This is a list of viceroys in Saint Christopher (Saint Kitts), from the start of English colonisation in 1623 and French colonisation in 1625, until the island's independence from the United Kingdom as Saint Kitts and Nevis in 1983.
English Governors of Saint Christopher (1623–1666)
Sir Thomas Warner, 1623–1649 Rowland Rich (or Redge), 1649–1651 Clement Everard, 1651–1660 William Watts, 1660–1666
In 1666, war broke between the French and English colonies, and the French gained control of the entire island.
French Governors of Saint-Christophe (1625–1713)
Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc, 1625–1636 Pierre du Halde, 1636–1638 René de Béthoulat de La Grange-Fromenteau, 1638–1639 Phillippe de Longvilliers de Poincy, 1639–1644, first time Robert de Longvilliers de Poincy, 1644–1646 Phillippe de Longvilliers de Poincy, 1646–1660, second time Charles de Sales, 1660–1666 Claude de Roux de Saint-Laurent, 1666–1689 Charles de Pechpeyrou-Comminges de Guitaut, 1689–1690
Between 1690 and 1697, English had control of the entire island.
Jean-Baptiste de Gennes, 1698–1702.
In 1702, English forces again seized control of the entire island. The Treaty of Utrecht of 1713, finally ceded the entire island to Great Britain.
English Deputy Governors of Saint Christopher (1671–1769) The 1667 Treaty of Breda restored the English portions of the island to its owners. In 1671, Saint Christopher joined the British Leeward Islands, which was administered from Antigua by the Governor of the Leeward Islands. Until 1769, a deputy governor was appointed to oversee local affairs.
Abednego Mathew, 1671–1681 Thomas Hill, 1682–1697 James Norton, 1697–1701 Walter Hamilton, 1704–1706
In 1706, French forces under Henri-Louis de Chavagnac occupied the island.
Michael Lambert, 1706–1715 William Mathews, Jr., 1715–1733 Gilbert Fleming, 1733–1769
Governors of Saint Christopher (1816–1833)
In 1816, the British Leeward Islands was dissolved, and Saint Christopher was again administered separately.
Stedman Rawlins, 1816 Thomas Probyn, 1816–1821 Charles William Maxwell, 1821–1832 Lieutenant-General Sir William Nicolay, 1832–1833
Lieutenant Governors of Saint Christopher (1833–1870) In 1833, the British Leeward Islands was reformed. A lieutenant governor was appointed to oversee Saint Christopher, subordinate to the Governor of Antigua, viceroy in the reformed colony.
John Lyons Nixon 1833–1836 Henry George Macleod, 1836–1839 Charles Cunningham, 1839–1847 Robert James Mackintosh, 1847–1850 Edward Hay Drummond Hay, 1850–1855 Hercules George Robert Robinson, 1855–1859 Benjamin Chilley Campbell Pine, 1860–1866 James George Mackenzie, 1867–1869 William Wellington Cairns, 1869–1870
Presidents of Saint Christopher (1870–1883) Francis Spencer Wigley, 1870–1872, first time James Samuel Berridge, 1872–1873 Alexander Wilson Moir, 1873–1883
Presidents of Saint Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla (1883–1888) In 1883, Saint Christopher was united with Nevis and Anguilla under a single presidency based in Saint Christopher and named Saint Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla.
Charles Monroe Eldridge, 1883–1885 Francis Spencer Wigley, 1885–1888
Commissioner of Saint Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla (1889–1895) John Kemys Spencer-Churchill, 1889–1895
Administrators of Saint Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla (1895–1967)
Thomas Riseley Griffith, 1895–1899 Charles Thomas Cox, 1899–1904 Sir Robert Bromley, 1904–1906 Thomas Laurence Roxburgh, 1906–1916 John Alder Burdon, 1916–1925 Thomas Reginald St. Johnston, 1925–1929 Terence Charles Macnaghten, 1929–1931 Douglas Roy Stewart, 1931–1940 James Dundas Harford, 1940–1947 Leslie Stuart Greening, 1947–1949 Frederick Mitchell Noad, 1949 Hugh Burrowes, 1949–1956 Henry Howard, 1956–1966 Frederick Albert Phillips, 1966–27 February 1967
Governors of Saint Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla (1967–1980)
In 1967, Saint Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla became an associated state of the United Kingdom, responsible for its own internal affairs.
Sir Frederick Albert Phillips, 27 February 1967 – 1969, continued Sir Milton Pensonville Allen, 1969–1975, acting to August 1972 Sir Probyn Ellsworth Inniss, 1975–13 April 1980
Governors of Saint Christopher and Nevis (1980–1983)
In 1980, Anguilla achieved separation, and the state was renamed Saint Christopher and Nevis.
Sir Probyn Ellsworth Inniss, 13 April 1980 – 26 November 1981, continued Clement Athelston Arrindell, November 1981–19 September 1983
On 19 September 1983, Saint Kitts and Nevis achieved independence from the United Kingdom. For a list of viceroys after independence, see Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
See also
List of colonial heads of Nevis
References
Rulers.org: Saint Kitts and Nevis Worldstatesmen.org: Saint Kitts and Nevis