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Separate posts of Governor were created for Jersey and Guernsey in the mid-15th Century, to replace the [[Warden of the Isles]] who had previously had responsibility for the two Bailwicks. But just as many Wardens rarely visited the islands and relied on sub-Wardens to represent them, so many Governors were represented in Jersey by a Lieut-Governor. On several occasions the office was conferred on the serving [[Bailiff]], giving him total control over island affairs. After 1854 with the death of [[ William Carr Beresford]] there were no further appointments of a Governor and, since then, the representative of the Sovereign in the island has been the Lieut-Governor.
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{{Box|icon=[[File:Governoricon.png|center|100px]]|header=Lieut-Governor|picture=[[File:W22AirChiefMarshalSirStephenDalton.png|center|320px]] <br/> Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton, holder of the office from 2017 to 2022 <br/>  <br/>|intro=Separate posts of Governor were created for Jersey and Guernsey in the mid-15th Century, to replace the [[Warden of the Isles]] who had previously had responsibility for the two Bailwicks. But just as many Wardens rarely visited the islands and relied on sub-Wardens to represent them, so many Governors were represented in Jersey by a Lieut-Governor. On several occasions the office was conferred on the serving [[Bailiff]], giving him total control over island affairs. After 1854, with the death of [[ William Carr Beresford]], there were no further appointments of a Governor and, since then, the representative of the Sovereign in the island has been the Lieut-Governor.
  
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In the early days the appointment held military significance and was frequently held by a senior officer in the Armed Forces, usually a General, who was in command of the island garrison. Today the post is largely ceremonial, and is held by a recently retired senior officer, although theoretically it is now open to retired senior civil servants.
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In the early days the appointment held military significance and was frequently held by a senior officer in the Armed Forces, usually a General, who was in command of the island garrison. Today the post is largely ceremonial, and is held by a recently retired senior officer, although theoretically it is now open to retired senior civil servants.}}
  
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== Lieutenant-governors ==
 
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====17th Century====
 
====17th Century====
 
*George Paulet  
 
*George Paulet  
 
*John Peyton
 
*John Peyton
 
*Aaron Messervy   
 
*Aaron Messervy   
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*Philipp de Carteret
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*Philippe de Carteret
 
*Elias de Carteret   
 
*Elias de Carteret   
 
*Joshua de Carteret  
 
*Joshua de Carteret  
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*Edward Harris 1690
 
*Edward Harris 1690
 
*Thomas Collier 1695 - 1704   
 
*Thomas Collier 1695 - 1704   
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====18th Century====
 
====18th Century====
 
*Nicolas de la Noe   
 
*Nicolas de la Noe   
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*John Skyes  
 
*John Skyes  
 
*Magnus Kempenfelt 1723 - 
 
*Magnus Kempenfelt 1723 - 
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*George Howard 1730 - 1731
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*[[18th Century turmoil|George Howard]] 1730-1731
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*William Hargrave (acting) 1730 -
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*[[18th Century turmoil|William Hargrave]] (acting) 1730 -
 
*Peter Betsweorth   
 
*Peter Betsweorth   
 
*Edmund Fielding
 
*Edmund Fielding
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*Thomas Ball  1768 - 1770   
 
*Thomas Ball  1768 - 1770   
 
*Rudolph Bentinck (acting) 1770 - 1771   
 
*Rudolph Bentinck (acting) 1770 - 1771   
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*Moses Corbet 1771 - 1781         
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*[[Moyse Corbet]] 1771 - 1781         
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*Francis Pierson 1781 - 1797                 
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*[[Philippe Fall]] 1781 - 1797                 
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*Andrew  Gordon 1797 - 1806    
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Gordon_(British_Army_officer) Andrew  Gordon 1797 - 1806]
  
