Map of Tassie

The early penal colony of Tasmania. I'll be paying my first visit there next week (or, since this hasn't updated, fourteenth of June)


Lieutenant John BOWEN, Cmndt. 1803-1804
Colonel David COLLINS, Lt Gov., (South) 1 1804-1810
Lieutenant Edward LORD RM, Lt Gov., (South) March-July 1810
Captain J. MURRAY, Lt Gov., (South) 1810-1812
Lieutenant Colonel William PATERSON, Lt Gov., (North) 1804-1808
Captain John BRABYN, Cmndt., (North) 1808-1810
Major G. A. GORDON, Cmndt., (North) 1810-1812
Captain J. RITCHIE, Cmndt., (North) 2 June 1812
Major A. E. GEILS, Cmndt. 1812-1813
Colonel Thomas DAVEY, Lt Gov. 1813-1817
Colonel William SORELL, Lt Gov. 1817-1824
Colonel George ARTHUR, Lt Gov. 1824-1836
Sir John FRANKLIN, KCH, RN, Lt Gov. 1837-1843
Sir John EARDLEY-WILMOT, Bt, Lt Gov. 1843-1846
Sir William DENISON, Lt Gov. 1847-1855
Sir Henry FOX YOUNG, CB, Governor 1855-1861
Colonel (later Sir) Thomas GORE BROWNE, CB, Governor. 1861-1868
Mr (later Sir) Charles Du CANE, Governor and Commander-in-Chief. 1869-1874
Mr (later Sir) Frederick WELD, CMG, Governor. 1875-1880
Major Sir George STRAHAN, KCMG, Governor. 1881-1886
Sir Robert HAMILTON, KCB, Governor and Commander-in-Chief 1887-1892
The Viscount GORMANSTON, KCMG, Governor and Commander-in-Chief. 1893-1900
Captain Sir Arthur HAVELOCK, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, Governor 1901-1904
Sir Gerald STRICKLAND, KCMG, Governor. 1904-1909
Major General Sir Harry BARRON, KCMG, CVO, Governor. 1909-1913
The Rt Hon. Sir William ELLISON-MACARTNEY, KCMG, Governor. 1913-1917
Sir Francis NEWDEGATE, KCMG, Governor. 1917-1920
Sir William ALLARDYCE, KCMG, Governor. 1920-1922
Sir James O'GRADY, KCMG, Governor. 1924-1930
Sir Ernest CLARK, GCMG, KCB, CBE, Governor. 1933-1945
Admiral Sir Hugh BINNEY, KCB, KCMG, DSO, Governor. 1945-1951
The Rt Hon. Sir Ronald CROSS, Bt., KCMG, KCVO, Governor. 1951-1958
The Lord ROWALLAN, KT, KBE, MC, TD, Governor. 1959-1963
Lieutenant General Sir Charles GAIRDNER, GBE, KCMG, KCVO, CB, Governor. 1963-1968
Lieutenant General Sir Edric BASTYAN, KCMG, KCVO, KBE, CB, Governor. 1968-1973
The Hon. Sir Stanley BURBURY, KCMG, KCVO, KBE, Governor. 3 1973-1982
Sir James PLIMSOLL, AC, CBE, Governor. 1982-1987
General Sir Phillip BENNETT, AC, KBE, DSO, Governor. 1987-1995
The Hon. Sir Guy GREEN, AC, KBE, CVO, Governor 4 1995-2003
Mr. Richard Butler, AC, Governor 5 2003-2004
The Hon. William J. E. COX AC, RFD, ED 2004-

Footnotes:
1.
Before the arrival of David Collins as Van Diemen's Land's first Lieutenant Governor, the colony was under the control of Lieutenant John Bowen as its commandant.
2.
On 1st July 1812, the north of Van Diemen's Land was united with the south and administered from Hobart. Captain Ritchie had been Lieutenant-Governor for only one month.
3.
Sir Stanley Burbury was the first Australian born Governor.
4.
Sir Guy Green was the first Tasmanian born Governor.
5.
Resigned from office on the 9th August 2004.



