Peter Heywood was Governor of Jamaica from 1716–1718.
[1] In 1699, Heywood was a Director of the Bath of St. Thomas the Apostle.
[1] A plantation owner, he succeeded Lord Archibald Hamilton as governor, and was succeeded by Nicholas Lawes.
[2] From 1716–1717, Thomas Pitt was Governor of Jamaica; however, he resigned the post without having visited the colony.
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