List of governors of Plymouth

• 1596–1601: Sir Ferdinando Gorges (removed from office, 1601) • 1601–1602: Sir Nicholas Parker • 1603–1629: Sir Ferdinando Gorges (restored to office) • 1629–1638: James Bagge (jointly) • 1638–1643: Sir Jacob Astley • 1643: William Ruthven (Parliamentarian) • 1644 (?): Col. William II Gould (1615-1644) of Floyer Hayes, Exeter, after whose tenure "Mount Gould" in Plymouth is named. He was buried at St Andrew's, Plymouth. • 1645–1645: John Robartes, 2nd Baron Robartes • 1645–?1659: Ralph Weldon (Parliamentarian) • 1659–1659: John Desborough • 1660–1661: Sir William Morice • 1661–1696: John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath • 1696–1722: Major General Charles Trelawny • 1722–1745: Charles Churchill • 1745–1752: John Murray, 2nd Earl of Dunmore • 1752–1759: John Ligonier, 1st Viscount Ligonier • 1759–1760: Richard Onslow • 1760–1784: John Waldegrave, 3rd Earl Waldegrave • 1784–1805: Lord George Lennox • 1805–1807: John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham • 1807–1808: Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake • 1808–1814: William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe • 1814–1819: Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond • 1819–1826: Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington • 1826–1830: William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt • 1830–1842: Rowland Hill, 1st Baron Hill ==Lieutenant-Governors of Plymouth==

• 1746–1748: Lieutenant-General William Blakeney • 1748–1754: Major Chiverton Hartopp • 1754–1771: Lieutenant John Williams • 1771–1782: Lieutenant-Colonel William Blackett • 1782–1803: Colonel John Campbell • 1803–1812: Major-General Richard England • 1812–1819: Major-General Gore Browne • 1819–1823: Major-General Sir Denis Pack • 1823–1833: Major-General Sir John Cameron • 1835–1840: Major-General Sir Willoughby Cotton • 1840–1842: Major-General Robert Ellice • 1842–1852: Major-General Sir Henry Murray • 1853–1854: Major-General Sir Harry Smith, 1st Baronet • 1855–1859: Major-General George Eden • 1859–1865: Major-General William Hutchinson • 1865–1866: Lieutenant-General George Upton, 3rd Viscount Templetown • 1866–1869: Lieutenant-General Sir Augustus Spencer • 1869–1874: Major-General Sir Charles Staveley • 1874–1877: Lieutenant-General Henry Smyth • 1877–1880: Lieutenant-General Leicester Smyth • 1880–1883: Lieutenant-General Thomas Pakenham • 1883–1885: Major-General James Sayer • 1885–1889: Major-General Thomas Lyons • 1889–1990: Major-General Sir Howard Elphinstone • 1890–1895: General Sir Richard Harrison • 1895–1899: Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Forestier-Walker • 1899–1905: Lieutenant-General Sir William Butler ==References==