List of Governors of Tasmania Note that Tasmania was called Van Diemen's Land until 1855 (see History of Tasmania). See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor. Lieutenant-Governors Colonel David Collins, 1804-1810 Colonel Thomas Davey, 1813-1817 Colonel William Sorell, 1817-1824 Colonel George Arthur, 1824-1836 Captain Sir John Franklin, 1837-1843 Sir John Eardley-Wilmot, 1843-1846 Sir William Denison, 1847-1855 Governors Sir Henry Young 1855-1861 Colonel Thomas Browne, 1862-1868 Charles Du Cane, 1868-1874 Frederick Weld, 1875-1880 Major Sir George Strahan, 1881-1886 Sir Robert Hamilton 1887-1892 Jenico Preston, 14th Viscount Gormanston 1893-1900 Captain Sir Arthur Havelock, 1901-1904 Sir Gerald Strickland, 1904-1909 Major-General Sir Harry Barron, 1909-1913 Sir William Ellison-Macartney, 1913-1917 Sir Francis Newdegate, 1917-1920 Sir William Allardyce, 1920-1922 Captain James O'Grady, 1924-1930 Sir Ernest Clark, 1933-1945 Sir Hugh Binney, 1945-1951 Sir Ronald Cross, 1951-1958 Thomas Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan, 1959-1963 Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Gairdner, 1963-1968 Lieutenant-General Sir Edric Bastyan, 1968-1973 Sir Stanley Burbury, 1973-1982 Sir James Plimsoll, 1982-1987 Sir Phillip Bennett, 1987-1995 Sir Guy Green, 1995-2003 Richard Butler, from 2003
Note that Tasmania was called Van Diemen's Land until 1855 (see History of Tasmania).
See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor.
Lieutenant-Governors Colonel David Collins, 1804-1810 Colonel Thomas Davey, 1813-1817 Colonel William Sorell, 1817-1824 Colonel George Arthur, 1824-1836 Captain Sir John Franklin, 1837-1843 Sir John Eardley-Wilmot, 1843-1846 Sir William Denison, 1847-1855 Governors Sir Henry Young 1855-1861 Colonel Thomas Browne, 1862-1868 Charles Du Cane, 1868-1874 Frederick Weld, 1875-1880 Major Sir George Strahan, 1881-1886 Sir Robert Hamilton 1887-1892 Jenico Preston, 14th Viscount Gormanston 1893-1900 Captain Sir Arthur Havelock, 1901-1904 Sir Gerald Strickland, 1904-1909 Major-General Sir Harry Barron, 1909-1913 Sir William Ellison-Macartney, 1913-1917 Sir Francis Newdegate, 1917-1920 Sir William Allardyce, 1920-1922 Captain James O'Grady, 1924-1930 Sir Ernest Clark, 1933-1945 Sir Hugh Binney, 1945-1951 Sir Ronald Cross, 1951-1958 Thomas Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan, 1959-1963 Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Gairdner, 1963-1968 Lieutenant-General Sir Edric Bastyan, 1968-1973 Sir Stanley Burbury, 1973-1982 Sir James Plimsoll, 1982-1987 Sir Phillip Bennett, 1987-1995 Sir Guy Green, 1995-2003 Richard Butler, from 2003
