Seychelles (01)

1756-1976 Colonial era


1756-1794

YEAR DATE EVENT
1756 Part of French Colony of Mauritius

1794-1961

YEAR DATE EVENT GOVERNOR
1794 17 may Part of UK Colony of Mauritius
1903 november UK Crown Colony Ernest Bickham Sweet-Escott
1904 William Edward Davidson
1912 Charles Richard Mackey O'Brien
1918 Eustace Edward Twistleton-Wykeham-Fiennes
1922 Sir Joseph Aloysius Byrne
1927 Malcolm Stevenson
1928 Sir de Symonds Montagu George Honey
1934 Sir Gordon James Lethem
1936 Sir Arthur Francis Grimble
1942 5 january Sir William Marston Logan
1947 july Sir Percy Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke
1951 14 may Sir Frederick Crawford
1953 31 may Sir William Addis
1958 january Sir John Kingsmill Thorp

1961-1970

YEAR DATE EVENT GOVERNOR
1961
1962 january Julian Edward George Asquith, Earl of Oxford and Asquith
1967 Sir Hugh Selby Norman-Walker
1969 Sir Bruce Greatbatch

1970-1976

YEAR DATE EVENT PRIME MINISTER GOVERNOR
1970 12 november James R. Mancham
1973 Sir Colin Hamilton Allen
1975 1 october UK self-governing Colony


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