Historical country records
Saint Helena historical timeline
Saint Helena
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1659 | British East India Company rule | Leaders |
| 1834 | British crown colony | Leaders |
| 30 Nov 1697 - 3 Sep 1707 | Stephen Poirier | Governors |
| 8 Sep 1707 - 24 Aug 1708 | Thomas Goodwin (acting) | Governors |
| 24 Aug 1708 - 7 Aug 1711 | John Roberts | Governors |
| 7 Aug 1711 - 28 Jun 1714 | Benjamin Boucher | Governors |
| 28 Jun 1714 - 8 Jul 1714 | Matthew Bazett (acting) | Governors |
| 8 Jul 1714 - 13 Jun 1719 | Isaac Pyke (1st time) | Governors |
| 13 Jun 1719 - 16 Feb 1723 | Edward Johnson | Governors |
| 16 Feb 1723 - 28 May 1723 | Edward Byfield (1st time) (acting) | Governors |
| 28 May 1723 - 26 Feb 1727 | John Smith | Governors |
| 26 Feb 1727 - 24 Mar 1731 | Edward Byfield (2nd time) | Governors |
| 24 Mar 1731 - 28 Jul 1738 | Isaac Pyke (2nd time) | Governors |
| 28 Jul 1738 - Aug 1740 | John Goodwin | Governors |
| Aug 1740 - 9 May 1741 | Duke Crispe (acting) | Governors |
| 9 May 1741 - 22 Mar 1742 | Robert Jenkins | Governors |
| 22 Mar 1742 - 9 Jul 1742 | Thomas Lambert | Governors |
| 20 Jul 1742 - 11 Mar 1744 | George Gabriel Powell (acting) | Governors |
| 11 Mar 1744 - 14 Mar 1747 | Daird Dunbar | Governors |
| 14 Mar 1747 - 10 Mar 1764 | Charles Hutchinson | Governors |
| 10 Mar 1764 - 25 Jul 1782 | John Skottowe | Governors |
| 25 Jul 1782 - 22 Jun 1787 | Daniel Corneille | Governors |
| 22 Jun 1787 - 13 Jul 1801 | Robert Brooke | Governors |
| 13 Jul 1801 - 11 Mar 1802 | Francis Robson (acting) | Governors |
| 11 Mar 1802 - 13 Jul 1807 | Robert Patton | Governors |
| 13 Jul 1807 - 4 Jul 1808 | William Lane (acting) | Governors |
| 4 Jul 1808 - 22 Jun 1813 | Alexander Beatson | Governors |
| 22 Jun 1813 - 14 Apr 1816 | Mark Wilks | Governors |
| 14 Apr 1816 - 25 Jul 1821 | Sir Hudson Lowe | Governors |
| 25 Jul 1821 - 11 Mar 1823 | Thomas Henry Brooke (1st time) | Governors |
| 11 Mar 1823 - 14 Apr 1828 | Alexander Walker | Governors |
| 14 Apr 1828 - 29 Apr 1828 | Thomas Henry Brooke (2nd time) | Governors |
| 29 Apr 1828 - 24 Feb 1836 | Charles Dallas | Governors |
| 24 Feb 1836 - 6 Jan 1842 | George Middlemore | Governors |
| 6 Jan 1842 - 3 May 1846 | Hamelin Trelawney | Governors |
| 4 May 1846 - 18 Jul 1846 | George Brodie Fraser (acting) | Governors |
| 18 Jul 1846 - 23 Nov 1846 | John Ross (acting) | Governors |
| 23 Nov 1846 - 28 Aug 1850 | Sir Patrick Ross | Governors |
| 28 Aug 1850 - 18 Jul 1851 | Clarke (acting) | Governors |
| 18 Jul 1851 - 15 Dec 1854 | Thomas Gore Browne | Governors |
| 15 Dec 1854 - 10 Oct 1856 | Horatio Nelson Vigors (acting) | Governors |
| 10 Oct 1856 - 3 Jul 1863 | Edward Hay Drummond Hay (from 1859, Sir Edward Hay Drummond Hay) (b. 1815 - d. 1884) | Governors |
| 3 Jul 1863 - 1870 | Charles Elliot | Governors |
| 1870 - 1873 | Charles George Edward Patey | Governors |
| 1873 - 10 Mar 1884 | Hudson Ralph Janisch | Governors |
| 1884 - 1887 | Grant Blunt | Governors |
| 1887 - 1897 | William Grey-Wilson | Governors |
| 1897 - 3 Oct 1902 | Robert Armitage Sterndale | Governors |
| 3 Oct 1902 - 1903 | Adolphus James Price (acting) | Governors |
| 1903 - 1911 | Henry Lionel Gallwey | Governors |
