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British settlement in the area until the colony's independence in 1981. Until 1862, the territory was under the vice-regency of the
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In 1862, the territory became a crown colony, and was subsequently administered by a
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In 1973 the colony's name was changed to Belize and in 1981 it gained independence. For a list of viceroys after independence, see
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On 21 September 1981 Belize gained independence from the United
Kingdom. For viceroys of Belize after independence, see
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In 1884, the colony was severed from its dependency to
Jamaica and gained its own Governor.
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Senior
British representatives in the neighbouring Malayan protected states
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Governors, civil commissioners and administrators of
British dependencies
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On 1 June 1973, the colony of
British Honduras was renamed Belize.
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Senior
British representatives in the constituent protected states
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Senior
British representatives in neighbouring protected states
661:
Governor of
Tristan da Cunha (Administrator of Tristan da Cunha)
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Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
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Lists of British colonial governors and administrators
224:
Lieutenant Governors of British Honduras (1862–1884)
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Governor of Rhode-island and Providence Plantations
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609:
Commissioner for the British Indian Ocean Territory
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536:
594:Governor of Ascension (Administrator of Ascension)
935:Governor of Saint Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla
1177:High Commissioners for Palestine and Transjordan
1050:High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States
604:Commissioner for the British Antarctic Territory
53:Superintendents of British Honduras (1749–1862)
945:Governor-General of the West Indies Federation
514:
107:(chief magistrate), March 1791 – January 1797
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1371:Lieutenant Governor of the Swan River Colony
1423:Lists of political office-holders in Belize
1061:General Adviser to the Government of Johore
773:Governors of British South African colonies
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499:
1304:High Commissioner for the Western Pacific
940:Governor-in-Chief of the Windward Islands
855:Lieutenant-Governor of Demerara-Essequibo
284:Governors of British Honduras (1884–1973)
1329:Government Resident of Central Australia
1099:Heads of the provinces of British India
666:Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands
1232:High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands
1192:Governor of the Crown Colony of Sarawak
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1339:Government Resident of North Australia
706:Lieutenant Governor of Griqualand West
553:Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man
1095:Viceroy and Governor-General of India
1071:Adviser to the Government of Kelantan
768:High Commissioner for Southern Africa
644:Administrator of the Pitcairn Islands
7:
1289:Governor-General of Papua New Guinea
1202:Representative in the Trucial States
1187:Representative in the Raj of Sarawak
336:, 29 January 1918 – 4 September 1918
1076:Adviser to the Government of Perlis
25:
1227:Lieutenant Governor of Heligoland
1152:Representative in Muscat and Oman
378:, 1 July 1946 – 14 January 1947,
1386:
1385:
925:Governor of Prince Edward Island
763:Governor-General of South Africa
624:Governor of the Falkland Islands
371:, 24 February 1940 – 1 July 1946
101:(acting), June 1790 – March 1791
1294:Governor of the Solomon Islands
1284:Governor-General of New Zealand
885:Governor of Trinidad and Tobago
870:Governor of the Leeward Islands
548:Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey
435:Governors of Belize (1973–1981)
430:, 26 January 1972 – 31 May 1973
1066:Adviser to the Sultan of Kedah
890:Lieutenant governors of Tobago
830:Lieutenant-Governor of Berbice
823:Lieutenant Governor of Grenada
778:Governor of British Somaliland
619:Governor of the Cayman Islands
614:Governor of the Virgin Islands
1:
1413:Governors of British Honduras
1364:Governor of Western Australia
1324:Governor-General of Australia
1237:Governor of the Isle of Wight
1162:Governor of the Malayan Union
975:Governor of Massachusetts-Bay
930:Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
736:Governor of Southern Rhodesia
726:Governor of Northern Rhodesia
691:Governor of British Cameroons
686:Governor of British Mauritius
558:Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
423:, 11 July 1966 – January 1972
