List of Governors of Jamaica

The following persons have been Governor of Jamaica in the time that this was a British colony . Jamaica was conquered by the English in the time of Oliver Cromwell. This had in 1654 Admiral William Penn andGeneral Robert Venables sent to the island of Hispaniola on the Spaniards to conquer. When this failed, they conquered Jamaica without much opposition. Venables became the first Governor.

Until 1661 attacked the Governors under the Commonwealth of England by Cromwell. After the restoration of the monarchy they fell under the British King.

In the beginning the Governors ruled from the city of Port Royalin 1692, to this after an earthquake in sea sank. Afterwards, the role of capital acquired by Spanish Town. The Governors had to do with piratesseveral times, which had made their base of Port Royal. If behind the end date of a Governors period an obelisk (†) State, this is also the date of death of the Governor.