Historical country records
Virgin Islands (U.S.) historical timeline
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
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| 1650 | French/Order of Malta rule in St. Croix | Leaders |
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| 1734 | Danish rule in St. Croix | Leaders |
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| 1756 | Danish West Indies | Leaders |
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| Mar 1801 - 1802 | British rule | Leaders |
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| Dec 1807 - 1815 | British rule | Leaders |
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| 31 Mar 1917 | purchase by U.S. effective | Leaders |
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| 8 Jan 1735 - 1736 | Frederik Moth | Governors |
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| 1736 - 1744 | Gregers Hög Nissen | Governors |
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| 1744 - 1747 | Poul Jensen Lindemark | Governors |
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| 1747 - 1751 | Jens Hansen | Governors |
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| 1751 - 1756 | Peter Clausen | Governors |
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| 1756 - 1766 | Christian Leberecht von Prøck | Governors-general |
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| 1766 - 1770 | Peter Clausen (1st time) | Governors-general |
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| 1770 - 1772 | Frederik Moth | Governors-general |
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| 1772 - 1773 | Ulrich Wilhelm von Roepstorff | Governors-general |
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| Jul 1773 - Oct 1773 | Henrik Ludvig Ernst von Schimmelmann (1st time) (b. 1743 - d. 1793) | Governors-general |
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| 1773 - 1784 | Peter Clausen (2nd time) | Governors-general |
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| 1784 - 1787 | Henrik Ludvig Ernst von Schimmelmann (2nd time) (s.a.) | Governors-general |
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| 1787 - 1794 | Ernst Frederik von Walterstorff | Governors-general |
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| 1794 - 1796 | Wilhelm Anton Lindemann (1st time) | Governors-general |
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| 1796 - 1798 | Thomas de Malleville | Governors-general |
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| 1799 - Mar 1801 | Wilhelm Anton Lindemann (2nd time) | Governors-general |
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| Mar 1801 - 1802 | ... | Governors-general |
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| 1802 - 1803 | Ernst Frederik von Walterstorff | Governors-general |
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| 1803 - 1807 | Baltharzar Frederik Mühlenfels | Governors-general |
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| Mar 1807 - Dec 1807 | Hans Christopher Lillienskjold | Governors-general |
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| Dec 1807 - 1808 | Henry Bowyer | Governors-general |
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| 1808 - 1815 | ... | Governors-general |
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| 1815 - 1816 | Peter Lotharius von Oxholm | Governors-general |
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| May 1816 - Jul 1816 | Johan Henrik von Stabel | Governors-general |
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| 1816 - 1820 | Adrian Benjamin Bentzon | Governors-general |
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| 1820 - 1822 | Carl Adolph Rothe | Governors-general |
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| 1822 - 1827 | Johan Frederik Bardenfleth | Governors-general |
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| 1827 - Jul 1848 | Peter Carl Frederik von Scholten | Governors-general |
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| Jul 1848 - Nov 1848 | Frederik von Oxholm | Governors-general |
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| Nov 1848 - 1851 | Peder Hansen | Governors-general |
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| 1851 - 1855 | Hans Ditmar Frederik Feddersen | Governors-general |
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| 1855 - 1860 | Johan Frederik Schlegel | Governors-general |
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| 1860 - 1871 | Vilhelm Ludvig Birch | Governors-general |
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| Feb 1871 - Jun 1871 | John Christmas | Governors-general |
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| 1871 - 1872 | Frantz Ernst Bille | Governors-general |
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| Jul 1872 - Sep 1872 | Johan August Stakeman | Governors-general |
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| 1872 - 1881 | Janus August Garde | Governors-general |
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| 1881 - 1893 | Christian Henrik Arendrup | Governors-general |
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| 1893 - 1903 | Carl Emil Hedemann | Governors-general |
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| 1903 - 1904 | Herman August Jürs | Governors-general |
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| 1904 - 1905 | Frederik Theodor Martin Mortensen Nordlien (b. 1854 - d. 1924) | Governors-general |
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| 1905 - 1908 | Christian Magdalus Thestrup Cold | Governors-general |
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| 1908 - 1911 | Peter Carl Limpricht | Governors-general |
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| 1911 - 1916 | Lars Christian Helweg-Larsen | Governors-general |
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| 1916 - 1917 | Henri Konow | Governors-general |
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| 31 Mar 1917 - Apr 1917 | Edwin Taylor Pollock (acting) | Governors |
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| Apr 1917 - 1919 | James Harrison Oliver | Governors |
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| 1919 - 1921 | Joseph Wallace Oman | Governors |
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| 1921 - 1922 | Sumner Ely Wetmore Kittelle | Governors |
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| 1922 - 1923 | Henry Hughes Hough | Governors |
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| 1923 - 1925 | Philip Williams | Governors |
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| 1925 - 6 Jan 1927 | Martin Edwin Trench | Governors |
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| Jan 1927 - 18 Mar 1931 | Waldo A. Evans | Governors |
