# Lord Combermere - Governor of Barbados

URL: https://allhistories.com/barbados/rulers/lord-combermere
Term: 1817–1820
Number in the list: 67
Born-Died: 14 November 1773 (Lleweni Hall) - 21 February 1865 (Clifton)
Dynasty: Colonial governors
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stapleton_Cotton,_1st_Viscount_Combermere

Stapleton Cotton, Lord Combermere, Wellington's cavalry commander, governed Barbados from 1817 to 1820; Combermere School in Bridgetown bears his name.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [John Foster Alleyne](https://allhistories.com/barbados/rulers/john-foster-alleyne)
- Next in list: [John Brathwaite Skeete](https://allhistories.com/barbados/rulers/john-brathwaite-skeete)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1817 - [Barbados Slave Registry Act](https://allhistories.com/barbados/timeline/1817-barbados-slave-registry-act)
- 1817 - [Lord Combermere's Governorship](https://allhistories.com/barbados/timeline/1817-lord-combermere-s-governorship)
- 1818 - [Signal Stations Built](https://allhistories.com/barbados/timeline/1818-signal-stations-built)
- 1820 - [Sam Lord's Castle Built](https://allhistories.com/barbados/timeline/1820-sam-lord-s-castle-built)