Chief Managers of The Shelikhov-Golikov Company
Prior to 1799, the Shelekhov-Golikov Company held a charter in Alaska and were founded by Grigory Shelikhov (1747–1795) and Ivan Golikov (1729–1805). Baranov served both under the Shelekhov-Golikov Company and the Russian-American Company, but he is not generally called a governor, as that title began to be used by foreigners only after the company was transferred to the rule of the Russian Navy on January 11, 1818.
| No. | Name | Term |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grigory Ivanovich Shelekhov (1747–95) | 1784–86 |
| 2 | Konstantin Alekseevich Samoilov (fl. 1780’s) | 1786–87 |
| 3 | Evstratii Ivanovich Delarov (ca. 1740–1806) | 1787–91 |
| 4 | Aleksandr Andreyevich Baranov (1746–1819) | 1791–99 |
- Sources:
- Piotr A. Tikhmenev: A History of the Russian-American Company (1978).
- Richard A. Pierce: Russian America: A Biographical Dictionary. Alaska History no. 33, The Limestone Press, Kingston Ont. & Fairbanks Alaska.
- Lydia T. Black: Russians in Alaska, 1732–1867 (2004).
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