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
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William Watts William Watts may refer to:
* William Watts (East India Company official) (c. 1722–1764), British official involved in the overthrow of the last independent ruler of Bengal
* William Watts (fl. 1512–1518), mayor of Reading
* William Watts (pri ...
1660–1666
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Abraham Howell 1666–1689
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George Leonard
George Burr Leonard (August 9, 1923 – January 6, 2010) was an American writer, editor, and educator who wrote extensively about education and human potential. He served as President Emeritus of the Esalen Institute, past-president of the ...
1689–1735
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John Richardson 1735–1741
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Arthur Hodge 1741–1749
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John Welch 1749–1750
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Benjamin Gumbs II 1750–1768
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Benjamin Roberts 1768–1771
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John Smith 1771–1776
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Benjamin Gumbs III 1776–1782
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Thomas Hodge 1782–1805
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William Richardson 1805–1829
Chief Magistrates
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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
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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. 1905
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Alan Cuthbert Burns 1910–1912
#W.E. Burton 1913
#G.I. Mendes c. 1913–1915
#W.E. Burton (second time) 1917–1918
#S.B. Jones 9 August 1918 – 31 May 1923
#J.Y. MacFadyen c. 1926–1933
#C.E.E. Stevens c. 1937–1938
#A.P. McDonald c. 1939–1948
#J.D. Maloney (1905–?) c. 1952–1958
#G.C.H. Thomas (1911–?) c. 1958–1962
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Vincent F. Byron 1962 – 31 May 1967
#Peter Adams July 1967 – 23 February 1968
Governors
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Charles Henry Godden 1982–1983
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Alastair Turner Baillie 1983–1987
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Geoffrey Owen Whittaker 1987–1989
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Brian G.J. Canty 1989–1992
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Alan W. Shave 1992–1995
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Alan Hoole
Alan Norman Hoole (25 April 1942 – 8 May 2000) was the Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha between 1991 and 1995, he then served as Governor of Anguilla between 1995 and 1996.
He was educated at Sheffield University
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1995–1996
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Robert Harris (born 1941) December 1996 – 27 January 2000
#Roger Cousins (acting) 2000
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Peter Johnstone (born 1944) 4 February 2000 – 29 April 2004
#Mark Capes (acting) 2004
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Alan Huckle
Alan Edden Huckle (born 15 June 1948) is an English senior diplomat in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the British Government. He was the commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) and the British Antarctic Territory fr ...
28 May 2004 – July 2006
#Mark Capes (acting) 2006
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Andrew George 10 July 2006 – 11 March 2009
#Stanley Reid (acting) 11 March 2009 – 21 April 2009
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Alistair Harrison 21 April 2009 – 18 July 2013
#Stanley Reid (acting) 18 July 2013 – 23 July 2013
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Christina Scott 23 July 2013 – 17 August 2017
#Perin Bradley (acting) 17 August 2017 – 21 August 2017
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Tim Foy 21 August 2017 – 30 December 2020
#Perin Bradley (acting) 30 December 2020 – 18 Jan 2021
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Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam
Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam is a British lawyer and civil servant who has served as Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands since 29 June 2023. She served as Governor of Anguilla between 2021 and 2023.
Civil service
Daniel-Selvaratnam is of ...
18 Jan 2021 – 1 June 2023
#Perin Bradley (acting) 1 June 2023 – 26 June 2023
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Paul Candler (acting) 26 June 2023 – 11 September 2023
#Julia Crouch 11 September 2023 – present
References
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External links
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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 Sa ...
Government of Anguilla
History of Anguilla
Colonial