 
====19th Century====
 
====19th Century====
 
*[[Sir George Don]] 1806 - 1814     
 
*[[Sir George Don]] 1806 - 1814     
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*Sir Tomkyns Hilgrove Turner 1814 - 1816       
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*[[Sir Tomkyns Hilgrove Turner]] 1814 - 1816       
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*Sir Hugh Mackay Gordon 1816 - 1821         
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*[[Sir Hugh Mackay Gordon]] 1816 - 1821         
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*Sir Colin Halkett 1821 - 1830 
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*[[Sir Colin Halkett]] 1821 - 1830 
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*Sir William Thornton 1830 - 1835   
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*[[Sir William Thornton]] 1830 - 1835   
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*Sir Archibald Campbell 1835 - 1838     
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*[[Sir Archibald Campbell]] 1835 - 1838     
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*Sir Edward Gibbs 1838 - 1847     
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*[[Sir Edward Gibbs]] 1838 - 1847     
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*Sir James Henry Reynett 1847 - 1852   
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*[[Sir James Henry Reynett]] 1847 - 1852   
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*Sir James Frederick Love 1852 - 1857       
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*[[Sir James Frederick Love]] 1852 - 1857       
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*Godfrey Charles Mundy 1857 - 1860   
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*[[Godfrey Charles Mundy]] 1857 - 1860   
 
*[[Sir Robert Percy Douglas]] 1860 - 1862   
 
*[[Sir Robert Percy Douglas]] 1860 - 1862   
 
*B Loch (acting) 1862 - 1863               
 
*B Loch (acting) 1862 - 1863               
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*Burke Douglas Cuppage 1863 - 1869 
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*[[Burke Douglas Cuppage]] 1863 - 1869 
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*Philip Melmoth Nelson Guy 1869 - 1873   
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*[[Philip Melmoth Nelson Guy]] 1869 - 1873   
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*Sir William Sherbrooke Ramsay Norcott 1873 - 1878 
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*[[Sir William Sherbrooke Ramsay Norcott]] 1873 - 1878 
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*Lothian Nicholson 1878 - 1883   
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*[[Lothian Nicholson]] 1878 - 1883   
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*Henry Wray 1883 - 1887   
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*[[Henry Wray]] 1883 - 1887   
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*Charles Brisbane Ewart 1887 - 1892         
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*[[Charles Brisbane Ewart]] 1887 - 1892         
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*Edwin Markham 1892 - 1895         
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*[[Edwin Markham]] 1892 - 1895         
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*Sir Edward Hopton 1895 - 1900
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*Sir [[Edward Hopton]] 1895 - 1900
  
 
====20th Century====  
 
====20th Century====  
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*Henry Richard Abadie  1900 – 1904
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*[[Henry Richard Abadie]] 1900 – 1904
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*Hugh Sutley Gough 1904 - 1910         
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*[[Hugh Sutley Gough]] 1904 - 1910         
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*Sir Alexander Nelson Rochefort 1910 - 1916         
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*[[Sir Alexander Nelson Rochfort]] 1910 - 1916         
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*Sir Alexander Wilson 1916 - 1920   
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*[[Sir Alexander Wilson]] 1916 - 1920   
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*Sir William Douglas Smith 1920 - 1924         
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*[[Sir William Douglas Smith]] 1920 - 1924         
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*Sir Francis Richard Bingham 1924 - 1929                 
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*[[Sir Francis Richard Bingham]] 1924 - 1929                 
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*Walter Patrick Hore-Ruthven  1929 - 1934  
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*[[Edward Henry Willis]] 1929 - 1934  
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*Sir Horace de Courcey Martelli 1934 - 1939   
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*[[Sir Horace de Courcey Martelli]] 1934 - 1939   
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*James Murray Robert Harrison 1939 - 1940        
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*[[James Murray Robert Harrison]] 1939 - 1940
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*Sir Arthur Edward Grasset 1945 - 1953 
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*[[Lord Coutanche|Alexander Coutanche]] 1940-1945     
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*Sir Randolph Stewart Gresham Nicholson 1953 - 1958
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*[[Sir Arthur Edward Grasett]] 1945 - 1953 
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*Sir George Eben James Erskine 1958 - 1963   
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[[File:RoyalCt-Nicholson-1953.jpg|right|400px|thumb|<div class="center">Nicholson swearing-in in 1953</div>]]
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*Sir John Michael Villiers 1964 - 1969         
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*[[Sir Randolph Stewart Gresham Nicholson]] 1953 - 1958  
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*Sir John Gilbert Davis 1969 - 1974 
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*General [[Sir George Erskine]] 1958 - 1963   
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*Sir Geoffrey Richard Desmond Fitzpatrick 1974 - 1979     
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*Vice-Admiral [[Sir Michael Villiers]] 1964 - 1969         
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*[[Sir Peter John Frederick Whiteley]] 1979 - 1984
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*Air Chief Marshal [[Sir John Davis]] 1969 - 1974 
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*Sir William Thomas Pillar 1985 - 1990  
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*General [[Sir Desmond Fitzpatrick]] 1974 - 1979     
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*Sir John Matthias Dobson Sutton 1990 - 1995
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*General [[Sir Peter John Frederick Whiteley]] 1979 - 1984
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*Sir Michael John Wilkes 1995 - 2000  
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*Admiral [[Sir William Thomas Pillar]] 1985 - 1990  
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*Air Chief Marshal [[Sir John Sutton]] 1990 - 1995
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*General Sir Michael Wilkes 1995 - 2000
  
