List of governors of the Isle of Wight

Below is a list of those who have held the office of Governor of the Isle of Wight in England. Lord Mottistone was the last lord lieutenant to hold the title governor, from 1992 to 1995; since then there has been no governor appointed.

1509–1520: Sir Nicholas Wadham (1472-1542) of Merryfield and Edge, "Captain of the Isle of Wight".^[1]
1520–1538: Sir James Worsley^[2]
1538–1540: Thomas Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell (later Earl of Essex)
1540–1553: Richard Worsley^[3]
1553–1558: Sir William Girling
1558–1560: William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester
1560–1565: Richard Worsley (reappointed)^[3]
1565–1583: Sir Edward Horsey
1583–1603: Sir George Carey, 2nd Lord Hunsdon
1603–1624: Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton
1633–1642: Jerome Weston, 2nd Earl of Portland
1642–1647: Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke
1647–1647: Robert Hammond
1648–1659: Col. William Sydenham
1660: Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury
1660–1661: Jerome Weston, 2nd Earl of Portland
1661–1667: Thomas Colepeper, 2nd Baron Colepeper
1668–1692: Sir Robert Holmes
1693: Hon. Thomas Tollemache
1693–1707: John Cutts, 1st Baron Cutts
1707–1710: Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton
1710–1715: General John Richmond Webb
1715–1726: William Cadogan (later Earl Cadogan)^[4]
1726–1733: Charles Paulet, 3rd Duke of Bolton
1733–1734: John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu
1734–1742: John Wallop, 1st Viscount Lymington
1742–1746: Charles Paulet, 3rd Duke of Bolton
1746–1762: John Wallop, 1st Earl of Portsmouth
1763–1764: Thomas Holmes, 1st Baron Holmes
1764–1766: Hans Stanley
1766–1770: Harry Paulet, 6th Duke of Bolton
1770–1780: Hans Stanley
1780–1782: Sir Richard Worsley, 7th Baronet
1782–1791: Harry Paulet, 6th Duke of Bolton
1791–1807: Thomas Orde-Powlett, 1st Baron Bolton
1807–1841: James Harris, 2nd Earl of Malmesbury
1841–1857: William à Court, 1st Baron Heytesbury
1857–1888: Charles Shaw-Lefevre, 1st Viscount Eversley
1889–1896: Prince Henry of Battenberg
1896–1944: Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom^[5]
1957–1965: Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington^[6]
1965–1974: Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma^[7] (Lord Lieutenant 1974–1979)
1992–1995: David Seely, 4th Baron Mottistone^[8]

c.1689–1693: William Stephens^[9]
1694–1701: Joseph Dudley^[10]
1702–1710: Anthony Morgan^[11]
1710–1714: Henry Holmes^[12]
1715–1729: Anthony Morgan^[11]
1731–1733: Maurice Morgan^[13]
1733–1751: Charles Armand Powlett^[14]
1754–1762: Henry Holmes^[15]
1763–1766: John Stanwix^[16]
?1766–1768: John Mompesson^[17]
1768–1795: William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe^[17]
1795–1798: Sir Ralph Abercrombie^[18]
1798–1808: Sir William Medows
1808–1812: Francis Edward Gwyn^[19]
1812–1815: Charles Leigh^[20]^[21]
1815–1839: Mervyn Archdall^[22]

1899–1910: Thomas Belhaven Henry Cochrane^[23]
1910–1913: Francis John Stuart Hay-Newton^[24]
1913–1928: Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson^[25]

[1]
Virgoe, Roger, Biography of Wadham, Sir Nicholas (by 1472-1542), of Merrifield, nr. Ilton, Som., Published in The History of Parliament: House of Commons 1509-1558, ed. S.T. Bindoff, 1982
[2]
"Minor Fortifications of the Isle of Wight". Isle of Wight History Centre.
[3]
"WORSLEY, Richard (by 1517-65), of Appuldurcombe in Godshill, I.o.W." History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
[4]
"No. 5360". The London Gazette. 30 August 1715. p. 3.
[5]
"No. 26748". The London Gazette. 12 June 1896. p. 3453.
[6]
"No. 41009". The London Gazette. 22 February 1957. p. 1208.
[7]
"No. 43720". The London Gazette. 23 July 1965. p. 7029.
[8]
"No. 52947". The London Gazette. 10 June 1992. p. 9803.
[9]
Members Constituencies Parliaments Surveys. "STEPHENS, Sir William (c.1641-97), of Barton, I.o.W." History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
[10]
Members Constituencies Parliaments Surveys. "DUDLEY, Joseph (1647-1720), of Cowes, I.o.W. and Roxbury, Massachusetts". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
[11]
Members Constituencies Parliaments Surveys. "MORGAN, Anthony (d.1729), of Freshwater, I.o.W." History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
[12]
Members Constituencies Parliaments Surveys. "HOLMES, Henry (d. 1738), of Thorley, Yarmouth, I.o.W." History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
[13]
Members Constituencies Parliaments Surveys. "MORGAN, Maurice (1692-1733)". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
[14]
The Historical Register, 1733
[15]
Members Constituencies Parliaments Surveys. "HOLMES, Henry (1703-62)". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
[16]
Members Constituencies Parliaments Surveys. "STANWIX, John (1693-1766), of Carlisle, Cumb". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
[17]
The Scots Magazine, Volume 30, page 615
[18]
Members Constituencies Parliaments Surveys. "ABERCROMBY, Sir Ralph (1734-1801), of Tullibody, Clackmannan". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
[19]
"No. 16168". The London Gazette. 2 August 1808. p. 1062.
[20]
Philippart, John (1815). "Royal Military Calendar". p. 63.
[21]
"No. 16561". The London Gazette. 11 January 1812. p. 68.
[22]
New Army List, 1839
[23]
"No. 27082". The London Gazette. 23 May 1899. p. 3254.
[24]
"No. 28389". The London Gazette. 24 June 1910. p. 4486.
[25]
"No. 28728". The London Gazette. 13 June 1913. p. 4217.

Sources

The London Gazette
Robert Walcott, English Politics in the Early Eighteenth Century (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1956)

[1] [1]
Virgoe, Roger, Biography of Wadham, Sir Nicholas (by 1472-1542), of Merrifield, nr. Ilton, Som., Published in The History of Parliament: House of Commons 1509-1558, ed. S.T. Bindoff, 1982

[2] [2]
"Minor Fortifications of the Isle of Wight". Isle of Wight History Centre.

[HoP-3] [3]
"WORSLEY, Richard (by 1517-65), of Appuldurcombe in Godshill, I.o.W." History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 1 October 2016.

[4] [4]
"No. 5360". The London Gazette. 30 August 1715. p. 3.

[5] [5]
"No. 26748". The London Gazette. 12 June 1896. p. 3453.

[6] [6]
"No. 41009". The London Gazette. 22 February 1957. p. 1208.

[7] [7]
"No. 43720". The London Gazette. 23 July 1965. p. 7029.

[8] [8]
"No. 52947". The London Gazette. 10 June 1992. p. 9803.

[9] [9]
Members Constituencies Parliaments Surveys. "STEPHENS, Sir William (c.1641-97), of Barton, I.o.W." History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 10 October 2017.

[10] [10]
Members Constituencies Parliaments Surveys. "DUDLEY, Joseph (1647-1720), of Cowes, I.o.W. and Roxbury, Massachusetts". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 10 October 2017.

[historyofparliamentonline1-11] [11]
Members Constituencies Parliaments Surveys. "MORGAN, Anthony (d.1729), of Freshwater, I.o.W." History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 10 October 2017.

[12] [12]
Members Constituencies Parliaments Surveys. "HOLMES, Henry (d. 1738), of Thorley, Yarmouth, I.o.W." History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 10 October 2017.

[13] [13]
Members Constituencies Parliaments Surveys. "MORGAN, Maurice (1692-1733)". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 10 October 2017.

[14] [14]
The Historical Register, 1733

[15] [15]
Members Constituencies Parliaments Surveys. "HOLMES, Henry (1703-62)". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 10 October 2017.

[16] [16]
Members Constituencies Parliaments Surveys. "STANWIX, John (1693-1766), of Carlisle, Cumb". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 10 October 2017.

[The_Scots_Magazine_page_615-17] [17]
The Scots Magazine, Volume 30, page 615

[18] [18]
Members Constituencies Parliaments Surveys. "ABERCROMBY, Sir Ralph (1734-1801), of Tullibody, Clackmannan". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 10 October 2017.

[19] [19]
"No. 16168". The London Gazette. 2 August 1808. p. 1062.

[20] [20]
Philippart, John (1815). "Royal Military Calendar". p. 63.

[21] [21]
"No. 16561". The London Gazette. 11 January 1812. p. 68.

[22] [22]
New Army List, 1839

[23] [23]
"No. 27082". The London Gazette. 23 May 1899. p. 3254.

[24] [24]
"No. 28389". The London Gazette. 24 June 1910. p. 4486.

[25] [25]
"No. 28728". The London Gazette. 13 June 1913. p. 4217.

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