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