This is of the governors of the Province of Georgia from 1732 until 1782, including the restored Loyalist administration during the War of American Independence.[1]

#ImageNameTitleTerm startTerm endNotes
General James OglethorpeResident Trustee9 June 17321743
1William StephensPresident17438 April 1751First governor
2Henry ParkerPresident8 April 175123 June 1752[2]
3Patrick GrahamPresident23 June 175221 June 1754
4Admiral John ReynoldsGovernor29 October 17543 August 1756 (de facto)
14 April 1758 (officially)
First royal governor [2][3][4]
5Henry EllisGovernor17 May 1758November 1760
6James WrightGovernorNovember 176011 February 1776
Interregnum under revolutionary control from 1776 until 1778; see List of governors of Georgia
(7)General Sir Archibald Campbellgovernor29 December 1778July 1779Head of military administration
[2]
(8)Jacques PrevostProvisional governorJuly 1779September 1779
(9)Lieutenant Colonel James WrightGovernorSeptember 177911 July 1782

References

  1. Historical List Of Georgia Governors, Georgia Info
  2. 1 2 3 Lawton Bryan Evans (1898). A History of Georgia for Use in Schools. American Book Company. pp. 45–.
  3. Edward J. Cashin, "Royal Georgia, 1752-1776", New Georgia Encyclopedia, 3/10/2003
  4. "Reynolds, John (1713?-1788)" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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