List of colonial governors of Saint-Domingue
Appearance
Since 1659, Saint-Domingue (now the Republic of Haiti), was a French colony, recognized by Spain on September 20, 1697. From September 20, 1793, to October 1798 parts of the island were under British occupation.[1]
Governors (1691-1714)
- October 1, 1691 - July 1700 Jean du Casse
- July 1700 - December 16, 1703 Joseph d'Honon de Gallifet (acting)
- December 16, 1703 - October 13, 1705 Charles Auger
- October 13, 1705 - December 28, 1707 Jean-Pierre de Charitte (acting)
- December 28, 1707 - 1710 François-Joseph, comte de Choiseul-Beaupré
- 1710 - February 7, 1711 Jean-Pierre de Charitte (2nd time)
- February 7, 1711 - May 24, 1711 Laurent de Valernod
- May 24, 1711 - August 29, 1712 Nicolas de Gabaret
- August 29, 1712 - 1713 Paul-François de La Grange, comte d'Arquian
- 1713 - 1714 Louis de Courbon, comte de Blénac
Governors-General (1714-1803)
- 1714 - 11 Jan 1717 Louis de Courbon, comte de Blénac
- January 11, 1717 - July 10, 1719 Charles Joubert de La Bastide, marquis de Châteaumorand
- 10 Jul 1719 - 6 Dec 1723 Léon de Sorel
- December 6, 1723 - October 8, 1731 Gaspard-Charles de Goussé, chevalier de La Rochalar
- October 8, 1731 - February 4, 1732 Antoine-Gabriel, marquis de Vienne de Busserolles
- February 4, 1732 - October 8, 1732 Étienne Cochard de Chastenoye (acting)
- October 8, 1732 - July 1737 Pierre, marquis de Fayet
- July 1737 - November 11, 1737 Étienne Cochard de Chastenoye (2nd time) (acting)
- November 11, 1737 - November, 1746 Charles de Brunier, marquis de Larnage
- November 19, 1746 - August 12, 1748 Étienne Cochard de Chastenoye (3rd time) (acting)
- August 12, 1748 - March 29, 1751 Hubert de Brienne-Conflans, comte de Conflans
- March 29, 1751 - May 31, 1753 Emmanuel-Auguste de Cahideux du Bois de Lamothe
- May 31 - March 24, 1757 Joseph-Hyacinthe de Rigaud, marquis de Vaudreuil
- March 24, 1757 - July 30, 1762 Philippe-François Bart
- July 30, 1762 - March 7, 1763 Gabriel de Bory de Saint-Vincent
- March 7, 1763 - August 4, 1763 Armand, vicomte de Belzunce
- August 4, 1763 - April 23, 1764 Pierre-André de Gohin, comte de Montreuil (acting)
- April 23, 1764 - July 1, 1766 Charles Henri Hector d'Estaing
- July 1, 1766 - February 10, 1769 Louis-Armand-Constantin de Rohan, prince de Montbazon
- February 10, 1769 - January 15, 1772 Pierre Gédéon de Nolivos
- January 15, 1772 - April 30, 1772 De la Ferronays (acting)
- April 30, 1772 - April 15, 1775 Louis-Florent de Vallière
- May 12, 1775 - August 16, 1775 Jean-François, comte de Reynaud de Villeverd (acting)
- August 16, 1775 - December 13, 1776 Victor-Thérèse Charpentier
- December 28, 1776 - May 22, 1777 Jean-Baptiste de Taste de Lilancour (acting)
- May 22, 1777 - March 7, 1780 Robert, comte d'Argout
- March 7, 1780 - April 25, 1780 Jean-Baptiste de Taste de Lilancour (2nd time) (acting)
- April 25, 1780 - July 28, 1781 Jean-François, comte de Reynaud de Villeverd (2nd time)
- July 28, 1781 - February 14, 1782 Jean-Baptiste de Taste de Lilancour (3rd time) (acting)
- February 14, 1782 - July 3, 1785 Guillaume de Bellecombe
- July 3, 1785 - April 27, 1786 Gui-Pierre de Coustard (acting)
- April 27, 1786 - November 1787 César Henri, comte de La Luzerne
- November 1787 - December 22, 1788 Alexandre de Vincent de Mazade (acting)
- December 22, 1788 - 1789 Marie-Charles du Chilleau
- 1789 - August 19, 1789 Alexandre de Vincent de Mazade (2nd time) (acting)
- August 19, 1789 - November 1790 Antoine de Thomassin de Peynier
- November 9, 1790 - 1792 Philibert François Rouxel de Blanchelande
- 1792 - Jun 1792 Adrien-Nicolas, marquis de la Salle, comte d'Offémont
- Jun 1792 - October 21, 1792 Jean-Jacques d'Esparbes
- October 21, 1792 - January 2, 1793 Martin Louis Beaulieu
- January 2, 1793 - June 19, 1793 Léger-Félicité Sonthonax (commissioner)
- June 19, 1793 - October 1793 François-Thomas Galbaud du Fort
- October 1793 - May 11, 1796 Étienne Maynaud de Bizefranc de Laveaux
- May 11, 1796 - August 24, 1797 Léger-Félicité Sonthonax (2nd time) (commissioner)
- April 1, 1797 - May 5, 1802 Toussaint Louverture
- March 27, 1798 - October 23, 1798 Gabriel-Marie-Théodore-Joseph Hédouville (commissioner)
- February 5, 1802 - November 2, 1802 Charles Leclerc
- November 2, 1802 - November 30, 1803 Donatien-Marie-Joseph de Vimeur, vicomte de Rochambeau (2nd time)
- November 30, 1803 - December 31, 1803 Jean-Jacques Dessalines
For continuation after independence, see: List of heads of state of Haiti
British Governors (1793-1798)
- September 20, 1793 - October 1794 John Whitelocke
- October 1794 - October 1796 Adam Williamson
- October 1796 - January 1797 John Graves Simcoe
- January 1797 - March 1797 Nesbit
- March 1797 - October 1798 Thomas Maitland
See also
References
- ^ Bob Corbett (2001). "Haiti Rulers". Webster University. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-03-14. (actually taken from rulers.org!!!)