List of Governors of Plantations

Journals of the Board of Trade and Plantations: Volume 13, January 1768 - December 1775. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1937.

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'List of Governors of Plantations', in Journals of the Board of Trade and Plantations: Volume 13, January 1768 - December 1775, ed. K H Ledward( London, 1937), British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/jrnl-trade-plantations/vol13/viii [accessed 13 January 2025].

'List of Governors of Plantations', in Journals of the Board of Trade and Plantations: Volume 13, January 1768 - December 1775. Edited by K H Ledward( London, 1937), British History Online, accessed January 13, 2025, https://www.british-history.ac.uk/jrnl-trade-plantations/vol13/viii.

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LIST OF GOVERNORS OF PLANTATIONS

Bahamas: Shirley, Thomas (1767–1774); Browne, Mountford (1774–1779).

Barbados: Spry, William (1767–1771); Hay, Edward (1771–1780).

Bermuda: Bruere, George James (1764–1781).

Carolina, North: Tryon, William (1765–1770); Martin, Jasian (1770–1777).

Carolina, South: Montague, Charles (1765–1769); Bull, William (1769–1773); Campbell, William (1773–1776).

Connecticut: Pitkin, William (1766–1769); Trumball, Jonathan (1769–1776).

Dominica: Scott, George, L.G. (1768–1770); Young, William, Gov. (1770–1774); Shirley, Thomas (1774–1778).

Florida, East: Grant, James (1763–1773); Tonyn, Patrick (1773–1783).

Florida, West: Eliot, John (1767–1769); Chester, Peter (1769–1782); Browne, Mountford, L. G.

Georgia: Wright, James (1761–1775); Habersham, James, L. G.

Grenada: Melvill, Robert (1763–1771); Leyborne, William (1771–1775); MacCartney, George (1775–1779).

Jamaica: Trelawney, William (1767–1772); Keith, Basil (1773–1777).

Leeward Islands: Woodley, William (1766–1771); Payne, Ralph (1771–1776).

Maryland: Sharpe, Horatio (1753–1768); Eden, Robert (1768–1776).

Massachusetts: Bernard, Francis (1759–1770); Hutchinson, Thomas (1770–1774); Gage, Thomas (1774–1776).

New Hampshire: Wentworth, John (1766–1776).

New Jersey; Franklin, William Temple (1763–1776).

New York: Moore, Henry (1765–1769); Dunmore, Lord (1769–1770); Tryon, William (1770–1778).

Newfoundland: Pallisser, Hugh (1764–1769); Byron, John (1769–1772); Shuldham, Lord (1772–1775); Duff, Robert (1775–1776).

Nova Scotia: Campbell, William (1766–1773); Legge, Francis (1773–1776); Franklyn, Michael, L. G.

Pennsylvania: Penn, John (1763–1771); Penn, Richard (1771–1773); Penn, John, again (1773–1776).

Quebec: Murray, James (1760–1768); Carleton, Guy (1768–1776); Cramahe, L. G.

Rhode Island: Lyndon, Josiah (1768–1769); Wanton, Joseph (1669–1775); Cooke, Nicholas (1775–1778).

St. John's; Patterson, Walter (1768–1786); Desbrisay, Thomas, L. G.

St. Vincent's: Melville, Robert, (1767–1771); Leyborne, William (1771–1781).

Tobago: Melville, Robert (1767–1771); Leyborne, William (1771–1775); Macartney, George (1775–1779).

Virginia: Botetourt, Lord (1768–1770); Dunmore, Lord (1770–1776); Fauquier, Francis, L. G.