| 1912 - 1920 | Harry Edward Spiller Cordeaux | Governors |
| 1920 - 1924 | Robert Francis Peel | Governors |
| 1925 - 1932 | Charles Henry Harper (from 1930, Sir Charles Henry Harper) (b. 1876 - d. 1950) | Governors |
| 1932 - 1938 | Sir Steuart Spencer Davis | Governors |
| 1938 - 1941 | Henry Guy Pilling | Governors |
| 1941 - 1947 | William Bain Gray | Governors |
| 1947 - 1954 | George Andrew Joy (from 1949, Sir George Andrew Joy) (b. 1896 - d. 1974) | Governors |
| 1954 - 1958 | James Dundas Harford (from 1956, Sir James Dundas Harford) (b. 1899 - d. 1993) | Governors |
| Feb 1958 - 1962 | Robert Edmund Alford (from 1960, Sir Robert Edmund Alford) (b. 1904 - d. 1979) | Governors |
| May 1962 - 1968 | Sir John Osbaldiston Field | Governors |
| 1968 - 1971 | Dermod Murphy (from 1969, Sir Dermod Murphy) (b. 1914 - d. 1975) | Governors |
| 1971 - 1976 | Thomas Oates (from 1972, Sir Thomas Oates) (b. 1917) | Governors |
| 1976 - 1981 | Geoffrey Colin Guy | Governors |
| 1981 - 1984 | John Dudley Massingham | Governors |
| 1984 - 1987 | Francis Baker | Governors |
| 1987 - 1991 | Robert Frederick Stimson | Governors |
| 1991 - 1995 | Alan Hoole | Governors |
| 1995 - 1999 | David Smallman | Governors |
| 24 Jun 1999 - 29 Sep 2004 | David Hollamby | Governors |
| 29 Sep 2004 - 15 Oct 2004 | John Styles (acting) | Governors |
| 15 Oct 2004 - 28 Oct 2007 | Michael Clancy | Governors |
| 29 Oct 2007 - 10 Nov 2007 | Martin Hallam (acting) | Governors |
| 11 Nov 2007 - | Andrew Gurr | Governors |
French possessions on St. Helena
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1858 | British government cedes two sites on St. Helena related to the stay of deposed Emperor Napoléon I on the island - Longwood House (where he lived) and the Valley of the Tomb | Leaders |
| 30 Jun 1858 - 186. | Nicolas Martial Gauthier de Rougemont (b. 1794 - d. 18...) | Conservators |
| 186. - 6 Mar 1868 | vacant | Conservators |
| 6 Mar 1868 - 12 Jul 1880 | Jean-Claude Mareschal | Conservators |
| 12 Jul 1880 - 10 Feb 1907 | Lucien Morilleau | Conservators |
| 10 Feb 1907 - 27 Jan 1908 | Elisabeth Morilleau (f) (interim) | Conservators |
| 27 Jan 1908 - 6 Nov 1916 | Henri Roger | Conservators |
| 6 Nov 1916 - 6 Oct 1919 | Bazett Legg (interim) | Conservators |
| 6 Oct 1919 - 14 Oct 1945 | Georges Colin | Conservators |
| 14 Oct 1945 - 6 Dec 1954 | Georges Peugeot | Conservators |
| 6 Dec 1954 - 27 Oct 1956 | Steven Strong | Conservators |
| 27 Oct 1956 - 1 Dec 1987 | Gilbert Martineau | Conservators |
| 1 Dec 1987 - | Michel Dancoisne-Martineau | Conservators |
| 1858 - 1 Jan 1889 | George Moss | Vice consul |
| 1 Jan 1889 - 10 Feb 1907 | Lucien Morilleau | Consular agents |
| 10 Feb 1907 - 27 Jan 1908 | Elisabeth Morilleau (f) (interim) | Consular agents |
| 27 Jan 1908 - 6 Nov 1916 | Henri Roger | Consular agents |
| 6 Nov 1916 - 6 Oct 1919 | vacant | Consular agents |
| 6 Oct 1919 - 14 Oct 1945 | Georges Colin | Consular agents |
| 14 Oct 1945 - 6 Dec 1954 | Georges Peugeot | Consular agents |
| 6 Dec 1954 - 27 Oct 1956 | Steven Strong | Consular agents |
| 27 Oct 1956 - 19.. | Gilbert Martineau | Consular agents |
| 19.. - 1 Dec 1987 | Gilbert Martineau | Honorary consuls |
| 5 Aug 1991 - | Michel Dancoisne-Martineau | Honorary consuls |
