# Thomas Risely Griffith - Administrator of the Seychelles

URL: https://allhistories.com/seychelles/rulers/thomas-risely-griffith
Tenure: February 1889 – 1895
Number in the list: 26
Born-Died: 1848 (Peterborough, Ontario) - 9 September 1920
Dynasty: British agents, commissioners and governors
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Risely_Griffith

Thomas Risely Griffith, born in Canada, became the first Administrator of the Seychelles in February 1889, when the islands received a more separate administration from Mauritius. He encouraged the creation of an experimental botanical garden and served until 1895; he was later removed from colonial service in 1899.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Arthur Cecil Stuart Barkly](https://allhistories.com/seychelles/rulers/arthur-cecil-stuart-barkly)
- Next in list: [Henry Cockburn Stewart](https://allhistories.com/seychelles/rulers/henry-cockburn-stewart)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1890 - [First Seychelles Postage Stamps](https://allhistories.com/seychelles/timeline/1890-first-seychelles-postage-stamps)
- 1892 - [Diocese of Port Victoria Erected](https://allhistories.com/seychelles/timeline/1892-diocese-of-port-victoria-erected)
- 1893 - [Telegraph Cable Reaches Seychelles](https://allhistories.com/seychelles/timeline/1893-telegraph-cable-reaches-seychelles)