List of governors of the Danish West Indies

The following is a list of Governors of the Danish West Indies, a Danish colony in the Caribbean encompassing the territory of the present-day United States Virgin Islands.

St. Thomas was claimed by Denmark-Norway in 1665.

St. John (St. Jan) was claimed by Danish West India Company in 1683, which was disputed by the British until 1718.

St. Croix was bought from French West India Company in 1733.

In 1754, the Danish West Indies were sold by Danish West India Company to King Frederick V, becoming royal Danish colonies. Hereafter, St. Croix was governed by the Governors-General of the Danish West Indies.

The Danish West Indies were sold by Denmark to the United States on December 12, 1916. The administration was officially turned over on March 31, 1917, and the first US governor was Edwin Taylor Pollock. For governors of the territory after the establishment of the US administration, see List of Governors of the United States Virgin Islands.

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