Ascension
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 1815 | Britain takes possession, designating the island HMS Ascension, a "stone sloop of war of the smaller class" | Leaders |
| Nov 1922 | island is made a dependency of St. Helena, managed until 1964 by the Eastern Telegraph Company (renamed Cable and Wireless in 1934) | Leaders |
| Mar 1816 - Aug 1817 | William Roberts | Commanding officers |
| Aug 1817 - Sep 1819 | J. Thorn | Commanding officers |
| Sep 1819 - Mar 1823 | R. Campbell | Commanding officers |
| Mar 1823 - Nov 1828 | Edward Nicholls | Commanding officers |
| Nov 1828 - Apr 1838 | William Bate | Commanding officers |
| Apr 1838 - Jan 1839 | H. Evans | Commanding officers |
| Jan 1839 - Sep 1840 | R.S. Tinklar | Commanding officers |
| Sep 1840 - Dec 1840 | J. Wade | Commanding officers |
| Dec 1840 - Apr 1841 | W. Lee (1st time) | Commanding officers |
| Apr 1841 - Dec 1841 | H. Bennett | Commanding officers |
| Dec 1841 - Jul 1842 | W. Lee (2nd time) | Commanding officers |
| Jul 1842 - Apr 1844 | T.P. Dwyer | Commanding officers |
| Apr 1844 - May 1844 | T.C.C. Moore | Commanding officers |
| May 1844 - Oct 1844 | J. Fraser | Commanding officers |
| Oct 1844 - Jan 1847 | A. Morrell | Commanding officers |
| Jan 1847 - Oct 1851 | F. Hutton | Commanding officers |
| Oct 1851 - Jun 1855 | W.H. Kitchen | Commanding officers |
| Jun 1855 - Mar 1858 | G.A. Seymour | Commanding officers |
| Mar 1858 - Jul 1861 | W.F. Burnett | Commanding officers |
| Jul 1861 - Mar 1864 | F.L. Barnard | Commanding officers |
| Mar 1864 - Jun 1864 | G.G. Bickford | Commanding officers |
| Jun 1864 - Sep 1866 | F. Hammond | Commanding officers |
| Sep 1866 - Mar 1867 | H.W. Hunt-Grubbe | Commanding officers |
| Mar 1867 - Nov 1868 | A. Wilmshurst | Commanding officers |
| Nov 1868 - May 1869 | J.G. Mead | Commanding officers |
| May 1869 - Oct 1869 | R.W. Evans | Commanding officers |
| Oct 1869 - Oct 1872 | E.F. Kirby | Commanding officers |
| Oct 1872 - Jan 1874 | J.B. Creagh | Commanding officers |
| Jan 1874 - Feb 1877 | J.W. East | Commanding officers |
| Feb 1877 - Dec 1878 | H.B. Phillimore | Commanding officers |
| Dec 1878 - Sep 1882 | A.G. Roe | Commanding officers |
| Sep 1882 - Oct 1886 | C. Parson | Commanding officers |
| Oct 1886 - Jun 1890 | R.H. Napier | Commanding officers |
| Jun 1890 - May 1893 | R. Evans | Commanding officers |
| May 1893 - May 1896 | J.G. Jones | Commanding officers |
| May 1896 - Jul 1899 | J.E. Blaxland | Commanding officers |
| Jul 1899 - 13 May 1902 | C.N.A. Pochard | Commanding officers |
| 13 May 1902 - 13 Mar 1905 | R.K. McAlpine | Commanding officers |
| 13 Mar 1905 - 29 Apr 1908 | R.H. Morgan | Commanding officers |
| 29 Apr 1908 - 27 Apr 1910 | J. Dunstan | Commanding officers |
| 27 Apr 1910 - 21 Apr 1913 | G. Carpenter | Commanding officers |
| 21 Apr 1913 - 8 Jun 1919 | H.C. Bennett | Commanding officers |
| 8 Jun 1919 - 15 Oct 1920 | H.G. Grant | Commanding officers |
| 15 Oct 1920 - 31 Oct 1922 | C.A. Tennyson | Commanding officers |
| 1922 - 1925 | W. Haining | Resident-magistrates (managers of Eastern Telegraph/Cable and Wireless) |
| 1925 - 1928 | E. Lee Lander | Resident-magistrates (managers of Eastern Telegraph/Cable and Wireless) |
