Officers of The South Sea Company
The South Sea Company had a Governor (generally an honorary position); a Subgovernor; a Deputy Governor and 30 directors (reduced in 1753 to 21).
| Year | Governor | Subgovernor | Deputy Governor |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 1711 | Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford | Sir James Bateman | Samuel Ongley |
| August 1712 | Sir Ambrose Crowley | ||
| October 1713 | Samuel Shepheard | ||
| February 1715 | George, Prince of Wales | ||
| February 1718 | King George I | ||
| November 1718 | John Fellows | ||
| February 1719 | Charles Joye | ||
| February 1721 | Sir John Eyles, Bt | John Rudge | |
| July 1727 | King George II | ||
| February 1730 | John Hanbury | ||
| February 1733 | Sir Richard Hopkins | John Bristow | |
| February 1735 | Peter Burrell | ||
| March 1756 | John Bristow | John Philipson | |
| February 1756 | Lewis Way | ||
| January 1760 | King George III | ||
| February 1763 | Lewis Way | Richard Jackson | |
| March 1768 | Thomas Coventry | ||
| January 1771 | Thomas Coventry | vacant (?) | |
| January 1772 | John Warde | ||
| March 1775 | Samuel Salt | ||
| January 1793 | Benjamin Way | Robert Dorrell | |
| February 1802 | Peter Pierson | ||
| February 1808 | Charles Bosanquet | Benjamin Harrison | |
| 1820 | King George IV | ||
| January 1826 | Sir Robert Baker | ||
| 1830 | King William IV | ||
| July 1837 | Queen Victoria | ||
| January 1838 | Charles Franks | Thomas Vigne |
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