List of colonial governors and administrators of Tobago facts for kids

Have you ever wondered who was in charge of Tobago a long time ago? This article tells you about the important people who governed Tobago. These leaders were called "Governors" or "Lieutenant-Governors." They were like the main boss or leader of the island during different times in history. For leaders of both Trinidad and Tobago after 1889, you can look at the List of governors of Trinidad and Tobago.

British Lieutenant-Governors of Tobago (1764–1781)

Tobago has a rich history, being ruled by different countries. For a period, it was under British control. Here are the Lieutenant-Governors who led Tobago when it was a British colony between 1764 and 1781.

• Alexander Brown (Lt Governor of Tobago) – November 12, 1764 – July 1766
• William Hill – December 2, 1766 – October 16, 1767
• Roderick Gwynne – October 16, 1767 – 1769
• Robert William Stewart – 1769–1771
• William Young (Lt. Governor of Tobago) of Auchenskeoch Castle (Scotland) – 1771–1777
• Peter Campbell (Lt Governor of Tobago) – 1777–1779
• John Graham (Lt Governor of Tobago) – 1779–1781
• George Ferguson (Lt Governor of Tobago) – 1781 – June 2, 1781

French Governors of Tobago (1781–1793)

Later, Tobago was taken over by the French. These are the Governors who were in charge of Tobago when it was a French colony from 1781 to 1793.

• Philibert François Rouxel de Blanchelande – June 2, 1781 – 1784
• Rene Maria viconte d'Arrot – 1784–1786
• Arthur Dillon – 1786–1789
• Antoine de Jobal de Poigny – 1789–1792
• Philippe Marie de Marguenat – 1792–1793
• Laroque de Mointeil – 1793

British Governors of Tobago (1793–1899)

Tobago returned to British control in 1793. This list shows the Governors who led the island during this long period, right up until 1899. Some of these individuals were acting governors, meaning they filled the role temporarily.

• William Myers – April 1793
• George Poyntz Ricketts – 1793–1795
• Joseph Robley – 1795 (acting)
• William Lindsay – 1795–1796
• James Campbell – 1796–1797
• Stephen de Lancey – 1797–1799
• Joseph Robley – 1799–1800 (acting)
• Richard Master – 1800
• Joseph Robley – 1800–1801 (acting)
• Hugh Lyle Carmichael - 1801 – November 7, 1802 (acting)
• Jean Joseph François de Sahuguet d'Amarzit de Laroche – November 7, 1802 – 1803
• Louis Cesar Gabriel Berthier – 1803
• Thomas Picton – June 30, 1803 – July 1803
• William Johnstone – July 1803 – August 1803
• Donald MacDonald – August 1803 – July 1804
• John Halkett – July 1804 – 1807
• Sir William Young, 2nd Baronet – 1807–1815
• John Balfour – 1815–1816
• John Campbell – 1816
• Sir Frederick Philipse Robinson – November 1816
• Sir Colin Campbell - February 1828 - April 1828
• Nathaniel Blackwell – April 1828 – 1833
• Alexander Gardner – 1833 – (Acting)
• General Sir Lionel Smith – 1833
• General Sir Henry Charles Darling – 1833–1845
• Laurence Graeme – 1845–1851
• David Robert Ross – April 16, 1851 – June 26, 1851
• Henry Yates – 1851–1852 – (1st Time / Acting)
• Dominick Daly September 1851 – 1852
• Henry Yates – 1852 – February 1854 – (2nd Time / Acting)
• Willoughby J. Shortland – February 1854 – 1856
• James Kirk – 1856 – (Acting)
• James Henry Keens – 1856–1857 – (Acting)
• James Vickery Drysdale – June 1857 – April 1864
• Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright – October 1864 – 1872
• Herbert Taylor Ussher – 1872–1875
• Robert William Harley – 1875–1877
• Augustus Fredrick Gore – 1877–1880
• Edward Laborde – 1880–1882
• John Worrell Carrington – 1883–1884
• Loraine Geddes Hay – 1885
• Robert Baxter Llewellyn – 1885–1888
• Loraine Geddes Hay – 1888–1892
• Thomas Crossley Rayner – 1892
• William Low – 1892–1893
• Herbert H. Sealy – 1893 (acting)
• William Low – 1893–1897
• S. W. Snaggs – 1897 (acting)
• Joseph Clanfergael O'Halloran – 1897–1899

See also

• List of governors of Trinidad
• List of governors of Trinidad and Tobago
• List of governors-general of Trinidad and Tobago
• History of Tobago
• List of presidents of Trinidad and Tobago
• List of prime ministers of Trinidad and Tobago