| 1928 - 1929 | Fred Wood | Resident-magistrates (managers of Eastern Telegraph/Cable and Wireless) |
| 1929 - 1934 | E.A. Willmott | Resident-magistrates (managers of Eastern Telegraph/Cable and Wireless) |
| 1934 - 1936 | Lionel Bartlett | Resident-magistrates (managers of Eastern Telegraph/Cable and Wireless) |
| 1936 - 1938 | Percy Edwin Bunker (1st time) | Resident-magistrates (managers of Eastern Telegraph/Cable and Wireless) |
| 1938 | C. Nias | Resident-magistrates (managers of Eastern Telegraph/Cable and Wireless) |
| 1938 - 1939 | Percy Edwin Bunker (2nd time) | Resident-magistrates (managers of Eastern Telegraph/Cable and Wireless) |
| 1939 - 1944 | Stephen Harold Cardwell | Resident-magistrates (managers of Eastern Telegraph/Cable and Wireless) |
| 1944 - 1947 | Maurice Campbell Clarke | Resident-magistrates (managers of Eastern Telegraph/Cable and Wireless) |
| 1947 - 1956 | ... | Resident-magistrates (managers of Eastern Telegraph/Cable and Wireless) |
| 5 Mar 1956 - 18 May 1958 | A.R. Harrison (1st time) | Resident-magistrates (managers of Eastern Telegraph/Cable and Wireless) |
| 18 May 1958 - 4 Nov 1958 | B.R. Irving | Resident-magistrates (managers of Eastern Telegraph/Cable and Wireless) |
| 4 Nov 1958 - 30 Apr 1961 | A.R. Harrison (2nd time) | Resident-magistrates (managers of Eastern Telegraph/Cable and Wireless) |
| 30 Apr 1961 - 28 Jun 1962 | J.R. Bruce (1st time) | Resident-magistrates (managers of Eastern Telegraph/Cable and Wireless) |
| 28 Jun 1962 - 21 Dec 1962 | J. Markham | Resident-magistrates (managers of Eastern Telegraph/Cable and Wireless) |
| 21 Dec 1962 - 1964 | J.R. Bruce (2nd time) | Resident-magistrates (managers of Eastern Telegraph/Cable and Wireless) |
| Jun 1964 - Jun 1968 | M.E. Wainwright | Administrators |
| Jun 1968 - Sep 1973 | H.W.D. McDonald | Administrators |
| Sep 1973 - Nov 1976 | Geoffrey Colin Guy | Administrators |
| Nov 1976 - Jun 1977 | G. McDonald | Administrators |
| Jun 1977 - Sep 1977 | G.B. Kendal | Administrators |
| Sep 1977 - Jun 1979 | Simon Gillett | Administrators |
| Jun 1979 - Sep 1980 | P. Duncan | Administrators |
| Sep 1980 - Aug 1982 | Bernard Pauncefort | Administrators |
| Aug 1982 - Aug 1984 | I.G. Thow | Administrators |
| Aug 1984 - Jan 1989 | M.T.S. Blick | Administrators |
| Jan 1989 - Feb 1991 | J.J. Beale | Administrators |
| Feb 1991 - Jun 1995 | Brian Norman Connelly | Administrators |
| Jun 1995 - 23 Jul 1999 | Roger C. Huxley | Administrators |
| 23 Jul 1999 - 10 Jul 2002 | Geoffrey Fairhurst | Administrators |
| 10 Jul 2002 - 14 Aug 2002 | Matt Young (1st time) (acting) | Administrators |
| 14 Aug 2002 - 3 Sep 2002 | Adam Henshaw (acting) | Administrators |
| 3 Sep 2002 - 22 Sep 2002 | Matt Young (2nd time) (acting) | Administrators |
| 22 Sep 2002 - Sep 2005 | Andrew Kettlewell | Administrators |
| Sep 2005 - | Michael Hill | Administrators |
Tristan da Cunha
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Dec 1810 | island settled by a group of Americans | Leaders |
| 14 Aug 1816 | Britain takes possession | Leaders |
| 18 Nov 1817 | British garrison is withdrawn; three of its members stay, forming the nucleus of a small self-governing community | Leaders |
| 12 Jan 1938 | island made a dependency of St. Helena | Leaders |
