Historical country records
Bermuda historical timeline
Bermuda
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1612 | first English settlement | Leaders |
| 1684 | crown colony | Leaders |
| 20 Oct 1698 - 18 Dec 1700 | Samuel Day (acting) | Governors |
| 2 May 1701 - 1722 | Benjamin Bennett | Governors |
| 1722 - 1727 | John Bruce Hope | Governors |
| Nov 1727 - Aug 1728 | John Trimingham (acting) | Governors |
| 1728 - 1737 | John Pitt | Governors |
| Dec 1737 - May 1738 | Andrew Auchinleck (acting) | Governors |
| 2 Aug 1738 - 9 Nov 1744 | Alured Popple | Governors |
| Nov 1744 - Jun 1747 | Francis Jones (1st time) (acting) | Governors |
| Jul 1747 - Dec 1763 | William Popple | Governors |
| Dec 1763 - Aug 1764 | Francis Jones (2nd time) (acting) | Governors |
| Aug 1764 - Aug 1780 | George James Bruere | Governors |
| Sep 1780 - Oct 1780 | Thomas Jones (acting) | Governors |
| Oct 1780 - Dec 1781 | George Bruere | Governors |
| Jan 1782 - 1 Jan 1790 | William Browne | Governors |
| 1 Jan 1790 - Oct 1794 | Henry Hamilton | Governors |
| 8 Nov 1794 - 27 Oct 1796 | James Crawford | Governors |
| 27 Oct 1796 - 22 Nov 1796 | Henry Tucker (1st time) (acting) | Governors |
| 22 Nov 1796 - 1 Dec 1796 | William Campbell | Governors |
| Dec 1796 - Feb 1798 | Henry Tucker (2nd time) (acting) | Governors |
| Feb 1798 - Mar 1803 | George Beckwith | Governors |
| Mar 1803 - Apr 1805 | Henry Tucker (3rd time) (acting) | Governors |
| May 1805 - Jun 1806 | Francis Gore | Governors |
| 13 Jun 1806 - 31 Jul 1806 | Henry Tucker (4th time) (acting) | Governors |
| Jul 1806 - Jun 1810 | John Hodgson | Governors |
| Jun 1810 - Aug 1811 | Samuel Trott (acting) | Governors |
| Aug 1811 - Apr 1819 | Sir James Cockburn | Governors |
| 15 Apr 1819 - 25 Nov 1819 | William Smith (1st time) (acting) | Governors |
| Nov 1819 - Jun 1825 | William Lumley | Governors |
| Jun 1825 - Feb 1826 | William Smith (2nd time) (acting) | Governors |
| Feb 1826 - Jan 1832 | Sir Hilgrove Turner | Governors |
| Jan 1832 - Apr 1839 | Sir Stephen Remnant Chapman | Governors |
| Apr 1839 - Nov 1846 | William Reid | Governors |
| Nov 1846 - Dec 1846 | W.N. Hutchinson (acting) | Governors |
| Dec 1846 - Feb 1854 | Sir Charles Elliot | Governors |
| Feb 1854 - Oct 1854 | Montgomery Williams (acting) | Governors |
| Oct 1854 - Mar 1861 | Freeman Murray | Governors |
| Mar 1861 - Nov 1866 | Harry St. George Ord | Governors |
| Nov 1866 - Apr 1867 | W.G. Hamley (acting) | Governors |
| Apr 1867 | Arnold Thompson (acting) | Governors |
| Apr 1867 - May 1870 | Frederick Edward Chapman | Governors |
| May 1870 - Sep 1870 | W.F. Brett (acting) | Governors |
| Sep 1870 - Apr 1871 | Sir Thomas Gore Browne | Governors |
| Apr 1871 - May 1871 | A.A.C. Fisher (acting) | Governors |
| May 1871 - 1877 | Sir John Henry Lefroy | Governors |
| 1877 - 22 Mar 1882 | Sir Robert Laffan | Governors |
| 1882 - 1888 | Thomas Lionel John Galwey | Governors |
