Anguilla  
 

to Dec 1958; 19 Mar 1969 - 19 Dec 1980 (de facto); 19 Dec 1980 - 30 May 1990	Dec 1958 - 27 Feb 1967	27 Feb 1967 - 30 May 1967
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30 May 1990 - 25 Jan 1999	Adopted 25 Jan 1999

Map of Anguilla Hear National Anthem "God Save the King" ("God Save the Queen" 1837-1901, 1952-2022) Hear Local Anthem "God Bless Anguilla"  Adopted 1981 Constitution Order (1 Apr 1982/30 May 1990/ 14 May 2019) ------------------------------------- Former Constitutions (11 Jul 1967; 6 Feb 1969) Capital: The Valley Currency: East Caribbean  Dollar (XCD)  National Holiday: 2nd Sat in Jun. (1948) Birthday of King Charles III --------------------------------------- Local Holiday: 30 May (1967) Anguilla Day Population: 17,422 (2018)  GDP: $310.7 million (2014) Exports: $7.9 million (2017) Imports: $186.2 million (2017) Ethnic groups: African/black 85.3%, hispanic 4.9%, mixed 3.8%, white 3.2%, East Indian/Indian 1%, other 1.6%,  unspecified 0.3% (2011) Total Police Force: 80 (1987) Defense is the Responsibility of the U.K. Merchant marine: 2 ships (2019)  Religions: Protestant 73.2% (includes Anglican 22.7%, Methodist 19.4%, Pentecostal 10.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.3%, Baptist 7.1%, Church of God 4.9%, Presbytarian 0.2%, Brethren 0.1%), Roman Catholic 6.8%, Jehovah's Witness 1.1%, other Christian 10.9%, other 3.2%,  unspecified 0.3%, none 4.5% (2011) International Organizations/Treaties: Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), ECCB, OECS (associate), UNESCO (associate), UPU, WMO Anguilla Chronology c.1500                     Discovered and named Isla de Anguila.  2 Jul 1627                Granted to James, Earl of Carlisle by King Charles I                              of England (as part of the Islands of Carlisle                              Province, also called Carliola); no settlement. c.1631                     Dutch fort, founded earlier, is abandoned. 1650                       Anguilla settled by unauthorized settlers from                              St. Christopher. 1670 - 1816                Part of Leeward Islands colony (see Antigua). Jun 1666                   French brief invasion from St. Martin by Sieur des                              Roses. 1668                       Spanish invaders from Puerto Rico accompanied by                              "Irish and other renegades." 21-22 Dec 1688             Spanish attempted invasion with "Irish" marauders                              under Pirate Capt. Bear. 1689                       French raid on Anguilla. 1689 - 1689                Population briefly evacuated to Antigua. 1724                       Anguilla formally made part of St. Christopher. 21 May 1745                French invasion attempt. 26 Nov 1796                French invasion attempt. 1816 - 1871                Part of St. Christopher, Nevis, Anguilla, and the                              British Virgin Islands colony                              (see Saint Kitts and Nevis). 19 Dec 1832 -  1 Jul 1956  Part of the Leeward Islands (see Antigua). 1856 - 1867                U.S. claims Sombrero Island. 1882                       Part of colony of Saint Christopher-Nevis-                              Anguilla (see Saint Kitts and Nevis).  1 May 1956                Sombrero Island transferred from the British Virgin                              Islands to Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla. 27 Feb 1967                Associated state of Saint Christopher-Nevis-                              Anguilla (see Saint Kitts and Nevis). 30 May 1967                St. Christopher-Nevis police officials evicted. 11 Jul 1967                Referendum supports separation from St. Christopher                              -Nevis, 99.7% to 0.28% (1,813 votes to 5). 12 Jul 1967                Independence proclaimed (not recognized by U.K.) 17 Oct 1967                Elections in Anguilla, Anguilla Council created.  6 Feb 1969                Referendum supports independence, 99.7%-0.29%                              (1,739 votes to 4).  6 Feb 1969                Republic of Anguilla proclaimed (not recognized). 19 Mar 1969                British rule restored under emergency powers. 19 Mar 1969 - Sep 1971     British forces garrison Anguilla (Operation                               Sheepskin). 27 Jul 1971                Anguilla formally detached from St. Kitts-Nevis.  4 Aug 1971                Anguilla (Administrative) Order passed by U.K. 10 Feb 1976                Anguilla (Constitution) Order comes into operation. 19 Dec 1980                Anguilla becomes a separate dependency under                              the Anguilla Bill by U.K.

