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Christopher Codrington
Barbadian-born British soldier and colonial governor (1668–1710)
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Not who you're looking for? Others named Christopher Codrington: English politician (1805–1864) · English planter, enslaver and colonial official (1640–1698)
Lieutenant-Colonel Christopher Codrington was an English Army officer, planter and colonial administrator who served as governor of the Leeward Islands from 1699 to 1704. Born on Barbados into the planter class, he inherited one of the largest sugar plantations in the colony. Codrington travelled to Europe during the late-17th century and served in the Nine Years' War and War of the Spanish Succession, taking part in numerous engagements.
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