List of Governors of the Seychelles - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Term	Incumbent	Notes
French Suzerainty
Claimed for France by Lazare Picault, named Îles de La Bourdonnais
Subordinated to Île de France (Mauritius Mauritius Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar... )
1744 to 1 November 1756	None
Annexed by France (Îles de Séchelles), not settled until 27 August 1770
1 November 1756 to 27 August 1770	None
27 August 1770 to 1772	Delaunay Delaunay -Arts:* Catherine Delaunay , French jazz clarinet player and composer* Charles Delaunay , French author and jazz expert* Elie Delaunay , French painter* Louis Arsene Delaunay , French actor... , Commandant
1772 to 1775	Anselme, Commandant
1775 to 1777	Le Roux de Kermeseven, Commandant
1778 to 1781	Charles Routier de Romainville, Commandant
1781 to 1783	Berthelot de la Coste, Commandant
1783 to 1786	François, vicomte de Souillac, Commandant
1786 to 1789	Augustin Motais de Narbonne, Commandant
1789 to 1792	Louis Jean Baptiste Philogène de Malavois, Commandant
1792 to 1793	Charles Joseph Esnouf, Commandant
9 September 1793 to 17 May 1794	Jean-Baptiste Quéau de Quincy, Governor
Îles de Séchelles occupied by United Kingdom (French administration continues to 17 May 1810)
17 May 1794 to 17 May 1810	Jean-Baptiste Quéau de Quincy, Governor
British Suzerainty
British Colony of Seychelles (subordinated to Mauritius)
17 May 1810 to 2 June 1811	Jean-Baptiste Quéau de Quincy, Commissioner
2 June 1811 to 1812	Bartholomew Sullivan Bartholomew Sullivan Bartholomew Sullivan is American Correspondent.Bartholomew Sullivan is a graduate from Santa Clara University. He is a Washington correspondent at Scripps Howard News and at The Commercial Appeal where he had extensive reporting trips to Portugal and India... , Commissioner
1812 to 1815	Bibye Lasage, Commissioner
1815 to 1822	Edward Henry Madge, Commissioner
1822 to 1837	George Harrison, Commissioner
1837 to 1839	Arthur Wilson, Commissioner
1839 to 1850	Charles Augustus Etienne Mylius, Commissioner
1850 to 1852	Robert William Keate Robert William Keate Robert William Keate was a career British colonial governor, serving as Commissioner of the Seychelles from 1850 to 1852, Governor of Trinidad from 1857 to 1864, of Natal from 1867 to 1872, and of Gold Coast from 7 March 1873 to 17 March 1873.-Early life and family:Keate was born in 1814 in... , Commissioner
1852 to 1862	Charles Willian Bhering - Duke of Seychelles, Commissioner
1862 to 1868	Swinburne Ward, Commissioner
1868 to 1874	William Hales Franklyn, Commissioner
1874 to 1879	Charles Spencer Salmon, Commissioner
1879 to 1880	Arthur Elibank Havelock, Commissioner
1880 to 1882	Francis Theophilus Blunt, Commissioner
1882 to 1888	Arthur Cecil Stuart Barkly, Commissioner
1889 to 1895	Thomas Risely Griffith, Administrator
1895 to August 1899	Henry Cockburn Stewart, Administrator
August 1899 to 31 August 1903	Ernest Bickham Sweet-Escott, Administrator
British crown colony
31 August 1903 to November 1903	Ernest Bickham Sweet-Escott, Administrator
November 1903 to 1904	Ernest Bickham Sweet-Escott, Governor
1904 to 1912	Walter Edward Davidson Walter Edward Davidson Sir Walter Edward Davidson KCMG was a colonial Administrator and diplomat. He served periods as Governor of the Seychelles, Governor of Newfoundland and as Governor of New South Wales, in which he died in office.... , Governor
1912 to 1918	Charles Richard Mackey O'Brien, Governor
1918 to 1922	Eustace Edward Twistleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, Governor
1922 to 1927	Sir Joseph Aloysius Byrne Joseph Aloysius Byrne Brigadier-General Sir Joseph Aloysius Byrne, GCMG, KBE, CB , was the Royal Irish Constabulary's Inspector-General from 1916 until 1920. He later served abroad in , and Kenya.-Biography:... , Governor
May 1927 to November 1927	Sir Malcolm Stevenson Malcolm Stevenson Sir Malcolm Stevenson KCMG was a British colonial administrator. He served as the Governor of Cyprus and later as the Governor of the Seychelles.-Biography:... , Governor
