon Restoration
Spanish colonial empire
  • Luis de Medina y Torres, governor and sea commander (1799–1800)
  • Francisco Javier de Viana, governor and sea commander (1800–1801)
  • 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)
  • Pablo Guillén Martínez, Governor and sea commander (1810–1811)
  • Presidents of the Provisional Governing Council of the Provinces of the Río de la Plata, in the name of Fernando VII[9]
  • Presidents of the Superior Provisional Government of the United Provinces of Río de la Plata, in the name of Fernando VII[9]
  • 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

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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
British colonial empire

British Isles

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Caribbean

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  • Governors of Barbados and the Windward Islands
Governorship and colony combined with that of British Windward Islands (1833–1885)
  • 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)
  • Frederick Shedden Sanguinnetti, Commissioner (1898–1907)
  • Daniel Thomas Smith, Commissioner (1874–1878)
  • Edward Noel Walker, Commissioner (1878)
  • Robert Baxter Llewelyn, Commissioner (1878–1883)
  • Frederick Shedden Sanguinetti, Commissioner (1883–1885)
  • Henry Moore Jackson, Commissioner (1885–1888)
  • Alexis Wynns Harriott, Commissioner (1888–1891)
  • Henry Huggins, Commissioner (1891–1893)
  • Edward John Cameron, Commissioner (1893–1899)
  • Geoffrey Peter St. Aubyn, Commissioner (1899–1901)

See also "Barbados and the British Windward Islands" above.

Mediterranean

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North America

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Oceania

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  • George Beckwith, Governor (1798–1803)
  • Henry Tucker, Governor (1803–1805)
  • Francis Gore, Lieutenant governor (1805–1806)
  • Henry Tucker, Governor (1806)
  • John Hodgson, Governor (1806–1810)
  • Samuel Trott, Governor (1810–1811)
  • James Cockburn, Governor (1811–1812)
  • William Smith, Governor (1812)
  • George Horsford, Lieutenant governor (1812–1816)
  • James Cockburn, Governor (1814–1816)
  • William Smith, Governor (1816–1817)
  • James Cockburn, Governor (1817–1819)
  • William Smith, Governor (1819)
  • William Lumley, Governor (1819–1822)
  • William Smith, Governor (1822–1823)
  • William Lumley, Governor (1823–1825)
  • William Smith, Governor (1825–1826)
  • Hilgrove Turner, Governor (1826–1829)
  • Robert Kennedy, Acting Governor (1829)
  • Hilgrove Turner, Governor (1829–1830)
  • Robert Kennedy, Acting Governor (1830)
  • Hilgrove Turner, Governor (1830–1832)
  • Stephen Chapman, Governor (1832–1835)
  • Henry G. Hunt, Acting Governor (1835)
  • Robert Kennedy, Governor (1835–1836)
  • Stephen Chapman, Governor (1836–1839)
  • William Reid, Governor (1839–1846)
  • William N. Hutchinson, Acting Governor (1846)
  • Charles Elliot, Governor (1846–1852)
  • 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)
  • Charles Elliot, Governor (1853–1854)
  • Montgomery Williams, Acting Governor (1854)
  • Freeman Murray, Governor (1854–1859)
  • AT. Heniphill, Acting Governor (1859)
  • William Munroe, Governor (1859–1860)
  • Freeman Murray, Governor (1860–1861)
  • Harry Ord, Governor (1861–1864)
  • 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)
  • Frederick Chapman, Governor (1867–1870)
  • W. F. Brett, Lieutenant governor (1870)
  • John Henry Lefroy, Governor (1871–1877)
  • Robert Michael Laffan,[15] Governor (1877–1882)
  • Thomas L. J. Gallwey, Governor (1882–1888)
  • Edward Newdegate, Governor (1888–1891)
  • Thomas Lyons, Governor (1892–1896)
  • George Digby Barker, Governor (1896–1901)
Became a British colony in 1838

United States

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United States overseas territories

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Caribbean Sea

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  • Cuba: Spain ceded authority to the U.S. in 1899 (de jure from 1899).[17]
  • 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)[18]
  • General of Division José Lacret y Morlot, (1899)[19]

Pacific Ocean

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  • 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)[22]

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1514
  2. ^ Cahoon, Ben. "U.S. States N". World Statesmen. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  3. ^ Cahoon, Ben. "U.S. States S-U". World Statesmen. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  4. ^ Cahonn, Ben. "Falkland Islands". World Statesmen. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  5. ^ Cahonn, Ben. "Colombia". World Statesmen. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  6. ^ Cahonn, Ben. "Mexico". World Statesmen. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  7. ^ "MIGUEL JOSÉ DE AZANZA". Presidencia de la Republica (in Spanish). Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  8. ^ Cahonn, Ben. "Peru". World Statesmen. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  9. ^ a b c Cahonn, Ben. "Argentina". World Statesmen. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  10. ^ "The London Gazette". No. 22245. p. 1369.
  11. ^ Morgan, Henry James, ed. (1903). Types of Canadian Women and of Women who are or have been Connected with Canada. Toronto: Williams Briggs. p. 44.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Isle of Man Times. Saturday, September 12, 1885; Page: 19
  13. ^ "No. 15912". The London Gazette. 22 April 1806. p. 512.
  14. ^ "No. 27245". The London Gazette. 9 November 1900. p. 6854.
  15. ^ May, Alex. "Laffan, Sir Robert Michael". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/15875. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  16. ^ "Puerto Rico". World Statesmen. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  17. ^ "Cuba". World Statesmen. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  18. ^ "Rafael María Portuondo: ejemplo de los jóvenes santiagueros que se alzaron en armas el 24 de febrero de 1895" [Rafael María Portuondo: Example of the young men of Santiago who rose in arms on February 24, 1895]. Todo Cuba (in Spanish). 2018-02-22. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  19. ^ a b c "José Lacret Morlot". Caba Militar, La enciclopedia militar Cubana (in Spanish). Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  20. ^ Cahoon, Ben. "U.S. states F-K". World Statesmen. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  21. ^ "Guam". World Statesmen. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  22. ^ "The Philippines". World Statesmen. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
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