What is List of governors of the Bahamas?
This is a list of '''colonial heads of the [[Bahamas]]'''. The first English settlement in the Bahamas was on [[Eleuthera]]. In [[1670]], the king gave the Bahamas to the Lords Proprietors of the [[Province of Carolina]], but the islands were left alone. The local [[pirates]] proclaimed a 'Privateers' Republic' with [[Edward Teach]] (''Blackbeard'') as chief [[magistrate]] in [[1703]]. In [[1717]], the Bahamas became a British [[crown colony]], and the pirates were moved out. During the [[American War of Independence]], the Bahamas were [[military occupation|occupied]] by both the American and Spanish armies. In [[1964]], the Bahamas achieved self-[[governance]]. In [[1973]] the Bahamas were given full [[independence]]. Hugh Wentworth was the 1st governor of the Bahamas . == Governors on Eleuthera (1648–1657) == * [[William Sayle]], [[1648]]–[[1657]] == Proprietary Governors of the Bahamas (1670–1706) == On [[November 1]] 1670, the Bahamas were granted to the Lords Proprietors of the Province of Carolina: * [[Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle]], 1670–[[November]] [[1688]] * [[William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven (1608-1697)]], 1670–9 [[April]] [[1697]] * [[Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury]], 1670–1717 * [[Peter Colleton|Sir Peter Colleton]], 1670–1717 * Sir [[George Carteret]], 1670–[[1680]] * Lord Berkeley The islands were mainly left alone, but the Lords Proprietors appointed Proprietary Governors to administer them: * [[Hugh Wentworth]], [[1671]] * [[John Wentworth]], [[December]] 1671–[[1676]] * [[Charles Chillingworth]], 1676–[[1677]] * [[Social studies|Robert Clarke]], 1677–[[1682]] * [[Richard Lilburne|Robert Lilburne]], [[1684]] In 1684, a joint [[France|French]] and Spanish fleet destroyed Charles Town (now called [[Nassau]]). * [[Thomas Bridges]], [[1687]]–[[1690]] * [[Cadwallader Jones]], 1690–[[1693]] * [[Nicholas Trott]], [[1694]]–[[1696]] * [[Nicholas Webb]], [[1697–1699]] * [[Read Elding]], 1699–[[1700]], ''acting'' * [[Elias Haskett]], 1700–[[1701]] * [[Ellis Lightfo