List of Governors of Jersey
You’ll find a list of past Governors of Jersey in the table below.
| Term started | Term ended | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1470 | 1483 | Sir Richard Harliston |
| 1486 | 1494 | Matthew Baker |
| 1497 | 1500 | Thomas Overay |
| 1500 | 1502 | Jean Lempriere |
| 1502 | 1531 | Sir Hugh Vaughan |
| 1531 | 1532 | Sir Anthony Ughtred |
| 1532 | 1534 | Sir Anthony Darcy |
| 1534 | 1536 | The Lord Vaux |
| 1537 | 1550 | The Duke of Somerset |
| 1550 | 1574 | Sir Hugh Poulet |
| 1574 | 1590 | Sir Amyas Poulet |
| 1590 | 1600 | Anthony Poulet |
| 1600 | 1603 | Sir Walter Ralegh |
| 1603 | 1630 | Sir John Peyton |
| 1631 | 1643 | Sir Thomas Jermyn |
| 1643 | 1643 | The Earl of Warwick |
| 1643 | 1644 | Sir Thomas Jermyn |
| 1644 | 1651 | The Lord Jermyn |
| 1651 | 1654 | Colonel Heane |
| 1655 | 1659 | Colonel Robert Gibbon |
| 1659 | 1660 | Colonel John Mason |
| 1660 | 1660 | Colonel Carew Raleigh |
| 1660 | 1665 | The Earl of St. Alban |
| 1665 | 1679 | Sir Thomas Morgan |
| 1679 | 1684 | Sir John Lanier |
| 1684 | 1704 | The Lord Jermyn |
| 1704 | 1722 | General Henry Lumley |
| 1723 | 1749 | The Viscount Cobham |
| 1749 | 1761 | Lieutenant General John Huske |
| 1761 | 1772 | The Earl of Albemarle |
| 1772 | 1795 | Field Marshal H. Seymour Conway |
| 1795 | 1796 | Field Marshal Sir George Howard |
| 1796 | 1807 | The Marquis of Townshend |
| 1807 | 1821 | The Earl of Chatham |
| 1821 | 1854 | The Lord Beresford |
List of Lieutenant-Governors
You’ll find a list of previous Lieutenant-Governors in the table below.
| Term started | Term ended | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1806 | 1814 | Lieutenant-General Sir George Don |
| 1814 | 1816 | Lieutenant-General Sir Hilgrove Turner |
| 1816 | 1821 | Major-General Sir Hugh Gordon |
| 1821 | 1830 | Major-General Sir Colin Halkett |
| 1830 | 1835 | Major-General Sir William Thornton |
| 1835 | 1838 | Major-General Sir Archibald Campbell |
| 1838 | 1846 | Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Gibbs |
| 1847 | 1852 | Major-General Sir James Reynett |
| 1852 | 1857 | Major-General Sir James Love |
| 1857 | 1860 | Major-General G. C. Mundy |
| 1860 | 1863 | Major-General Sir Percy Douglas |
| 1863 | 1868 | Major-General B. C. Cuppage |
| 1868 | 1873 | Major-General Sir Philip Guy |
| 1873 | 1878 | Lieutenant-General Sir William Norcott |
| 1878 | 1883 | Lieutenant-General L. Nicholson |
| 1883 | 1887 | Major-General H. Wray |
| 1887 | 1892 | Lieutenant-General Charles Ewart |
| 1892 | 1895 | Major-General E. Markham |
| 1895 | 1900 | Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Hopton |
| 1900 | 1904 | Major-General Henry Abadie |
| 1904 | 1910 | Major-General H S. Gough |
| 1910 | 1916 | Major-General Sir A. N. Rochfort |
| 1916 | 1920 | Major-General Sir A. A. Wilson |
| 1920 | 1924 | Major-General Sir William Douglas Smith |
| 1924 | 1929 | Major-General Hon. Sir Francis Bingham |
| 1929 | 1934 | Major-General H. E. Willis |
| 1934 | 1939 | Major-General Sir Horace Martelli |
| 1939 | 1940 | Major-General J. M. R. Harrison |
| 1945 | 1953 | Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Grasett |
| 1953 | 1958 | Admiral Sir Gresham Nicholson |
| 1958 | 1964 | General Sir George Erskine |
| 1964 | 1969 | Vice-Admiral Sir Michael Villiers |
| 1969 | 1974 | Air Chief Marshal Sir John Davis |
| 1974 | 1979 | General Sir Desmond Fitzpatrick |
| 1979 | 1985 | General Sir Peter Whiteley |
| 1985 | 1990 | Admiral Sir William Pillar |
| 1990 | 1995 | Air Marshal Sir John Sutton |
| 1995 | 2000 | General Sir Michael Wilkes |
| 2001 | 2006 | Air Chief Marshal Sir John Cheshire |
| 2006 | 2011 | Lieutenant-General Sir Andrew Ridgway |
| 2011 | 2016 | General Sir John McColl |
| 2017 | 2022 | Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton |