In the British Empire, there were such colonial offices in: • The two divisions of
New Jersey (
East Jersey and
West Jersey) from 1664 to 1702 as many of the colonies' proprietors and governors remained in England and delegated administrative authority to deputies who resided in the colony. •
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 (1635?–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 (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. • Though these cases are not truly British colonial cases, as these positions were established well after the two states have attained independence, the
States of Nigeria and the
Counties of Kenya have Deputy Governors elected under a running-mate system alongside the elected, executive Governors. ==Governor's deputy==