| 10 Oct 1961 - 9 Apr 1963 | island evacuated following volcanic eruption | Leaders |
| 27 Dec 1810 - 17 May 1812 | Jonathan Lambert | Chief islanders |
| 17 May 1812 - 14 Aug 1816 | Thomas Curry | Chief islanders |
| 14 Aug 1816 - 28 Nov 1816 | D. Rice | Annexation party officers |
| 28 Nov 1816 - 15 May 1817 | Abraham Josias Cloete | Annexation party officers |
| 5 May 1817 - 18 Nov 1817 | R.S. Aitchison | Annexation party officers |
| 18 Nov 1817 - 24 Nov 1853 | William Glass | Chief islanders |
| Dec 1853 - Oct 1857 | Alexander Cotton | Chief islanders |
| Oct 1857 - 1902 | Peter William Green | Chief islanders |
| 1902 - 1911 | Andrea Repetto | Chief islanders |
| 1911 - 1932 | none | Chief islanders |
| 1932 - 1970 | William Peter Repetto | Chief islanders |
| 15 Jan 1970 - 22 Mar 1973 | Harold Green (1st time) | Chief islanders |
| 23 Mar 1973 - 28 May 1979 | Albert Glass (1st time) | Chief islanders |
| 29 May 1979 - 23 Jun 1982 | Harold Green (2nd time) | Chief islanders |
| 24 Jun 1982 - 10 Jul 1985 | Albert Glass (2nd time) | Chief islanders |
| 11 Jul 1985 - 22 Aug 1988 | Harold Green (3rd time) | Chief islanders |
| 23 Aug 1988 - 30 May 1991 | Anne Green (f) (1st time) | Chief islanders |
| 31 May 1991 - 23 Nov 1994 | Lewis Glass | Chief islanders |
| 24 Nov 1994 - 6 Nov 2003 | James Glass | Chief islanders |
| 7 Nov 2003 - 21 Mar 2007 | Anne Green (f) (2nd time) | Chief islanders |
| 22 Mar 2007 - | Conrad Glass | Chief islanders |
| 10 May 1942 - 1 Jul 1944 | C.J.S. Wooley | Naval officers-in-charge |
| 1 Jul 1944 - 8 May 1946 | H.S. Corfield | Naval officers-in-charge |
| 31 Jan 1950 - 30 Oct 1952 | Hugh Elliott | Administrators |
| 30 Oct 1952 - 8 Nov 1954 | Philip Scott | Administrators |
| 8 Nov 1954 - 4 Apr 1957 | Pat R. Forsyth Thompson | Administrators |
| 4 Apr 1957 - 1959 | Godfrey Harris | Administrators |
| 1959 - 6 Apr 1961 | Peter A. Day (1st time) | Administrators |
| 6 Apr 1961 - 10 Oct 1961 | Peter J.F. Wheeler | Administrators |
| 9 Apr 1963 - 2 May 1965 | Peter A. Day (2nd time) | Administrators |
| 2 May 1965 - 21 Apr 1966 | Gordon H. Whitefield | Administrators |
| 21 Apr 1966 - 17 May 1969 | Brian Watkins | Administrators |
| 17 May 1969 - 12 Dec 1974 | Ian Fleming | Administrators |
| 12 Dec 1974 - 23 Jun 1975 | Bill Sandham (acting) | Administrators |
| 23 Jun 1975 - 18 Sep 1978 | Stanley Graham Trees | Administrators |
| 18 Sep 1978 - 1 Nov 1981 | Eddie Brooks | Administrators |
| 1 Nov 1981 - 11 Sep 1984 | Colin F. Redston | Administrators |
| 11 Sep 1984 - 25 Oct 1984 | E.M.E. Alexander (acting) | Administrators |
| 25 Oct 1984 - 9 Feb 1989 | Roger Perry | Administrators |
| 9 Feb 1989 - 14 Jan 1992 | Bernard Pauncefort | Administrators |
| 14 Jan 1992 - 30 Apr 1994 | Philip H. Johnson | Administrators |
| 3 May 1994 - 19 Sep 1994 | L.E. Lewis (acting) | Administrators |
| 20 Sep 1994 - 3 Nov 1997 | Brendan G.P. Dalley | Administrators |
| 3 Nov 1997 - 9 Jan 1998 | Brian W. Money (acting) | Administrators |
| 9 Jan 1998 - 5 Mar 2001 | Brian Baldwin | Administrators |
| 10 Sep 2001 - 17 Mar 2004 | Bill Dickson | Administrators |
| 26 May 2004 - 12 Sep 2007 | Mike Hentley | Administrators |
| 13 Sep 2007 - | David Morley | Administrators |