PREMIERS OF TASMANIA

1 William Champ 1 Nov 1856 - 26 Feb 1857
2 Thomas Gregson 26 Feb 1857 - 25 Apr 1857
3 William Weston (MLC) (1) 25 Apr 1857 - 12 May 1857
4 Francis Smith 12 May 1857 - 1 Nov 1860
William Weston (MLC) (2) 1 Nov 1860 - 2 Aug 1861
5 Thomas Chapman 2 Aug 1861 - 20 Jan 1863
6 James Whyte (MLC) 20 Jan 1863 - 24 Nov 1866
7 Richard Dry (MLC) 24 Nov 1866 - 4 Aug 1869
8 James Wilson (MLC) 4 Aug 1869 - 4 Nov 1872
9 Frederick Innes 4 Nov 1872 - 4 Aug 1873
10 Alfred Kennerley(MLC) 4 Aug 1873 - 20 Apr 1876
11 Thomas Reibey 20 Jul 1876 - 9 Aug 1877
12 Philip Fysh 9 Aug 1877 - 5 Mar 1878
13 William Giblin 5 Mar 1878 - 20 Dec 1878
14 William Crowther (MLC) 20 Dec 1878 - 29 Oct 1879
William Giblin (2) 30 Oct 1879 - 15 Aug 1884
15 Adye Douglas (MLC) 15 Aug 1884 - 8 Mar 1996
16 James Agnew (MLC) 8 Mar 1886 - 29 Mar 1887
Philip Fysh (MLC) (2) LIB 30 Mar 1887 - 17 Aug 1892
17 Henry Dobson 17 Aug 1892 - 14 Apr 1894
18 Edward Braddon Free Trade 14 Apr 1894 - 12 Oct 1899
19 Neil Lewis (1) 12 Oct 1899 - 8 Apr 1903
20 William Propsting Lib-Dem 9 Apr 1903 - 11 Jul 1904
21 John Evans 12 Jul 1904 - 19 Jun 1909
Neil Lewis (2) LIB 19 Jun 1909 - 20 Oct 1909
22 John Earle (1) ALP 20 Oct 1909 - 27 Oct 1909
Neil Lewis (3) LIB 27 Oct 1909 - 14 Jun 1912
23 Albert Solomon LIB 14 Jun 1912 - 6 Apr 1914
John Earle (2) ALP 6 Apr 1914 - 15 Apr 1916
24 Walter Lee (1) LIB 15 Apr 1916 - 12 Aug 1922
25 John B Hayes LIB 12 Aug 1922 - 14 Aug 1923
Walter Lee (2) LIB 14 Aug 1923 - 25 Oct 1923
26 Joseph Lyons ALP 25 Oct 1923 - 15 Jun 1928
27 John McPhee LIB 15 Jun 1928 - 15 Mar 1934
Walter Lee (3) LIB 15 Mar 1934 - 22 Jun 1934
28 Albert Ogilvy ALP 22 Jun 1934 - 10 Jun 1939
29 Edmund Dwyer-Gray ALP 11 Jun 1939 - 18 Dec 1939
30 Robert Cosgrove (1) ALP 18 Dec 1939 - 18 Dec 1947
31 Edward Brooker ALP 18 Dec 1947 - 24 Feb 1948
Robert Cosgrove (2) ALP 25 Feb 1948 - 25 Aug 1958
32 Eric Reece(1) ALP 26 Aug 1958 - 26 May 1969
33 Angus Bethune LIB 26 May 1969 - 3 May 1972
Eric Reece (2) ALP 3 May 1972 - 31 Mar 1975
34 Bill Neilson ALP 31 Mar 1975 - 1 Dec 1977
35 Doug Lowe ALP 1 Dec 1977 - 11 Nov 1981
37 Robin Gray LIB 27 May 1982 - 29 June 1989
38 Michael Field ALP 29 Jun 1989 - 17 Feb 1992
40 Tony Rundle LIB 18 Mar 1996 - 14 Sep 1998
41 Jim Bacon ALP 14 Sep 1998 - 21 Mar 2004
42 Paul Lennon ALP 21 Mar 2004 - current



And let's not forget ordinary commerce.