Lieutenant Governors of Jamaica (1671-1690)
In 1670, the Treaty of Madrid legitimised English claim to the island.
- Sir Thomas Lynch, August 1671–November 1674, second time
- Sir Henry Morgan, 1674–1675, acting, first time
- John Vaughan, 1675–1678
- Sir Henry Morgan, 1678, acting, second time
- The Earl of Carlisle, 1678–1680
- Sir Henry Morgan, 1680–1682, acting, third time
- Sir Thomas Lynch, 1682–1684, third time
- Hender Molesworth, 1684–December 1687, acting
- Christopher Monck The Duke of Albermarle, 1687–1688
- Hender Molesworth, 1688–1689, acting
- Francis Watson, 1689–1690, acting
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