Deputy Governors
1660 - 1666                William Watts (on St. Kitts)       (d. 1666)
1666 - 1689                Abraham Howell                     (d. af.1727)
1689 - 1735?               George Leonard                     (b. c.1655 - d. 1735?)
1727 - 1729                Francis Phips                      (b. c.1683 - d. c.1740)
                             (Lieutenant governor of Anguilla and Virgin Islands)
1735 - 1741                John Richardson                    (b. 1679 - d. 1742)
30 Jun 1741 - 28 Jan 1749  Arthur Hodge                       (d. 1749)
21 May 1745                de la Touche (French commander)
1749 - 1750                John Welch
1750 - 1768                Benjamin Gumbs II                  (d. 1768)
1768 - 1771                Benjamin Roberts
1771 - 1776                John Smith
1776? - 1782?              Benjamin Gumbs III                 (d. 1831)
1782 - 1805?               Thomas Hodge
26 Nov 1796                Laboutique + André Seris (Senis)
                             (French commanders)
1805 - 1825                William Richardson                 (d. c.1829)
Chief magistrates (from 1827, also presidents of the Vestry)
1825 - 1835                ....
13 Dec 1835 - 1841         Thomas Egar
1842 - 1846                Richard Challenger                 (b. 1805 - d. af. 1858)
1846 - 1862                Robert William Pickwood            (b. c.1809 - d. 1862)
                             (from 1853, resident in St. Kitts)
1862 - 1863                Isidore Peter Lynch Dyett          (b. 1812 - d. 1864)
26 Nov 1863 - 28 Jan 1868  George Alsbury                     (b. 1813 - d. 1879)
Jan 1868 - Feb 1869        Alexander Augustus Melfort         (b. 1827 - d. 1890)
                             Campbell
Mar 1869 - May 1871        Neale Porter                       (b. 1826? - d. 1905)
c.1873                     D.S. Lloyd
c.1877                     Richard Mahoney Hickson            (b. 1825 - d. 1881)
c.1879 - 1882              James Louis Lake
Wardens (magistrates)
1882 - 1889?               James Louis Lake
1888 - 1890                Edwin Baynes (acting for Lake)
1890 - 1891                ....
1891 - 1894                Alexander Robert Mackay            (b. 1855 - d. 1896)
1894 - 1897                Norman Lockhart
Dec 1897 - 1904?           Joseph Numa Rat                    (b. 1848 - d. 1915)
c.1905 - 1906              G.B. Mason
1906 - 19..                Wilfrid Murray Wigley              (b. 1876 - d. 1959)
190. - 1910                W.T. Samuels
1910 - 1912                Alan Cuthbert Maxwell Burns        (b. 1887 - d. 1980)
c.1913                     W.E. Burton (1st time)
c.1913 - c.1915            George Ignatius Mendes             (b. 1878 - d. 1944)
c.1917 - c.1918            W.E. Burton (2nd time)
 9 Aug 1918 - 31 May 1923  Samuel Benjamin Jones              (b. 1874 - d. 1949)
1923/26? - 24 Dec 1937     John Young MacFadyen               (b. 1881? - d. 1937)
1937/38                    C.E.E. Stevens
1939? - 1948?              A.P. McDonald
1948? - 1952               ....
1952 - 1958                Joseph Darnley Maloney             (b. 1905 - d. ....)
1958 - 1962                G.C.H. Thomas                      (b. 1911 - d. 1994)
1962 - 31 May 1967         Vincent Fitzgerald Byron           (b. 1913 - d. 1998)
                             (left Anguilla 9 Mar 1967)
Chairman of the Peace-keeping Committee 
31 May 1967 - 12 Jul 1967  Walter G. Hodge                    (b. 1920 - d. 1989)  Non-party
Chief Executives (and from 21 Oct 1967, Chairman of the Anguilla Council)
