Colonial Secretary of Tasmania

The Colonial Secretary of Van Diemen's Land (later Colonial Secretary of Tasmania) was the representative of the British Colonial Office in Van Diemen's Land (later Tasmania), and was usually appointed from Britain. In 1884, the role was renamed Chief Secretary.

## List of colonial secretaries of Van Diemen's Land/Tasmania[edit]

The following is an incomplete list of colonial secretaries of Van Diemen's Land/Tasmania:

### Colonial secretaries of Van Diemen's Land[edit]

Colonial Secretary | Period in office

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William H. Hamilton (acting)  | 1825–1826
John Burnett | 1826 – 1834[1]
John Montagu | 1834–1838
Matthew Forster (acting)  | 1839–1840
John Montagu | 1840 – 2 February 1842
George Thomas Boyes (acting)  | 2 February 1842 – 20 April 1843[2]
James Ebenezer Bicheno | 20 April 1843 – 25 February 1851
Peter Fraser (acting)  | 25 February 1851 – April 1852
Henry Samuel Chapman | April 1852 – November 1852
William Thomas Napier Champ | November 1852 – 31 October 1856

### Colonial secretaries of Tasmania[edit]

Colonial Secretary  | Period in office

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William Thomas Napier Champ | 1 November 1856 – 26 February 1857
Thomas George Gregson | 26 February 1857 – 25 April 1857
William Henty | 25 April 1857 – 1 November 1862
Frederick Maitland Innes | 1 November 1862 – 21 January 1863
James Whyte | 21 January 1863 – 24 November 1866
Richard Dry | 24 November 1866 – 2 August 1869
James Milne Wilson | 2 August 1869 – 4 November 1872
James Reid Scott | 4 November 1872 – 4 August 1873[3]
Thomas Daniel Chapman | 4 August 1873 – 10 April 1876
George Gilmore  | 10 April 1876 – 20 July 1876
Thomas Reibey | 20 July 1876 – 9 August 1877
William Moore | 11 August 1877 – 20 December 1878
Thomas Reibey | 20 December 1878 – 30 October 1879
William Moore | 30 October 1879 – August 1884

## References[edit]

1. ^ Eldershaw, P. R. "Burnett, John (1781–1860)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
2. ^ Roe, Margriet. "Boyes, George Thomas (1787–1853)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
3. ^ Mennell, Philip (1892). "Scott, Hon. James Reid" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co - via Wikisource.

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