323:, 13 August 1906 – 9 May 1913
1428:Belize history-related lists
1259:Governor of Northern Ireland
1157:High Commissioner for Malaya
910:Governor of British Columbia
840:Governor of British Honduras
141:Alexander Mark Kerr Hamilton
1349:Governor of South Australia
1334:Governor of New South Wales
1242:Civil Commissioner of Malta
362:Alan Cuthbert Maxwell Burns
314:Ernest Bickham Sweet-Escott
294:Roger Tuckfield Goldsworthy
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1172:Resident Minister in Nepal
1142:High Commissioner for Iraq
1010:Governor of South-Carolina
995:Governor of North-Carolina
905:Governor General of Canada
835:Governor of British Guiana
753:Governor of the Seychelles
485:Belize Advertiser, 1839/41
467:Governor-General of Belize
461:, 1980 – 21 September 1981
355:Harold Baxter Kittermaster
330:19 May 1913 – January 1918
47:Governor-General of Belize
1383:
980:Governor of New Hampshire
915:Governor of New Brunswick
564:
414:Peter Hyla Gawne Stallard
395:, 28 February 1949 – 1952
386:Edward Gerald Hawkesworth
270:Frederick Palgrave Barlee
256:William Wellington Cairns
197:Charles St. John Fancourt
1167:Governor of North Borneo
1000:Governor of Pennsylvania
900:Governor of Newfoundland
758:Governor of Sierra Leone
716:Governor of Lagos Colony
656:Governor of Saint Helena
444:Sir Richard Neil Posnett
416:, 9 December 1961 – 1966
409:, 17 January 1956 – 1961
402:, 21 October 1952 – 1955
388:, 14 January 1947 – 1948
364:, 2 November 1934 – 1939
301:Cornelius Alfred Moloney
64:Richard Jones, 1758–1760
950:Governor of Connecticut
920:Governor of Nova-Scotia
880:Governor of St. Vincent
813:Governor of the Bahamas
407:Colin Hardwick Thornley
376:Arthur Norman Wolffsohn
321:Eric John Eagles Swayne
128:, January 1803 – 1805,
113:, January 1797 – 1800,
1344:Governor of Queensland
985:Governor of New-Jersey
783:Governor of Tanganyika
701:Governor of Gold Coast
696:Governor of the Gambia
634:Governor of Montserrat
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446:, 1 June 1973 – 1976,
350:, 16 April 1925 – 1932
343:, 22 March 1919 – 1925
316:, 15 April 1904 – 1906
1197:Governor of Singapore
1090:Governor of Hong Kong
875:Governor of St. Lucia
731:Governor of Nyasaland
629:Governor of Gibraltar
570:
453:Peter Donovan McEntee
393:Ronald Herbert Garvey
357:, 9 March 1932 – 1934
277:Robert William Harley
1359:Governor of Victoria
1354:Governor of Tasmania
1015:Governor of Virginia
990:Governor of New-York
970:Governor of Maryland
955:Governor of Delaware
895:Governor of Trinidad
850:Governor of Dominica
818:Governor of Barbados
793:Resident in Zanzibar
639:Governor of Pitcairn
589:Governor of Anguilla
455:, 1 June 1976 – 1980
428:Richard Neil Posnett
400:Patrick Muir Renison
334:William Hart-Bennett
279:, 13 May 1883 – 1884
249:James Robert Longden
242:John Gardiner Austin
88:, 1776–10 March 1787
1254:Governor of Minorca
1133:Resident of Gwalior
965:Governor of Georgia
960:Governor of Florida
865:Governor of Jamaica
860:Governor of Grenada
748:Governor of Senegal
743:Governor of Nigeria
599:Governor of Bermuda
421:John Warburton Paul
263:Robert Miller Mundy
188:Alexander MacDonald
172:Alexander MacDonald
40:Governor of Jamaica
1222:Governor of Cyprus
1182:Governor of Penang
1147:Governor of Labuan
1118:Governor of Madras
1113:Governor of Bombay
1108:Governor of Bengal
1081:Adviser, Trengganu
1045:Governor of Ceylon
788:Governor of Uganda
572:
459:Sir James Hennessy
94:, 1787 – June 1790
74:Robert Hodgson Jr.
59:Robert Hodgson Sr.
27:This is a list of
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1247:Governor of Malta
1123:Governor of Sindh
1040:Governor of Burma
711:Governor of Kenya
369:John Adams Hunter
348:John Alder Burdon
233:Frederick Seymour
217:Frederick Seymour
211:William Stevenson
160:Allan Hampden Pye
147:John Nugent Smyth
16:(Redirected from
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1103:Governor of Aden
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845:Governor of Cuba
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99:Peter Hunter
86:James Lawrie
68:Joseph Otway
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581:territories
341:Eyre Hutson
309:, 1897–1904
303:, 1891–1897
296:, 1884–1891
272:, 1877–1883
265:, 1874–1877
258:, 1870–1874
251:, 1867–1870
244:, 1864–1867
219:, 1857–1862
213:, 1854–1857
206:, 1851–1854
199:, 1843–1851
192:second time
184:, 1830–1837
168:, 1823–1829
166:Edward Codd
162:, 1822–1823
156:, 1814–1822
149:, 1809–1814
143:, 1806–1809
137:, 1805–1806
130:second time
122:, 1800–1802
76:, 1767–1775
70:, 1760–1767
61:, 1749–1758
1407:Categories
805:(Americas)
494:rulers.org
473:References
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115:first time
1271:(Oceania)
448:continued
237:continued
1393:category
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678:(Africa)
579:Overseas
275:Col Sir
97:Lt Gen
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1269:former
1212:former
1027:(Asia)
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803:former
676:former
380:acting
82:, 1776
35:Belize
538:Crown
426:Sir
419:Sir
412:Sir
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