| 1888 - 1892 | Edward Newdigate Newdegate | Governors |
| 1892 - 1896 | Thomas Casey Lyons | Governors |
| 1896 - 1902 | George Digby Barker (from 1900, Sir George Digby Barker) (b. 1833 - d. 1914) | Governors |
| 1902 - 1904 | Sir Henry Le Guay Geary | Governors |
| 1904 - 1907 | Sir Robert Macgregor Stewart | Governors |
| 1907 - 1908 | Josceline Heneage Wodehouse Heneage Wodehouse) (b. 1852 - d. 1930) | Governors |
| 1908 - 1912 | Sir Frederick Walter Kitchener | Governors |
| 1912 - 1917 | Sir George Mockworth Bullock | Governors |
| 1917 - 1922 | Sir James Willcocks | Governors |
| 1922 - 1927 | Sir Joseph John Asser | Governors |
| 1927 - 1930 | Sir Louis Jean Bols | Governors |
| 1931 - 1936 | Sir Thomas Astley Cubitt | Governors |
| 1936 - 1939 | Sir Reginald John Thoroton Hildyard (b. 1876 - d. 1965) | Governors |
| 1939 - 1941 | Sir Denis John Charles Kirwan Bernard (b. 1882 - d. 1956) | Governors |
| 4 Oct 1941 - 1943 | Edward George William Tyrwhitt Knollys, Viscount Knollys (b. 1895 - d. 1966) | Governors |
| 24 Aug 1943 - 1945 | David George Brownlow Cecil, Baron Burghley (b. 1905 - d. 1981) | Governors |
| 1945 - May 1946 | William Addis (acting) | Governors |
| May 1946 - 1949 | Ralph Leatham | Governors |
| 24 Oct 1949 - 1955 | Sir Alexander Hood | Governors |
| 24 Oct 1955 - 1959 | Sir John Dane Woodall | Governors |
| 1959 - 1964 | Sir Julian Alvery Gascoigne | Governors |
| 1964 - 1972 | John Roland Robinson, Baron Martonmere (b. 1907 - d. 1989) | Governors |
| Oct 1972 - 10 Mar 1973 | Sir Richard Sharples | Governors |
| 16 Jul 1973 - 1977 | Sir Edwin Leather | Governors |
| 1977 - 1980 | Sir Peter Ramsbotham | Governors |
| 1981 - 1983 | Sir Richard Neil Posnett | Governors |
| 1983 - 1988 | John William Morrison, Viscount Dunrossil (b. 1926 - d. 2000) | Governors |
| Oct 1988 - 25 Aug 1992 | Sir Desmond Langley | Governors |
| 25 Aug 1992 - 4 Jun 1997 | David Waddington, Baron Waddington (b. 1929) | Governors |
| 4 Jun 1997 - 27 Nov 2001 | Thorold Masefield | Governors |
| 27 Nov 2001 - 11 Apr 2002 | Tim Gurney (acting) | Governors |
| 11 Apr 2002 - 12 Oct 2007 | Sir John Vereker | Governors |
| 12 Oct 2007 - 12 Dec 2007 | Mark Capes (acting) | Governors |
| 12 Dec 2007 - | Sir Richard Gozney | Governors |
| 10 Jun 1968 - 29 Dec 1971 | Sir Henry Tucker | Government leaders |
| 29 Dec 1971 - 18 Apr 1973 | Sir Edward Richards | Government leaders |
| 18 Apr 1973 - 29 Dec 1975 | Sir Edward Richards | Premiers |
| 29 Dec 1975 - 30 Aug 1977 | John Sharpe | Premiers |
| 30 Aug 1977 - 15 Jan 1982 | David Gibbons | Premiers |
| 15 Jan 1982 - 25 Aug 1995 | John Swan (from 1990, Sir John Swan) (b. 1935) | Premiers |
| 25 Aug 1995 - 27 Mar 1997 | David Saul | Premiers |
| 27 Mar 1997 - 10 Nov 1998 | Pamela Gordon (f) | Premiers |
| 10 Nov 1998 - 29 Jul 2003 | Jennifer Smith (f) | Premiers |
| 29 Jul 2003 - 30 Oct 2006 | Alex Scott | Premiers |
| 30 Oct 2006 - | Ewart Brown | Premiers |