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. 1905 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 Vincent F. Byron 1962 – 31 May 1967 Peter Adams July 1967 – 23 February 1968

Governors

Charles Henry Godden 1982–1983 Alastair Turner Baillie 1983–1987 Geoffrey Owen Whittaker 1987–1989 Brian G.J. Canty 1989–1992 Alan W. Shave 1992–1995 Alan Hoole 1995–1996 Robert Harris (born 1941) December 1996 – 27 January 2000 Roger Cousins (acting) 2000 Peter Johnstone (born 1944) 4 February 2000 – 29 April 2004 Mark Capes (acting) 2004 Alan Huckle 28 May 2004 – July 2006 Mark Capes (acting) 2006 Andrew George 10 July 2006 – 11 March 2009 Stanley Reid (acting) 11 March 2009 – 21 April 2009 Alistair Harrison 21 April 2009 – 18 July 2013 Stanley Reid (acting) 18 July 2013 – 23 July 2013 Christina Scott 23 July 2013 – 17 August 2017 Perin Bradley (acting) 17 August 2017 – 21 August 2017 Tim Foy 21 August 2017 – 30 December 2020 Perin Bradley (acting) 30 December 2020 – 18 Jan 2021 Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam 18 Jan 2021 – 1 June 2023 Perin Bradley (acting) 1 June 2023 – 26 June 2023 Paul Candler (acting) 26 June 2023 – 11 September 2023 Julia Crouch 11 September 2023 – present

References

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