Governors of Early Bermuda
1612 Richard Moore 1615, 29 June 6 commissioners provisional govt 1616, May Daniel Tucker 1619 Miles Kendall temporary charge 1619, October Nathaniel Butler 1622, 25 October John Harrison sheriff, temp charge 1622, November John Bernard until death John Harrison temp at Bernard's death 1623, December Henry Woodhouse 1626, 20 September Phillip Bell 1629, 29 August Roger Wood 1637, July? Thomas Chaddock 1641 William Sayle 1642 Josias Forster 1643 William Sayle 1644 W Sayle, Stephen Payn triumvirate govt ter, & Wm Wilkinson 1645 Josias Forster 1647 Jonathan Turner 1649, 25 September John Trimingham 1650 John Jennings 1650, November Josias Forster
1659, 3 January William Sayle 1663, 12 January Florentius Seymour 1668, 15 May Samuel Whalley 1669, 15 May Sir John Heydon 1681, 30 May Florentia Seymour (died in office 3 Nov 82) 1682, 9 November Henry Durham temp charge 1683, 29 Jan Col. Richard Coney end of Bermuda Co charter 1685-1687 Col Richard Coney 1st Gov under Crown 1687, 12 Apr-1690, 20 Jun Sir Robert Robinson Governor 1691-1693 Isaac Richier Lt Governor 1693-1696 John Goddard Governor 1698, 20 Oct-1700, 18 Dec Samuel Day Lt Governor 1701, 2 May- 1713 Benjamin Bennett Governor 1713-1718 Henry Pulleine Lt Governor 1718-1722 Benjamin Bennett Governor 1722-1727 John Hope Governor 1727, Nov- 1728, Aug John Trimingham President 1728-1737 John Pitt Governor 1737, Dec-1738, May Andrew Auchinleck President 1738, 2 Aug-1744, 9 Nov Alured Popple Governor
1744, Nov-1747, Jun Francis Jones President 1747, Jul- 1751, Nov William Popple Governor 1751, Nov- 1755, Nov Francis Jones President 1755, Nov- 1763, Dec William Popple Governor 1763, Dec- 1764, Aug Francis Jones President 1764, Aug- 1780, Aug George James Bruere Governor 1780, Sep- Oct Thomas Jones President 1780, Oct- 1781, Dec George Bruere Lt Governor 1782, Jan- 1788, Oct William Browne Governor 1788, Oct- 1794, Oct Henry Hamilton Lt Governor 1794, 8 November- 1796, 27 October James Crauford Governor 1796, 27 Oct - 22 Nov Henry Tucker President 1796, 22 Nov- 1 Dec William Campbell Governor 1796, Dec-1798, Feb Henry Tucker President 1798, Feb- 1803, Mar George Beckwith Governor 1803, Apr-1805, Apr Henry Tucker President 1805, May- 1806, Jun Francis Gore Lt Governor 1806, Jun 13- Jul 31 Henry Tucker President 1806, Jul- 1810, Jun John Hodgson Governor 1810, Jun- 1811, Aug Samuel Trott President 1811, Aug- 1819, Apr Sir James Cockburn Governor 1812, 4 Jul- 14 Sep William Smith President
1812, Sep- Jul 1814 George Horsford Lt Governor 1816, Jul- 1817, Nov William Smith President 1817, Nov- 1819, Apr Sir James Cockburn Governor 1819, 15 Apr- 25 Nov William Smith President 1819, Nov-1822, May Sir William Lumley Governor 1822, May- 1823, Oct William Smith President 1823, Oct- 1825, Jun Sir William Lumley Governor 1825, Jun- 1826, Feb William Smith President 1826, Feb- 1829, Jul Sir Hilgrove Turner Governor 1829, Jul- Nov Robert Kennedy acting Governor 1829, Nov- 1830, Jul Sir Hilgrove Turner Governor 1830, Jul - Nov Robert Kennedy acting Governor 1830, Nov- 1832, Jan Sir Hilgrove Turner Governor 1832, Jan- 1835, Apr Sir RS Chapman Governor 1835, Apr- Sep Henry G Hunt acting Governor 1835, Sep- 1836, Jan Robert Kennedy acting Governor 1836, Jan- 1839, Apr Sir RS Chapman Governor 1839, Apr- 1846, Nov William Reid Governor 1846, Nov - Dec W N Hutchinson acting Governor 1846, Dec- 1852, Aug Charles Elliott Governor 1852, Aug- 1853, May W Hassell Eden acting Governor 1853, May - Sep George Philpots acting Governor 1853, Sep Thomas C Robe acting Governor
1853, Sep - Oct Soulden Oakley acting Governor 1853, Oct - Nov Arthur W Byles acting Governor 1853, Nov - 1854, Feb Charles Elliott Governor 1854, Feb - Oct Montgomery Williams acting Governor 1854, Oct - 1859, Jun Freeman Murray Governor 1859, Jun - Oct A T Hemphill acting Governor 1859, Oct- 1860, Feb William Munroe acting Governor 1860, Feb- 1861, Mar Freeman Murray Governor 1861, Mar- 1864, Jun H. St George Ord Governor 1864, Jun- Jul William Munroe Lt Governor 1864, Jul- 1865, Oct W G Hamley Lt Governor 1865, Oct- 1866, Nov H. St George Ord Governor 1866, Nov- 1867, Apr W G Hamley Lt Governor 1867, Apr Arnold Thompson acting Governor 1867, Apr- 1870, May Sir F E Chapman Governor 1870, May - Sep W F Brett Lt Governor 1870, Sep- 1871, Apr T Gore Brown administrator 1871, Apr- May A A'C Fisher acting Governor 1871, May - 1874, May John Henry Lefroy Lt Governor 1874, May Fitz Roy Somerset acting Governor 1874, May - Jun John Henry Lefroy Governor 1874, Jun - Nov Fitz Roy Somerset acting Governor
