List of colonial governors of the Gambia
Commandants of St Mary's Island (1816–1830)

List of colonial governors of the Gambia

Section Title: Commandants of St Mary's Island (1816–1830)
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Commandant	Term of office	Prior or concurrent offices	Colonial Secretary	Monarch	Ref

Lieutenant Colonel Sir Alexander Grant (1775–1827)	23 April 1816	1 August 1826	– Officer with the Royal African Corps (1804–1825) – Acting Governor of Sierra Leone (1820–1821; 1821)	None	-

First British colonial administrator in the Gambia since 1783. Negotiated lease of St Mary's Island in 1816.	-

Colonel Alexander Findlay KH (1784–1851)	1 August 1826	8 March 1829	– Officer with the Royal African Corps	None

Appointed an advisory board of commerce.

William Hutton (17??–18??)	8 March 1829	8 August 1829	– Acting Consul for the Kingdom of Ashanti	None

Assumed role after Findlay returned to Britain. Initiated merchant-backed April 1829 expedition down the Gambia River.

Captain James Jackson (17??–18??)	8 August 1829	28 January 1830	– Officer with the 3rd West India Regiment	None

Took over from Hutton. Signed secret treaty with the King of Kombo regarding return of fugitive slaves.

Sentence(s)

Sir Alexander Grant served as the first Commandant of St Mary's Island from 1816 to 1826.

final_sentence: Sir Alexander Grant served as the first Commandant of St Mary's Island from 1816 to 1826.