# Earl of Effingham - Governor of Jamaica

URL: https://allhistories.com/jamaica/rulers/earl-of-effingham
Term: 1790 – 19 November 1791
Number in the list: 94
Born-Died: 13 January 1746 - 19 November 1791
Dynasty: British governors of Jamaica
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Howard,_3rd_Earl_of_Effingham

Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham, a former army officer who had resigned rather than fight the Americans, was governor from 1790 until his death in Jamaica on 19 November 1791. Until 1865 the governor shared power with the council and the elected, planter-dominated House of Assembly, first convened in 1664.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Alured Clarke](https://allhistories.com/jamaica/rulers/alured-clarke)
- Next in list: [Adam Williamson](https://allhistories.com/jamaica/rulers/adam-williamson)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1791 - [Saint-Domingue Revolt Reaches Jamaica](https://allhistories.com/jamaica/timeline/1791-saint-domingue-revolt-reaches-jamaica)