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| 18 Mar 1931 - 23 Jul 1935 | Paul Martin Pearson | Governors |
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| 23 Jul 1935 - 3 Feb 1941 | Lawrence William Cramer | Governors |
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| 3 Feb 1941 - 17 May 1946 | Charles A. Harwood | Governors |
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| 17 May 1946 - 30 Nov 1949 | William H. Hastie | Governors |
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| 30 Nov 1949 - 9 Apr 1954 | Morris Fidanque de Castro | Governors |
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| 9 Apr 1954 - 31 Aug 1955 | Archie A. Alexander | Governors |
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| 17 Oct 1955 - 25 Sep 1958 | Walter A. Gordon | Governors |
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| 25 Sep 1958 - 5 Apr 1961 | John David Merwin | Governors |
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| 5 Apr 1961 - 12 Feb 1969 | Ralph M. Paiewonsky | Governors |
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| 12 Feb 1969 - 1 Jul 1969 | Cyril Emanuel King (1st time) | Governors |
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| 1 Jul 1969 - 6 Jan 1975 | Melvin Herbert Evans | Governors |
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| 6 Jan 1975 - 2 Jan 1978 | Cyril Emanuel King (2nd time) | Governors |
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| 2 Jan 1978 - 5 Jan 1987 | Juan Francisco Luis | Governors |
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| 5 Jan 1987 - 5 Jan 1995 | Alexander A. Farrelly | Governors |
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| 5 Jan 1995 - 4 Jan 1999 | Roy L. Schneider | Governors |
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| 4 Jan 1999 - 1 Jan 2007 | Charles Turnbull | Governors |
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| 1 Jan 2007 - | John deJongh | Governors |
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Saint Thomas-Saint John
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
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| 1666 | Danish colony | Leaders |
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| 1756 | part of Danish West Indies, but separate administration until 1862 | Leaders |
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| 1694 - 1702 | Johan Lorentz (2nd time) | Governors |
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| 1702 - 1706 | Claus Hansen | Governors |
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| 1706 - 1708 | Joachim Melchior von Holten | Governors |
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| 1708 - 1710 | Diderich Mogensen | Governors |
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| 1710 - 1716 | Mikkel Knudsen Crone | Governors |
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| 1716 - 1724 | Erik Bredal | Governors |
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| May 1724 - Sep 1724 | Otto Jacob Thambsen | Governors |
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| 1724 - 1727 | Frederik Moth (1st time) | Governors |
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| 1727 - 1733 | Henrik von Suhm | Governors |
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| 1733 - 1736 | Philip Gardelin | Governors |
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| 1736 - 1740 | Frederik Moth (2nd time) | Governors |
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| 1740 - 1744 | Jacob Schönemann | Governors |
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| 1744 - 1747 | Christian von Schweder | Governors |
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| 1747 - 1758 | Christian Suhm | Governors |
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| 1758 - 1760 | Harrien Felchenhauer | Governors |
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| 1760 - 1764 | Johan Georg von John | Governors |
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| Apr 1764 - Nov 1764 | Ditlev Wilhelm Wildthagen | Governors |
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| 1764 - 1765 | Peter Gynthelberg | Governors |
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| 1765 - 1766 | Ulrich Wilhelm Roepstorff | Governors |
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| 1766 - 1773 | Jens Nielsen Kragh | Governors |
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| 1773 - 1796 | Thomas de Malleville | Governors |
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| 1796 - 1800 | Baltharzar Frederik Mühlenfels | Governors |
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| 1800 - Mar 1801 | Casimir Wilhelm von Scholten | Governors |
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| Mar 1801 - 1802 | John Clayton Cowell | Governors |
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| 1802 - 1803 | Willum von Rømeling | Governors |
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| 1803 - Dec 1807 | Casimir Wilhelm von Scholten | Governors |
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| Dec 1807 - 1815 | McLean | Governors |
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| 1815 - 1818 | Christian Ludvig von Holten | Governors |
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| 1818 - 1820 | Peter Carl Frederik von Scholten | Governors |
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| Feb 1820 - Mar 1820 | Christian Ludvig von Holten | Governors |
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| Apr 1820 - Jul 1820 | Peter Carl Frederik von Scholten | Governors |
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| 1820 - 1822 | Carl Gottlieb Fleischer | Governors |
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| 1822 - 1823 | Carl Vilhelm Jessen | Governors |
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| 1823 - 1826 | Peter Carl Frederik von Scholten | Governors |
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| 1826 - 1829 | Johannes Söbötker (1st time) | Governors |
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| 1829 - 1834 | Frederik Ludvig Christian Pentz Rosenørn (b. 1781 - d. 1834) | Governors |
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| 1834 - 1836 | Frederik von Oxholm (1st time) | Governors |
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| 1836 - 1848 | Johannes Söbötker (2nd time) | Governors |
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| 1848 | Hans Hendrik Berg (1st time) | Governors |
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| 1848 - 1852 | Frederik von Oxholm (2nd time) | Governors |
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| 1853 - 1862 | Hans Hendrik Berg (2nd time) | Governors |
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