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The building of Government House started in 1845 from a design by Governor Moody, although the first person to reside in it was Governor Moore in 1859.

Throughout the years various Governors have added to the building, for example Governor Kerr added the wooden wing (to the right of the conservatory), and in the south west corner room was where Sir Earnest Shackelton stayed in 1916 whilst planning the rescue of his men at Elephant Island, Antarctica. He is reputed to have complained that he was "colder in Government House than the Antarctic..!!" The room is now known as the Shackelton Room.

1859 saw Governor Grey-Wilson add the red brick east wing, now containing the billiard room, kitchen and staff accommodation.

During the morning of April 2nd 1982, this was the scene of a vicious gunfight, between the defending British Royal Marines and Argentine invading forces ("Buzo Tactico" was the Argentine special forces unit tasked with the capture of Government House) and the building sustained many bullet holes (some of which can still be seen) and other damage. During the Argentine occupation the building was used by the Argentine General Mario Menendez (Commander of the Argentine occupying forces in the Falkland Islands at the time) as his headquarters.

 

GOVERNORS OFTHE FALKLAND ISLANDS 1842–2006

1
Lt Richard Clement Moody RE 1842–1848
2
George Rennie 1848–1855
3
Captain Thomas Edward Laws Moore RN 1855–1862
4
Captain James George MacKenzie RN 1862–1866
5
William Cleaver Francis Robinson CMG 1866–1870
6
Colonel George Abbas Kooli D'Arcy   1870–1876
7
Thomas Fitzgerald Callaghan CMG 1876–1880
8
Thomas Kerr CMG 1880–1886
                                                                                         and    1887–1891
9
Arthur Cecil Stuart Barkly 1886
10
Roger Tuckfield Goldsworthy KCMG 1891–1897
11
William Grey–Wilson KCMG 1897–1904
12
William Lamond Allardyce KCMG 1904–1915
13
William Douglas Young KBE CMG 1915–1919
14
John Middleton KBE CMG 1920–1927
15
Arnold Wienholt Hodson KCMG 1927–1931
16
James O'Grady KCMG 1931–1935
17
Herbert Henniker Heaton KCMG 1935–1941
18
Alan Wolsey Cardinall KBE CMG 1941–1946
19
Miles Clifford KBE CMG ED 1946–1954
20
Oswald Raynor Arthur KCMG CVO 1954–1957
21
Edwin Porter Arrowsmith KCMG 1957–1964
22
Cosmo Dugal Patrick Thomas Haskard KCMG MBE   1964–1970
23
Ernest Gordon Lewis CMG OBE 1971–1975
24
Neville Arthur Irwin French CMG MVO 1975–1976
25
James Roland Walker Parker CMG OBE 1976–1980
26
Rex Masterman Hunt Kt CMG 1980–1985
27
Gordon Wesley Jewkes KCMG 1985–1988
28
William Hugh Fullerton CMG 1988–1992
29
David Everard Tatham CMG 1992–1995
30
Richard Peter Ralph CMG CVO 1996–1999
31
Donald A Lamont 1999–2002
32
Howard John Stredder Pearce CVO 2002–2006  
33
Alan Edden Huckle 2006–
   
 
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