List of colonial governors and administrators of British Honduras
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[1] This is a list of viceroys in British Honduras and Belize from the start of British settlement in the area until the colony's independence in 1981. Until 1862, the territory was under the vice-regency of the Governor of Jamaica, and administered by a Superintendent. After this it was a colony in its own right, and administered by a Lieutenant Governor, still subordinate to Jamaica. In 1884, the colony gained its own governor, independent of Jamaica.
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| Governor of British Honduras | |
|---|---|
Flag of the governor of British Honduras (1884–1981) | |
 Robert Hodgson Sr. 1749 – 1758 | |
| Member of | Legislative Council |
| Residence | Government House, Belize City |
| Appointer | British Monarch |
| Formation | 1749 |
| First holder | Robert Hodgson Sr. |
| Final holder | Sir James Hennessy |
| Abolished | 21 September 1981 |
| Succession | Governor-General of Belize |
In 1973 the colony's name was changed to Belize and in 1981 it gained independence. For a list of viceroys after independence, see Governor-General of Belize.
List of officeholders
| Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Superintendents of British Honduras (1749–1862) | |||
| 1749–1758 | Robert Hodgson Sr. | ||
| 1758–1760 | Richard Jones | ||
| 1760–1767 | Joseph Otway | ||
| 1767–1775 | Robert Hodgson Jr. | ||
| 1776 | John Ferguson | ||
| 1776 – 10 March 1787 | James Lawrie | ||
| 1787 – June 1790 |  | Edward Despard | |
| June 1790 – March 1791 | Lt Gen Peter Hunter | Acting | |
| March 1791 – January 1797 | Thomas Potts | Chief magistrate | |
| January 1797 – 1800 | Thomas Barrow | First time | |
| 1800–1802 | Richard Basset | ||
| January 1803 – 1805 | Thomas Barrow | Second time | |
| 1805–1806 | Gabriel Gordon | ||
| 1806–1809 | Alexander Mark Kerr Hamilton | ||
| 1809–1814 | John Nugent Smyth | ||
| 1814–1822 | .jpg) | Sir George Arthur | |
| 1822–1823 | Allan Hampden Pye | ||
| 1823–1829 | Edward Codd | ||
| 1829–1830 | Alexander MacDonald | First time | |
| 1830–1837 | Sir Francis Cockburn | ||
| 1837–1843 | Alexander MacDonald | Second time | |
| 1843–1851 | Charles St. John Fancourt | ||
| 1851–1854 |  | Sir Philip Wodehouse | |
| 1854–1857 |  | Sir William Stevenson | |
| 1857–1862 |  | Frederick Seymour | |
| Lieutenant Governors of British Honduras (1862–1884)[note 1] | |||
| 1862–1864 | | Frederick Seymour | Continued |
| 1864–1867 |  | John Gardiner Austin | |
| 1867–1870 |  | Sir James Robert Longden | |
| 1870–1874 |  | Sir William Wellington Cairns | |
| 1874–1877 | Sir Robert Miller Mundy | ||
| 1877–1883 |  | Sir Frederick Palgrave Barlee | |
| 13 May 1883 – 1884 |  | Col Sir Robert William Harley | |
| Governors of British Honduras (1884–1973)[note 2] | |||
| 1884–1891 |  | Sir Roger Tuckfield Goldsworthy | |
| 1891–1897 | Sir Cornelius Alfred Moloney | ||
| 1897–1904 | Sir David Wilson | ||
| 15 April 1904 – 1906 | _Bickham_Sweet-Escott.jpg) | Sir Ernest Bickham Sweet-Escott | |
| 13 August 1906 – 9 May 1913 |  | Sir Eric John Eagles Swayne | |
| 19 May 1913 – January 1918 | Sir Wilfred Collet | ||
| 29 January 1918 – 4 September 1918 | William Hart-Bennett | ||
| 22 March 1919 – 1925 | Sir Eyre Hutson | ||
| 16 April 1925 – 1932 | Sir John Alder Burdon | ||
| 9 March 1932 – 1934 | Sir Harold Baxter Kittermaster | ||
| 2 November 1934 – 1939 |  | Sir Alan Cuthbert Maxwell Burns | |
| 24 February 1940 – 1 July 1946 | Sir John Adams Hunter | ||
| 1 July 1946 – 14 January 1947 | Sir Arthur Norman Wolffsohn | Acting | |
| 14 January 1947 – 1948 | Sir Edward Gerald Hawkesworth | ||
| 28 February 1949 – 1952 | Sir Ronald Herbert Garvey | ||
| 21 October 1952 – 1955 | Sir Patrick Muir Renison | ||
| 17 January 1956 – 1961 | Sir Colin Hardwick Thornley | ||
| 9 December 1961 – 1966 | Sir Peter Hyla Gawne Stallard | ||
| 11 July 1966 – January 1972 | Sir John Warburton Paul | ||
| 26 January 1972 – 31 May 1973 | Sir Richard Neil Posnett | ||
| Governors of Belize (1973–1981)[note 3] | |||
| 1 June 1973 – 1976 | Sir Richard Neil Posnett | Continued | |
| 1 June 1976 – 1980 |  | Peter Donovan McEntee | |
| 1980 – 21 September 1981 | Sir James Hennessy | ||
On 21 September 1981 Belize gained independence from the United Kingdom. For viceroys of Belize after independence, see Governor-General of Belize.
Notes
- In 1862, the territory became a crown colony, and was subsequently administered by a Lieutenant Governor, subordinate to the Governor of Jamaica.
- In 1884, the colony was severed from its dependency to Jamaica and gained its own Governor.
- On 1 June 1973, the colony of British Honduras was renamed Belize.