East Florida: Governors: 1764-1784
| Captain General and Governor-in-Chief in and over the Province of East Florida [1] | |
| 31 Oct 1764 - 9 Mar 1774 | James Grant [2][3] |
| 9 Mar 1774 - 12 Jul 1784 | Patrick Tonyn |
- Also in official use: Captain General, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Province of East Florida.
- Grant arrived to the seat of government at St. Augustine on 29 Aug 1764, but was unable to publish his commission at the meeting of the Council until 31 Oct 1764 due to the lack of quorum.
- Following the departure of Grant, the functions of the Governor-in-Chief were exercised by:
- President of His Majesty's Council for the Province of East Florida
- 10 May 1771 - 14 Aug 1771
- John Moultrie
- Lieutenant Governor of the Province of East Florida
- 14 Aug 1771 - 9 Mar 1774
- John Moultrie