12 Jul 1967 -  4 Aug 1967  Peter Adams                        (b. 1911? - d. ....) PAM
 4 Aug 1967 -  8 Jan 1968  James Ronald Webster (1st time)    (b. 1926 - d. 2016)  PPP
Commissioner
 8 Jan 1968 -  9 Jan 1969  Anthony "Tony" Lee (1st time)      (b. 1923 - d. 2017)
Chief Executive and Chairman of the Anguilla Council
 9 Jan 1969 - 21 Feb 1969  James Ronald Webster (2nd time)    (s.a.)               PPP
President
21 Feb 1969 - 19 Mar 1969  James Ronald Webster               (s.a.)               PPP
Commissioners
19 Mar 1969 - 20 Apr 1969  Anthony "Tony" Lee (2nd time)      (s.a.)
20 Apr 1969 - 28 Jul 1969  John Alfred Cumber (acting)        (b. 1920 - d. 1991)
28 Jul 1969 - 17 Mar 1971  Willoughby Harry "Tommy" Thompson  (b. 1919 - d. 2018)
30 Aug 1969 -  1 Oct 1969  Richard Neil Posnett               (b. 1919 - d. 2009)
                             (acting for Thompson)
17 Mar 1971 -  5 Nov 1974  Arthur Christopher Watson          (b. 1927 - d. 2001)
14 Nov 1974 -  6 Mar 1978  David Francis Battye Le Breton     (b. 1931 - d. 2023)
23 Mar 1978 -  1 Apr 1982  Charles Henry Godden               (b. 1922 - d. 2020)
Governors
 1 Apr 1982 - 1983         Charles Henry Godden               (s.a.)
30 Nov 1983 -  7 Apr 1987  Alastair Turner Baillie            (b. 1932 - d. 2009)
17 May 1987 - 1989         Geoffrey Owen Whittaker            (b. 1932 - d. 2015)
25 Nov 1989 - 1992         Brian George John Canty            (b. 1931 - d. 2024)
14 Aug 1992 - 31 Oct 1995  Alan William Shave                 (b. 1936)
 3 Nov 1995 - Dec 1996     Alan Hoole                         (b. 1942 - d. 2000)
Dec 1996 - 27 Jan 2000     Robert Harris                      (b. 1941)
                             (acting to 29 May 1997)
27 Jan 2000 -  4 Feb 2000  Roger Cousins (acting)             (b. 1942)
 4 Feb 2000 - 29 Apr 2004  Peter Johnstone                    (b. 1944)
29 Apr 2004 - 28 May 2004  Mark Andrew Capes (1st time)       (b. 1954)
                             (acting)
28 May 2004 -  2 Jun 2006  Alan Edden Huckle                  (b. 1948)
 2 Jun 2006 - 10 Jul 2006  Mark Andrew Capes (2nd time)       (s.a.)
                             (acting)
10 Jul 2006 - 12 Mar 2009  Andrew George                      (b. 1952)
12 Mar 2009 - 21 Apr 2009  Stanley E. Reid (1st time)(acting) (b. 1968?)
21 Apr 2009 - 18 Jul 2013  Alistair Harrison                  (b. 1954)
18 Jul 2013 - 23 Jul 2013  Stanley E. Reid (2nd time)(acting) (s.a.)
23 Jul 2013 - 17 Aug 2017  Christina Scott (f)                (b. 1974)
17 Aug 2017 - 21 Aug 2017  Perin Bradley (1st time) (acting)  (b. 1977)
21 Aug 2017 - 30 Dec 2020  Timothy "Tim" Foy                  (b. 1961)
30 Dec 2020 - 18 Jan 2021  Perin Bradley (2nd time) (acting)  (s.a.)
18 Jan 2021 - 31 May 2023  Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam (f)     (b. 1976?)
 1 Jun 2023 - 26 Jun 2023  Perin Bradley (3rd time) (acting)  (s.a.)
26 Jun 2023 - 11 Sep 2023  Paul Candler (acting)
11 Sep 2023 -              Julia Crouch (f)                   (b. 1967?)

 
Chairman of the Anguilla Council
21 Oct 1967 - 10 Feb 1976  James Ronald Webster               (s.a.)               PPP
Chief ministers
10 Feb 1976 -  2 Feb 1977  James Ronald Webster (1st time)    (s.a.)               PPP
 2 Feb 1977 - 28 May 1980  Emile Gumbs (1st time)             (b. 1928 - d. 2018)  ANA
28 May 1980 - 12 Mar 1984  James Ronald Webster (2nd time)    (s.a.)              AUP;1981 APP
12 Mar 1984 - 16 Mar 1994  Emile Gumbs (2nd time)             (s.a.)               ANA
16 Mar 1994 -  6 Mar 2000  Hubert Hughes (1st time)           (b. 1933 - d. 2021)  AUP
 6 Mar 2000 - 16 Feb 2010  Osbourne Fleming                   (b. 1940)           ANA;2005 AUF
16 Feb 2010 - 23 Apr 2015  Hubert Hughes (2nd time)           (s.a.)               AUM
23 Apr 2015 - 14 May 2019  Victor Franklin Banks              (b. 1947)            AUF
Premiers
14 May 2019 - 30 Jun 2020  Victor Franklin Banks              (s.a.)               AUF
30 Jun 2020 -              Ellis Lorenzo Webster              (b. 1963)            APM