This is a list of Viceroys of Grenada from the establishment of French rule in 1649 until its independence from the United Kingdom in 1974. Following independence, the viceroy of Grenada ceased to represent the British monarch and British government, and ceased to be a British person, instead the new vice regal office, renamed to Governor-General of Grenada represented (and to this day, represents) the Monarch of Grenada, and the person holding the office must be a Grenadian citizen. French governors of Grenada (1649–1762) British governors of Grenada (1762–1802) In 1763, the Treaty of Paris ceded Grenada to the United Kingdom. George Scott, 1762–1764 Robert Melville, 1764, acting, first time Ulysses FitzMaurice, 1764–1770, first time Robert Melville, 1770–1771, second time Ulysses FitzMaurice, 1771, second time William Leybourne, 1771–1775 William Young, 1776 The Lord Macartney, 1776–1779 Jean-François, comte de Durat, 1779–1783, Governor-General, (French occupation) Edward Mathew, 1784–1785 William Lucas, 1785–1787, acting Samuel Williams, 1787–1788, acting, first time James Campbell, 1788–1789, acting Samuel Williams, 1789–1792, acting, second time Ninian Home, 17 November 1792 – 1795 Kenneth Francis Mackenzie, 1795, acting Samuel Mitchell, 1795–1796, acting Alexander Houstoun, 1796–1797 Charles Green, 30 September 1797 – 1801 Samuel Dent, 1801–1802, acting Lieutenant governors of Grenada (1802–1882) In 1802, the Governor of Grenada was replaced by a lieutenant governor, subordinate to the Governor of Barbados. George Vere Hobart, 1802–5 November 1802 Thomas Hislop, 1803–1804 William Douglas MacLean Clephane, 1803 Frederick Maitland, 29 March 1805 – 1811 Abraham Charles Adye, 1811–1812 George Robert Ainslie, 1812–1813 Charles Shipley, 1813–1815, acting George Paterson, 1815–1816, acting, first time Phineas Riall, 1816–1823 George Paterson, 1823–1826, acting, second time James Campbell, 1826–1833 In 1833, Grenada was incorporated into the British Windward Islands along with Barbados, St. Lucia, Saint Vincent, and the Grenadines. The Governor of Barbados retained overall responsibility for Grenada with the Lieutenant Governor of Grenada as his subordinate. George Middlemore, 1833–1835 John Hastings Mair, 1835–1836 Carlo Joseph Doyle, 1836–1846 Ker Baillie Hamilton, 1846–1853 Robert William Keate, 1853–1857 Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright, 1857–1864 Robert Miller Mundy, 1864–1871 Sanford Freeling, 1871–1875 Cyril Clerke Graham, 1875–1877 Robert William Harley, 1877–1882 Administrators of Grenada (1882–1967) In 1882, the role of the Lieutenant Governor of Grenada was replaced by that of an administrator. The administrator remained subordinate to the Governor of Barbados. In 1885, Barbados left the administrative control of the Windward Islands. A new Governor of the Windward Islands was appointed, with his seat in