West Florida: Governors: 1764-1781

West Florida: Governors: 1764-1781
Captain General and Governor-in-Chief in and over the Province of West Florida
24 Nov 1764 - 3 Apr 1769	George Johnstone [1]
3 Apr 1769 - 2 May 1769	John Eliot
Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Province of West Florida
3 May 1769 - 27 Dec 1769	Montfort Browne [2]
27 Dec 1769 - 11 Aug 1770	Elias Durnford
Captain General and Governor-in-Chief in and over the Province of West Florida and the Territories depending thereon in America
11 Aug 1770 - 9 May 1781	Peter Chester

Johnstone arrived to the seat of government at Pensacola on 21 Oct 1764, but was unable to publish his commission at the meeting of the Council until 24 Nov 1764 due to the lack of quorum.
John Eliot died on 2 May 1769. The functions of Governor devolved on the Lieutenant Governor Browne who assumed the government on 3 May 1769.

Last update: 12 Feb 2024