The Secretaries to the Governor, 1788-1824
N.B. Where the date of discontinuance is unknown, the date preceding that of the next appointment is assumed.
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| Jan to Jun 1788 | Andrew Miller |
| Jun 1788 to 29 Sep 1796 | David Collins |
| 30 Sep 1796 to 21 Jun 1798 | Governor Hunter without a secretary |
| 22 Jun 1798 to 23 Jan 1799 | Richard Dore |
| 24 Jan 1799 to 28 Sep 1800 | Hunter again without a secretary |
| 29 Sep 1800 to 1 Apr 1801 | Neil MacKellar (Captain), Acting Secretary |
| 2 Apr 1801 to 16 Mar 1804 | William Neate Chapman |
| 20 Apr 1804 to 12 Aug 1806 | Garnham Blaxcell, Acting Secretary |
| 13 Aug 1806 to 26 Jan 1808 | Edmund Griffin (remained Bligh's Secretary) |
| 27 Jan 1808 to 29 Jul 1808 | Nicholas Bayly, Private Secretary to Major Johnston |
| 12 Feb 1808 to 29 Jul 1808 | John Macarthur 'Secretary to the Colony' |
| 30 Jul 1808 to 9 Jan 1809 | James Finucane, Secretary to Lieutenant Colonel Foveaux |
| 9 Jan 1809 to Mar 1809 | Alexander Riley, Secretary to Lieutenant Governor Paterson |
| 19 Mar to 31 Dec 1809 | James Finucane, Secretary to Lieutenant Governor Paterson |
| 1 Jan 1810 to 21 Jan 1821 | John Thomas Campbell |
| 1 Feb 1821 to 11 May 1824 | Frederick Goulburn, also Colonial Secretary |
