Deputy Governor - British Colonial Cases

British Colonial Cases

In the British empire, there were such colonial offices in :

  • Delaware, while it was part of the province of Pennsylvania (Lower counties; till 22 November 1704), the sole incumbent (only 1691 - 1693) being William Markham (b. 1635? - d. 1704)
  • Montserrat since the start in 1632, first under the Governor of Antigua, then 1667 - 1816 while the island was part of the Leeward Islands colony (governed till 1696 from Nevis, then from Saint John's on Antigua)
  • Province of Pennsylvania and Delaware counties, where the position was a deputy to the Proprietors, namely William Penn and his heirs, who were often absent.
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis in January 1671 - 1816 while the Antillian islands (who had their own Governor before and after) were part of the above Leeward Islands colony.
  • Massachusetts, while known as the Massachusetts Bay Colony, John Humphrey served as Deputy governor
  • Rhode Island had a position of deputy governor, dating back to when it was still a colony, until 1799, when it was renamed lieutenant governor.

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