List of governors of dependent territories in the 18th century

This is a list of territorial governors in the 18th century (1701–1800) AD, such as the administrators of colonies, protectorates, and other dependencies. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed.

Colonial and territorial governors by century:
See also:

A dependent territory is 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.

Austria-Hungary

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Austria-Hungary
Austro-Hungarian colonies

Belgium

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Belgium
Belgian colonial empire

Britain

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Kingdom of Great Britain
British colonial empire, English overseas possessions
MonarchsPrime ministers

Americas

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North America

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  • Benjamin Bennett, Governor (1701–1713)
  • Henry Pulleine, Governor (1713–1718)
  • Benjamin Bennett, Governor (1718–1722)
  • John Hope, Governor (1722–1727)
  • John Trimingham, Governor (1727–1728)
  • John Pitt, Governor (1728–1737)
  • Andrew Auchinleck, Governor (1737–1738)
  • Alured Popple, Governor (1738–1744)
  • Francis Jones, Governor (1744–1747)
  • William Popple, Governor (1747–1751)
  • Francis Jones, Governor (1751–1755)
  • William Popple, Governor (1755–1763)
  • Francis Jones, Governor (1763–1764)
  • George James Bruere, Governor (1764–1780)
  • Thomas Jones, Governor (1780)
  • George Bruere the younger, Governor (1780–1781)
  • William Browne, Governor (1782–1788)
  • Henry Hamilton, Lieutenant governor (1788–1794)
  • James Crawford, Governor (1794–1796)
  • Henry Tucker, Governor (1796)
  • William Campbell, Governor (1796)
  • Henry Tucker, Governor (1796–1798)
  • George Beckwith, Governor (1798–1803)

Caribbean

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  • Elias Haskett, Governor (1700–1701)
  • Ellis Lightfoot, Governor (1701–1703)
  • Edward Birch, Governor (1704)
  • without British rule: see Republic of Pirates
  • Woodes Rogers, Governor (1718–1721)
  • George Phenney, Governor (1721–1728)
  • Woodes Rogers, Governor (1729–1732)
  • Richard Fitzwilliam, Acting Governor (1734–1738)
  • John Tinker, Governor (1741–1758)[17]
  • John Gambier, Acting Governor (1758–1760)
  • William Shirley, Governor (1760–1775)[18]
  • Montfort Browne, Governor (1775–1776)
  • John Gambier, Acting Governor (1776–1778)
  • John Robert Maxwell, Governor (1780–1782)
  • Spanish occupation (1782–1783)
  • Andrew de Vau, Acting Governor (1783)
  • John Robert Maxwell, Governor (1783–1784)
  • James Edward Powell, Lieutenant governor (1784–1786)
  • John Brown, Acting Governor (1786–1787)
  • John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore, Governor (1787–1796)
  • Robert Hunt, Acting Governor (1796–1797)
  • John Forbes, Lieutenant governor (1797)
  • William Dowdeswell, Governor (1797–1801)
  • William Cartwright, Chief magistrate (1750–1776)
  • William Bodden, Chief magistrate (1776–1823)

South America

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  • John McBride, HMS Jason, Governor (1767–1768)
  • Rayner, Governor (1768–1769)
  • Anthony Hunt, HMS Tamar, Governor (1769–1770)
  • George Farmer, Governor (1770)
  • John Burr, HMS Hound, Governor (1771–1772)
  • Samuel Wittewrong Clayton, Governor (1773–1776)

Asia

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Australia

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British isles

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Mediterranean

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Courland and Semigallia

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Duchy of Courland and Semigallia
Couronian colonies

Denmark-Norway

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Danish West India Company, Denmark–Norway
Danish colonial empire
  • Governors of St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix

France

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Ancien Régime of France, Kingdom of France (1791–92), French First Republic
French colonial empire

Caribbean

Mediterranean

North America

Oceania

Germany

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German Empire
German colonial empire

Italy

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Italy
Italian colonial empire

Japan

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Empire of Japan
Japanese colonial empire

Netherlands

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Dutch Republic, Batavian Republic
Dutch colonial empire

Asia

Oman

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Yaruba dynasty, Al Said of Oman

Ottoman Empire

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Ottoman Empire
Eyalets and Vilayets

Portugal

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Kingdom of Portugal
Portuguese colonial empire
Monarchs

Africa

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Asia

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South America

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Russia

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Russian Empire: Russian colonial empire

Spain

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Bourbon Spain
Spanish colonial empire
  • Felipe Ruíz Puente, Governor (1767–1773)
  • Domingo Chauria, Governor (1773–1774)
  • Francisco Gil Lemos, Governor (1774–1777)
  • Ramón de Carassa, Governor (1777–1779)
  • Salvador de Medina, Governor (1779–1781)
  • Jacinto de Altolaguirre, Governor (1781–1783)
  • Fulgencio Montemayor, Governor (1783–1784)
  • Augustín Figueroa, Governor (1784–1786)
  • Pedro de Mesa y Casto, Governor (1786–1787)
  • Ramón Clairac, Governor (1787–1788)
  • Pedro de Mesa y Casto, Governor (1788–1789)
  • Ramón Clairac, Governor (1789–1790)
  • Juan José de Elizalde, Governor (1790–1791)
  • Pedro Pablo Sanguinetto, Governor (1791–1792)
  • Juan José de Elizalde, Governor (1792–1793)
  • Pedro Pablo Sanguinetto, Governor (1793–1794)
  • José Aldana Ortega, Governor (1794–1795)
  • Pedro Pablo Sanguinetto, Governor (1795–1796)
  • José Aldana Ortega, Governor (1796–1797)
  • Luis de Medina Torres, Governor (1797–1798)
  • Francisco Javier de Viana, Governor (1798–1799)
  • Luis de Medina Torres, Governor (1799–1800)
  • Francisco Javier de Viana, Governor (1800–1801)

Sweden

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Sweden
Swedish colonies

United States

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  • William Blount, Governor (September 20, 1790 – March 30, 1796) Arrived 10 October 1790.[48]
  • Governor
  • Winthrop Sargent (18 August 1798 – 7 May 1801) Appointed 7 May 1798, arrived 6 August 1798.
  • Governor
  • Major General William Henry Harrison, Military governor (January 10, 1801 – December 28, 1812). Harrison was the 9th President of the United States (March 4, 1841 – April 4, 1841)

Notes

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  1. ^ John Byng's elder brother, Robert Byng, was the great-great-grandfather of The Viscount Byng of Vimy, who served as Governor General of Canada from 1921 to 1926.

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