1928 to 1934	Sir de Symons Montagu George Honey, Governor
1934 to 1936	Sir Gordon James Lethem Gordon James Lethem Sir Gordon James Lethem was a British Civil Servant.He was Governor of British Guiana from 7 November 1941 to 1946. He was acting Governor from 1946 to 12 April 1947.The city of Lethem, Guyana is named after him.... , Governor
1936 to 5 January 1942	Arthur Francis Grimble Arthur Grimble Sir Arthur Francis Grimble was a British Civil Servant and writer.After joining the Colonial Office, he became a cadet administrative officer in the Gilberts and became Resident Commissioner of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony in 1926.Specialist in the myths and oral traditions of Kiribati... , Governor	From 1 January 1938, Sir Arthur Francis Grimble
5 January 1942 to July 1947	William Marston Logan, Governor	From 8 June 1944, Sir William Marston Logan
July 1947 to 14 May 1951	Sir Percy Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke Sir Percy Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke , KBE, CMG, MC, MD, FRCP, DPH, DTM&H, CStJ Barrister at Law, was the Director of Medical Services, Hong Kong, from 1937–1943 and Governor of the Seychelles from 1947–1951.-Biography:... , Governor
14 May 1951 to 1953	Frederick Crawford Frederick Crawford (colonial administrator) Sir Frederick Crawford KCMG, MBE was a British colonial administrator.He was Governor of the Seychelles between 1951 and 1953. He was Deputy Governor of Kenya from 1953 to 1957 during the Mau Mau uprising. He was Governor of Uganda from 1957 to 1961.He became a director of the Anglo-American... , Governor
31 May 1953 to January 1958	William Addis, Governor	From 9 June 1955, Sir William Addis
January 1958 to 13 August 1961	John Kingsmill Thorp, Governor	From 13 June 1959, Sir John Kingsmill Thorp
January 1962 to 1967	Julian Edward George Asquith, Earl of Oxford and Asquith Julian Asquith, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Asquith Julian Edward George Asquith, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Asquith KCMG , was a British colonial administrator.-Background and education:... , Governor
1967 to 1969	Sir Hugh Selby Norman-Walker Hugh Norman-Walker Sir Hugh Selby Norman-Walker, KCMG, KStJ, OBE was a British colonial official. He served in India from 1938 to 1948... , Governor
1969 to 12 November 1970	Sir Bruce Greatbatch Bruce Greatbatch Sir Bruce Greatbatch was the British colonial governor of Seychelles from 1969 to 1973. He oversaw the forced removal of the indigenous people of the Chagos Archipelago and ordered the gassing of the islands' canine population of 1,000. He called the Chagossians "unsophisticated" and "untrainable"... , Governor
Autonomy granted to the Seychelles
12 November 1970 to 1973	Sir Bruce Greatbatch Bruce Greatbatch Sir Bruce Greatbatch was the British colonial governor of Seychelles from 1969 to 1973. He oversaw the forced removal of the indigenous people of the Chagos Archipelago and ordered the gassing of the islands' canine population of 1,000. He called the Chagossians "unsophisticated" and "untrainable"... , Governor
1973 to 1 October 1975	Colin Hamilton Allan Colin Allan Sir Colin Hamilton Allan KCMG, OBE is a New Zealander who was a British Governor and High Commissioner. He was also an author and lecturer.-Background:... , Governor
Self-rule granted to the Seychelles
1 October 1975 to 28 June 1976	Colin Hamilton Allan Colin Allan Sir Colin Hamilton Allan KCMG, OBE is a New Zealander who was a British Governor and High Commissioner. He was also an author and lecturer.-Background:... , High Commissioner
28 June 1976	Independence as Republic of Seychelles Seychelles Seychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar....

For continuation after independence, see: List of Presidents of Seychelles

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