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John Welch (colonial Administrator)
John Welch was a British colonial governor. He was Deputy Governor of Anguilla, Deputy Governor of Anguilla from 1749 until 1750. References

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Deputy Governor Of Anguilla
There have been many colonial governors of Anguilla. The official title of the position began as Deputy Governor of Anguilla, which transitioned to Chief Magistrate of Anguilla, and then became the current title of Governor of Anguilla. Deputy Governors #William Watts 1660–1666 # Abraham Howell 1666–1689 #George Leonard 1689–1735 # John Richardson 1735–1741 # Arthur Hodge 1741–1749 # John Welch 1749–1750 # Benjamin Gumbs II 1750–1768 # Benjamin Roberts 1768–1771 # John Smith 1771–1776 # Benjamin Gumbs III 1776–1782 # Thomas Hodge 1782–1805 # William Richardson 1805–1829 Chief Magistrates # Richard Challenger 1842–1846 #Isidor Dyett 1862–1863 #George Alsbury 26 November 1863 – 28 January 1868 #Alexander Augustus Melfort Campbell (1827–1890) January 1868 – February 1869 # Neale Porter March 1869 – May 1871 #D.S. Lloyd c. 1873 #James L. Lake c. 1879–1882 #Edwin Baynes 1888 #N. Lockhart c. 1896 #Joseph Numa Rat 1897 – c. 1904 #G.B. Mason c. 190 ...
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Anguilla
Anguilla is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin (island), Saint Martin. The territory consists of the main island of Anguilla, approximately long by wide at its widest point, together with a number of much smaller islands and cays with no permanent population. The territory's capital is The Valley, Anguilla, The Valley. The total land area of the territory is , with a population of approximately (). Etymology The native Arawak name for the island was ''Malliouhana''. In reference to the island's shape, the Italian ', meaning "eel" (in turn, from the Latin diminutive of ''anguis'', "snake") was used as its name. Anguillan tradition holds that Christopher Columbus named the island. History Anguilla was first settled by Indigenous Amerindian peoples who migrated from S ...
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Arthur Hodge (Deputy Governor Of Anguilla)
Arthur Hodge (died January 1749) was a British colonial governor. He was Deputy Governor of Anguilla Anguilla is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Sa ... from 30 June 1741 until 28 January 1749. He was in charge of defending the island during 1745 when the small British garrison defeated an attempt by 760 French soldiers and marines to capture the place in June. References Deputy governors of Anguilla 1749 deaths Year of birth unknown {{Anguilla-politician-stub ...
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List Of Colonial Governors Of Anguilla
There have been many colonial governors of Anguilla. The official title of the position began as Deputy Governor of Anguilla, which transitioned to Chief Magistrate of Anguilla, and then became the current title of Governor of Anguilla. Deputy Governors #William Watts 1660–1666 # Abraham Howell 1666–1689 #George Leonard 1689–1735 # John Richardson 1735–1741 # Arthur Hodge 1741–1749 # John Welch 1749–1750 # Benjamin Gumbs II 1750–1768 # Benjamin Roberts 1768–1771 # John Smith 1771–1776 # Benjamin Gumbs III 1776–1782 # Thomas Hodge 1782–1805 # William Richardson 1805–1829 Chief Magistrates # Richard Challenger 1842–1846 #Isidor Dyett 1862–1863 #George Alsbury 26 November 1863 – 28 January 1868 #Alexander Augustus Melfort Campbell (1827–1890) January 1868 – February 1869 # Neale Porter March 1869 – May 1871 #D.S. Lloyd c. 1873 #James L. Lake c. 1879–1882 #Edwin Baynes 1888 #N. Lockhart c. 1896 #Joseph Numa Rat 1897 – c. 1904 #G.B. Mason c. 190 ...
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Benjamin Gumbs II
Benjamin Gumbs II (died 1768) was a British colonial governor and sugarcane plantation owner on Katouche Bay. He was Deputy Governor of Anguilla Anguilla is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Sa ... from 1750 until 1768. References Deputy governors of Anguilla 1768 deaths Planters from the British West Indies Year of birth unknown British slave owners {{Anguilla-politician-stub ...
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