 
====21st Century==== 
 
====21st Century==== 
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*Sir John Anthony Cheshire 2001 - 2006   
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*Air Chief Marshal Sir John Cheshire 2001 - 2006   
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*Sir Andrew Ridgway  2006 -          
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*Lieut-General Sir Andrew Ridgway  2006 - 2011   
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*General [[Sir John Mc Coll]] 2011 -  2016
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*Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton 2017 -  2022 
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File:WilliamSherbrookNorcott.jpg|William Sherbrook Norcott
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File:CW23CharlesEwart.png|Charles Ewart
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File:CW23EdwinMarkham.png|Edwin Markham
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File:CW23EdwardHopton.png|Edward Hopton
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File:Pam23HenryAbadie.png|Henry Abadie
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File:MajGenGough1900s.jpg|Maj General Gough
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File:Pam23HughSutleyGough.png|Hugh Sutley Gough
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File:CW23AlexanderNelsonRochfort.png|Alexander Nelson Rochfort
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File:JoJo23WilliamDouglasSmith.png|Sir William Douglas Smith
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File:CW23FrancisRichardBingham.png|Francis Richard Bingham
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File:Pam23HenryWillis.png|Sir Henry Willis
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File:Pam23HoraceMartelli.png|Sir Horace Martelli
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File:JoJo23JMRHarrison.png|James Harrison
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File:ArthurEdwardGrasett1945.jpg|Sir Arthur Edward Grasett
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File:JoJo23GreshamNicholson.png|Sir Gresham Nicholson
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File:CW23GeorgeErskine.png|Sir George Erskine
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File:CW23George&LadyErskine.png|Sir George and Lady Erskine
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File:Pam23MichaelVilliers.png|Sir Michael Villiers
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File:Pam23JohnDavis.png|Sir John Davis
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File:DesmondFitzpatrick.jpg|Sir Desmond Fitzpatrick
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File:Pam23PeterWhiteley.png|Sir Peter Whiteley
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File:JoJo23WilliamPillar.png|Sir William Pillar
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File:Pam23John&LadySutton.png|Sir John and Lady Sutton
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File:JoJo23SirMichaelWilkes.png|Sir Michael Wilkes
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File:Pam.png|Sir Michael Wilkes
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File:Pam23Michael&LadyWilkes.png|Sir Michael and Lady Wilkes
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File:Pam23MichaelWilkes.png|Sir Michael Wilkes
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File:Pam23JohnCheshire.png|Sir John Cheshire
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File:W23SirAndrewRidgway.png|Sir Andrew Ridgway
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File:W23SirJohnMcColl.png|Sir John McColl
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</gallery></center>
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File:WilliamPillarOath.jpg|Sir William Pillar takes the oath of office in the Royal Court in 1985
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File:HughSutleyGough.jpg|Hugh Sutley Gough
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File:CW23FrancisRichardBingham&Staff.png|Francis Richard Bingham and his staff
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File:JoJo23WilliamDouglasSmith&Staff.png|William Douglas Smith and staff
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File:CW23GrassettShootingParty.png|Arthur Grasett with a shooting party
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File:BBGrassett&Staff.png|Arthur Grasett and his staff
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</gallery></center>
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[[File:J24GreshamNicholsonCorbiere1954.png|center|800px|thumb|<div class="center">A formal visit by Gresham Nicholson to Corbiere in 1954</div>]]

