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Colonial heads of the Windward Islands
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List of Colonial Heads of the British Windward Islands
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Term | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| British Suzerainty | ||
| 1800 to 1806 | Francis Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaforth, Governor | Governor of Barbados |
| The British Windward Islands | ||
| 1833 to 1836 | Sir Lionel Smith, Governor | Governor of Barbados |
| 1836 to 1841 | Sir Evan John Murray MacGregor, Governor | Governor of Barbados |
| 1841 | Charles Henry Darling, Governor | Governor of Barbados |
| 1841 to 1846 | Sir Charles Edward Grey, Governor | Governor of Barbados |
| 1846 to 1848 | William Reid, Governor | Governor of Barbados |
| 1848 to 1856 | William MacBean George Colebrooke, Governor | Governor of Barbados |
| 1856 to 1859 | Francis Hincks, Governor | Governor of Barbados |
| 1859 to 1868 | James Walker, Governor | Governor of Barbados |
| 1868 to 1871 | Rawson William Rawson, Governor | Governor of Barbados |
| Federal Colony of the Windward Islands | ||
| 1871 to 1875 | Rawson William Rawson, Governor | Governor of Barbados |
| 1875 to 1875 | Sanford Freeling, acting Governor | Governor of Barbados |
| 1875 to 1876 | Sir John Pope Hennessy, Governor | Governor of Barbados |
| 1876 to 1880 | George Cumine Strahan, Governor | Governor of Barbados |
| 1880 to 1880 | D.J. Gamble, acting Governor | Governor of Barbados |
| 1880 to 1885 | William Robinson, Governor | Governor of Barbados |
| 1885 to 1888 | Sir Walter Joseph Sendall, Governor | |
| 1889 to 1892 | Sir Walter Francis Hely-Hutchinson, Governor | |
| 1893 to 1897 | Sir Charles Bruce, Governor | |
| 1897 to 1900 | Sir Cornelius Alfred Moloney, Governor | |
| 1900 to 1906 | Sir Robert Baxter Llewelyn, Governor | |
| 1906 to 1909 | Sir Ralph Champneys Williams, Governor | |
| 1909 to 1914 | Sir James Hayes Sadler, Governor | |
| 1914 to 1923 | Sir George Basil Haddon-Smith, Governor | |
| 1924 to 1930 | Sir Frederick Seton James, Governor | |
| 1930 to 1935 | Sir Thomas Alexander Best, Governor | |
| 1935 to 19 January 1937 | Sir Selwyn MacGregor Grier, Governor | |
| 19 January 1937 to 1938 | Henry Bradshaw Popham, Governor | |
| 1938 to 18 May 1942 | Sir Henry Bradshaw Popham, Governor | |
| 18 May 1942 to 1948 | Sir Arthur Grimble, Governor | |
| 1948 to 1953 | Sir Robert Duncan Harris Arundell, Governor | |
| 1953 to 1955 | Edward Betham Beetham, Governor | |
| 1955 to 1 July 1956 | Colville Montgomery Deverell, Governor | |
| Territory of the Windward Islands | ||
| 1 July 1956 to 1957 | Colville Montgomery Deverell, Governor | |
| 1957 to 1 January 1960 | Sir Colville Montgomery Deverell, Governor | |
| 1 January 1960 | territory dissolved |
- From 1833 - 1885 Barbados was part of the Windward Islands (with the governor of Barbados also being governor of the Windward Islands)
- Saint Lucia joins in 1838 and remains until 1960.
- Barbados exits in 1885, Grenada becames the new seat of Governor until 1960.
- Tobago exits the windward islands while-under Grenada in 1889, after joining in 1833.
- In 1940 Dominica exits the neighbouring Leeward Islands, and joins the Windward Islands until 1960.
- Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines were in the union longest from 1833 until 1960.
The Windward Islands comprised the present-day independent states of Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Tobago.