List of colonial governors and administrators of Saint Lucia

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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]

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Timeline of Saint Lucia

Documented Control of Saint Lucia [4] [5]
Date RangeCountry or people
200/400–800 Arawak people settle Saint Lucia
800– Kalinago (Caribs) settle Saint Lucia
1550sFrench Pirate François le Clerc sets up camp on Pigeon Island
1605First English settlement [5]
1626First French claim to Saint Lucia, appointed first Saint Lucia governor in 1652 [5]
1638–1640English Major Judge settlement until driven away by Caribs [5]
1635French settlements
1654Dutch settlement at Vieux Fort Bay
1659French drive off English invasion
1663Caribs sell Saint Lucia to English governor and defeat French
1664–1666English occupation [1]
1667 Treaty of Breda (1667) gives control back to French
1674–1722Annexed to the domain of the French Crown and made a dependency of Martinique [5]
1686–1687English raid and control
1687English relinquish control to French
1697 Peace of Ryswick recognizes French control
1723–1743Neutral territory (agreed by Britain and France) [1]
1743–1747French colony (Sainte Lucie)
1748–1755Neutral territory (de jure agreed by Britain and France) [1]
1756–1761French colony (Sainte Lucie)
1762–1763British occupation [1]
1763–1777France
1778Britain
1781–1783British occupation [1]
1783–1793France
1794–1795British occupation [1]
1796–1802British occupation [1]
1802France
1803–1838British colony [1]
1814British possession confirmed
1958–1962Province of West Indies Federation
1962–1967 Crown colony of the United Kingdom
1967–1979 Associated state of the United Kingdom
1979–Independent state, part of the Commonwealth of Nations

French and British Governors of the colony of Sainte Lucie, 1651–1802

Colonial era governors of Saint Lucia
NameYearTitleRuleRef
Jacques Dyel du Parquet 1651Lieutenant-General of Martinique, including Saint LuciaFrench [2] [6] [5]
Louis de Kerengoan, sieur de Rousselan1652–1654Lieutenant GovernorFrench [2] [7] [5]
M. Lavriverie1657GovernorFrench [2]
M. Haquet1657GovernorFrench [2]
M. Le Breton1657GovernorFrench [2]
M. De Coutis1658GovernorFrench [2]
M. D'Aigremont1658GovernorFrench [2]
M. Lalanda1659GovernorFrench [2]
M. LeSeur Bonnard [8] 1660–1664GovernorFrench [2] [5]
Mr. Robert Faulk1664GovernorFrench [2]
William, Lord Willoughby1672Governor of Saint Lucia, Barbados, St. Vincent and DominicaEnglish [5]
Charles de Courbon de Blénac 1677Governor-GeneralFrench [2] [9]
François d'Alesso d'Éragny 1691Governor-GeneralFrench [2] [10]
Thomas-Claude Renart de Fuchsamberg Amblimont 1697Governor-GeneralFrench [2] [11]
The Count d'Esnotz1701Governor-GeneralFrench [2]
Charles-François de Machault de Belmont 1703Governor-GeneralFrench [2] [12]
M. de Phelypeau1711Governor-GeneralFrench [2]
The Marquis Duquene1715Governor-GeneralFrench [2]
The Marquis de la Varenne1717Governor-GeneralFrench [2]
The Chevalier de Feuquieres1717Governor-GeneralFrench [2]
Captain Nathaniel Uring 1722Deputy-GovernorBritish [2] [5] [13]
Charles de Tubières de Caylus 1744Governor-GeneralFrench [2] [14]
M. de Longueville1745Governor-GeneralFrench [2]
Pierre Lucien de La Chapelle de Jumilhac 1763–1764GovernorFrench [2] [1]
The Count d'Ennery1768Governor-GeneralFrench [2]
Baron de Micoud1769Lieutenant-GovernorFrench [2]
George Brydges Rodney 1762–1763commander-in-chief of the Leeward IslesBritish [1] [15] [16]
Claude Anne de Micoud 1764–1771French [1]
The Chevalier Claude Anne Gui de Micoud 1771–1772Lieutenant GovernorFrench [2] [1]
Frédéric Laure de Kearney (M de Karny)1772–1773Lieutenant GovernorFrench [2] [1]
Alexandre Potier de Courcy 1775–1775Lieutenant GovernorFrench [2] [1]
Marc Étienne de Joubert 1776–1776Lieutenant GovernorFrench [2] [1]
The Chevalier Claude Anne Gui de Micoud 1776–1781Lieutenant GovernorFrench [2] [1]
General Anthony St Leger 1781–1783Lieutenant GovernorBritish [2] [1] [15]
Barron Jean Zénon André de Véron de Laborie 1784–1789GovernorFrench [2] [1]
Colonel Jean-Joseph Sourbader de Gimat 1789–1792GovernorFrench [2] [1]
Jean-Baptiste Raymond de Lacrosse 1792 - 1793Military Commissioner in GuadeloupeFrench [3]
General Nicolas Xavier de Ricard 1793–1794GovernorFrench [2] [1]
Colonel Sir Charles Gordon 1794–1795British [2] [1] [15]
James Stewart 1795British [1] [15]
Gaspard Goyrand1795–1796CommissaryBritish [2] [1] [17]
General John Moore 1796–1797Lieutenant GovernorBritish [2] [1] [15]
Colonel James Drummond 1797–1798Lieutenant GovernorBritish [2] [1]
General George Prevost 1798–1802Lieutenant GovernorBritish [2] [1] [15]
General George Henry Vansittart 1802Lieutenant GovernorBritish [2] [1] [15]
General Jean-François-Xavier Noguès 1802–1803Lieutenant GovernorFrench [2] [1]
Governors of Saint Lucia 1651-1802
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Jacques Dyel du Parquet, 1651
Thomas-Claude Renart de Fuchsamberg Amblimont, 1697 Thomas Claude Renart de Fuchsamberg.jpg
Thomas-Claude Renart de Fuchsamberg Amblimont, 1697
George Brydges Rodney, 1762-1763 Admiral of the White by Thomas Gainsborough.jpg
George Brydges Rodney, 1762-1763
Jean-Baptiste Raymond de Lacrosse, 1792-1793 Jean-Baptiste Raymond de Lacrosse2.JPG
Jean-Baptiste Raymond de Lacrosse, 1792-1793
John Moore, 1796-1797 Sir John Moore by Sir Thomas Lawrence.jpg
John Moore, 1796-1797
George Prevost, 1798-1802 Georgeprevost.JPG
George Prévost, 1798–1802

Governors of the British colony of Saint Lucia 1803–1834

Lieutenant-Governors of Saint Lucia, 1834–1857

The following Lieutenant-Governors of Saint Lucia were subordinate to the Governor of the British Windward Islands:

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Colonel Andrew Clarke
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Arthur Wellesley Torrens
Sir Charles Darling Portrait of Sir Charles Darling 1863 wood engraving.jpg
Sir Charles Darling

Administrators of Saint Lucia 1857–1889

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Sir Roger Goldsworthy
Sir William Des Voeux Sir G. William Des Voeux.jpg
Sir William Des Vœux
Sir Arthur Havelock Arthur Havelock.jpg
Sir Arthur Havelock

Commissioners of Saint Lucia 1889–1958

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Government House, Saint Lucia
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Edward Twining
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Edard John Cameron

Administrators of Saint Lucia 1958–1967

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Julian Asquith

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. [23] [24]

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.

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