Historical country records
Pitcairn Island historical timeline
Pitcairn Island
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1790 | mutineers from HMS Bounty settle on Pitcairn | Leaders |
| Mar 1831 - 3 Sep 1831 | islanders temporarily removed to Tahiti | Leaders |
| Oct 1832 - Dec 1837 | Commonwealth of Pitcairn | Leaders |
| 3 May 1856 | islanders relocated to Norfolk Island | Leaders |
| 1857 | some islanders begin to return from Norfolk Island | Leaders |
| 1887 | island becomes a British settlement [until 1952 as high commissioners for the Western Pacific]) | Leaders |
| 1970 - 1973 | Sir Arthur Norman Galsworthy | Governors (the British high commissioners to New Zealand) |
| 1973 - 1975 | Sir David Aubrey Scott | Governors (the British high commissioners to New Zealand) |
| 1976 - 1980 | Harold Smedley (from 1978, Sir Harold Smedley) (b. 1920 - d. 2004) | Governors (the British high commissioners to New Zealand) |
| 1980 - 1984 | Richard Stratton (from 1982, Sir Richard Stratton) (b. 1924 - d. 1988) | Governors (the British high commissioners to New Zealand) |
| 1984 - 1987 | Terence Daniel O'Leary | Governors (the British high commissioners to New Zealand) |
| 1987 - 1990 | Robin Byatt | Governors (the British high commissioners to New Zealand) |
| Sep 1990 - 1994 | David Moss | Governors (the British high commissioners to New Zealand) |
| Aug 1994 - 10 Feb 1998 | Robert John Alston | Governors (the British high commissioners to New Zealand) |
| Apr 1998 - 2001 | Martin Williams | Governors (the British high commissioners to New Zealand) |
| 10 Dec 2001 - Apr 2006 | Richard Fell | Governors (the British high commissioners to New Zealand) |
| 2 May 2006 - | George Fergusson | Governors (the British high commissioners to New Zealand) |
| 23 Jan 1790 - 3 Oct 1793 | Fletcher Christian | Leaders |
| 3 Oct 1793 - 25 Dec 1800 | Edward Young | Leaders |
| 25 Dec 1800 - 5 Mar 1829 | John Adams | Leaders |
| Oct 1832 - Dec 1837 | Joshua Hill | President |
| 29 Nov 1838 - 31 Dec 1839 | Edward Quintal | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1840 - 31 Dec 1841 | Arthur Quintal I | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1842 - 31 Dec 1842 | Fletcher Christian II | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1843 - 31 Dec 1843 | Matthew McCoy (1st time) | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1844 - 31 Dec 1844 | Thursday October Christian II | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1845 - 31 Dec 1846 | Arthur Quintal II (1st time) | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1847 - 31 Dec 1847 | Charles Christian III | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1848 - 31 Dec 1848 | George Adams | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1849 - 31 Dec 1849 | Simon Young | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1850 - 31 Dec 1850 | Arthur Quintal II (2nd time) | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1851 - 31 Dec 1851 | Thursday October Christian II | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1852 - 31 Dec 1852 | Abraham Blatchly Quintal | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1853 - 31 Jan 1853 | Matthew McCoy (2nd time) | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1854 - 31 Dec 1854 | Arthur Quintal II (3rd time) | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1855 - 3 May 1856 | George Martin Frederick Young | Chief magistrates |
| 1864 - 31 Dec 1864 | Thursday October Christian II | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1865 - 31 Dec 1866 | Moses Young (1st time) | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1867 - 31 Dec 1867 | Thursday October Christian II | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1868 - 31 Dec 1868 | Robert Pitcairn Buffett | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1869 - 31 Dec 1869 | Moses Young (2nd time) | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1870 - 31 Dec 1872 | James Russell McCoy (1st time) | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1873 - 31 Dec 1873 | Thursday October Christian II | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1874 - 31 Dec 1874 | ... | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1875 - 31 Dec 1875 | Moses Young (3rd time) | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1876 - 31 Dec 1876 | Thursday October Christian II | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1877 - 31 Dec 1877 | ... | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1878 - 31 Dec 1879 | James Russell McCoy (2nd time) | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1880 - 31 Dec 1880 | Thursday October Christian II | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1881 - 31 Dec 1881 | Moses Young (4th time) | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1882 - 31 Dec 1882 | Thursday October Christian II | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1883 - 31 Dec 1883 | James Russell McCoy (3rd time) | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1884 - 31 Dec 1885 | Benjamin Stanley Young (1st time) | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1886 - 31 Dec 1889 | James Russell McCoy (4th time) | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1890 - 31 Dec 1891 | Charles Carleton Vieder Young | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1892 - 31 Dec 1892 | Benjamin Stanley Young (2nd time) | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1893 - 31 Dec 1896 | James Russell McCoy (1st time) | Presidents of the Council |
| 1 Jan 1897 - 31 Dec 1897 | William Alfred Young (1st time) | Presidents of the Council |
| 1 Jan 1898 - 1904 | James Russell McCoy (2nd time) | Presidents of the Council |
| 1904 | William Alfred Young (2nd time) | Presidents of the Council |
| 1904 - 31 Dec 1906 | James Russell McCoy (5th time) | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1907 - 31 Dec 1907 | Arthur Herbert Young (1st time) | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1908 - 31 Dec 1908 | William Alfred Young | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1909 - 31 Dec 1909 | Matthew Edmond McCoy | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1910 - Jun 1919 | Gerard Bromley Robert Christian | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1920 - 31 Dec 1920 | Charles Richard Parkin Christian | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1921 - 31 Dec 1921 | Frederick Martin Christian | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1922 - 31 Dec 1922 | Charles Richard Parkin Christian | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1923 - 31 Dec 1924 | Edgar Allen Christian (1st time) | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1925 - 31 Dec 1925 | Charles Richard Parkin Christian | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1926 - 31 Dec 1929 | Edgar Allen Christian (2nd time) | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1930 - 31 Dec 1931 | Arthur Herbert Young (2nd time) | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1932 - 31 Dec 1932 | Edgar Allen Christian (3rd time) | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1933 - 31 Dec 1934 | Charles Richard Parkin Christian | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1935 - 31 Dec 1939 | Edgar Allen Christian (4th time) | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1940 | Andrew Clarence David Young | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1941 - 31 Dec 1941 | Frederick Martin Christian | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1942 - 31 Dec 1942 | Charles Richard Parkin Christian | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1943 - 31 Dec 1943 | Frederick Martin Christian | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1944 - 31 Dec 1944 | Charles Richard Parkin Christian | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1948 | Norris Henry Young | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1949 - 31 Dec 1949 | Charles Richard Parkin Christian | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1950 - 31 Dec 1951 | Warren Clive Christian (1st time) | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1952 - 31 Dec 1954 | John Lorenzo Christian (1st time) | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1955 - 31 Dec 1957 | Charles Richard Parkin Christian | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1958 - 31 Dec 1960 | Warren Clive Christian (2nd time) | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1961 - 31 Dec 1966 | John Lorenzo Christian (2nd time) | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1967 - 31 Dec 1975 | Pervis Ferris Young | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1976 - 31 Dec 1984 | Ivan Christian | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1985 - 31 Dec 1990 | Brian Young | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 1991 - 31 Dec 1999 | Jay Warren | Chief magistrates |
| 1 Jan 2000 - 30 Oct 2004 | Steve Christian | Mayors |
| 8 Nov 2004 - 31 Dec 2004 | Brenda Christian (f) | Mayors |
| 1 Jan 2005 - 31 Dec 2007 | Jay Warren | Mayors |
| 1 Jan 2008 - | Mike Warren | Mayors |