Latest revision as of 08:13, 19 April 2024



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Lieut-Governor


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Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton, holder of the office from 2017 to 2022


Separate posts of Governor were created for Jersey and Guernsey in the mid-15th Century, to replace the Warden of the Isles who had previously had responsibility for the two Bailwicks. But just as many Wardens rarely visited the islands and relied on sub-Wardens to represent them, so many Governors were represented in Jersey by a Lieut-Governor. On several occasions the office was conferred on the serving Bailiff, giving him total control over island affairs. After 1854, with the death of William Carr Beresford, there were no further appointments of a Governor and, since then, the representative of the Sovereign in the island has been the Lieut-Governor.

In the early days the appointment held military significance and was frequently held by a senior officer in the Armed Forces, usually a General, who was in command of the island garrison. Today the post is largely ceremonial, and is held by a recently retired senior officer, although theoretically it is now open to retired senior civil servants.

17th Century

  • George Paulet
  • John Peyton
  • Aaron Messervy
  • Philippe de Carteret
  • Elias de Carteret
  • Joshua de Carteret
  • Francis Raynsford
  • Philipp de Carteret
  • Philipp Marett
  • Leonard Lydcott
  • Sir George de Carteret
  • Sir Herbert Lunsford
  • Henry Boade
  • Rowland Watson
  • Dominick Trant
  • John Sydenham
  • Sir Thomas Windham
  • Sir Bevil Granville
  • Edward Harris 1690
  • Thomas Collier 1695 - 1704

18th Century

  • Nicolas de la Noe
  • George Dumaresq
  • Lucas Spicer
  • Robert Wilson
  • Henry Berkley
  • John Crosby
  • John Broughton
  • John Skyes
  • Magnus Kempenfelt 1723 -
  • George Howard 1730-1731
  • William Hargrave (acting) 1730 -
  • Peter Betsweorth
  • Edmund Fielding
  • Jean Cavalier 1738 – 1740
  • Jean Charlton
  • Francis Best
  • Gregory Beake
  • John Huske 1749
  • William Deane 1749 - 1753
  • George Collingwood 1753 -
  • Thomas Ball 1768 - 1770
  • Rudolph Bentinck (acting) 1770 - 1771
  • Moyse Corbet 1771 - 1781
  • Philippe Fall 1781 - 1797
  • Andrew Gordon 1797 - 1806

19th Century

20th Century

Nicholson swearing-in in 1953

21st Century

  • Air Chief Marshal Sir John Cheshire 2001 - 2006
  • Lieut-General Sir Andrew Ridgway 2006 - 2011
  • General Sir John Mc Coll 2011 - 2016
  • Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton 2017 - 2022

  • William Sherbrook Norcott

  • Charles Ewart

  • Edwin Markham

  • Edward Hopton

  • Henry Abadie

  • Maj General Gough

  • Hugh Sutley Gough

  • Alexander Nelson Rochfort

  • Sir William Douglas Smith

  • Francis Richard Bingham

  • Sir Henry Willis

  • Sir Horace Martelli

  • James Harrison

  • Sir Arthur Edward Grasett

  • Sir Gresham Nicholson

  • Sir George Erskine

  • Sir George and Lady Erskine

  • Sir Michael Villiers

  • Sir John Davis

  • Sir Desmond Fitzpatrick

  • Sir Peter Whiteley

  • Sir William Pillar

  • Sir John and Lady Sutton

  • Sir Michael Wilkes

  • Sir Michael Wilkes

  • Sir Michael and Lady Wilkes

  • Sir Michael Wilkes

  • Sir John Cheshire

  • Sir Andrew Ridgway

  • Sir John McColl

  • Sir William Pillar takes the oath of office in the Royal Court in 1985

  • Hugh Sutley Gough

  • Francis Richard Bingham and his staff

  • William Douglas Smith and staff

  • Arthur Grasett with a shooting party

  • Arthur Grasett and his staff

A formal visit by Gresham Nicholson to Corbiere in 1954
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