The Governors (and caretakers)of New South Wales
Reign of King George III 1760 – 1820
26 Jan 1788 – Jul 1793 Captain Arthur Phillip
Dec 1792 – Major Francis Grose
Dec 1794 Captain William Paterson
11 Sep 1795 – 27 Sep 1800 Captain John Hunter
28 Sep 1800 – 12 Aug 1806 Captain Philip Gidley King
13 Aug 1806 -26 Jan 1808 Captain William Bligh
Jan 1808 – Major George Johnston
Sep 1808 – Major Joseph Foveaux
Jan 1809 – Lieutenant Colonel William Paterson
1 Jan 1810 – 30 Nov 1821 Major General Lachlan Macquarie
Reign of King George IV 1820 – 1830
1 Dec 1821 – 1 Dec 1825 Major General Thomas Brisbane
1 Dec 1825 – Lieutenant Colonel William Stewart
19 Dec 1825– 21 Oct 1831 Lieutenant General Ralph Darling
Reign of King William IV 1830 – 1837
22 Oct 1831 – Colonel Patrick Lindesay
3 Dec 1831- 5 Dec 1837 Major General Richard Bourke
Reign of Queen Victoria 1837 – 1901
5 Dec 1837 – Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Snodgrass
24 Feb 1838 -11 Jul 1846 Major Sir George Gipps
11 Jul 1846 – Maurice O’Connell
3 Aug 1846 – Jan 1855 Lieutenant Colonel Sir Charles FitzRoy
20 Jan 1855 – 22 Jan 1861 Sir William Denison