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British Empire Governors (All British-appointed Governors throughout the Empire)

United Kingdom

3 Apr 1603 personal union of Kingdoms of and 12 May 1707 of Great Britain 1 Jan 1801 United and 12 Apr 1927 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (in official, non-statutory use from 6 Dec 1922)

Kings/Queens

- Orange dynasty –

23 Feb 1689 - 19 Mar 1702 William III (in Scotland William II)(jointly with following)

- Stuart dynasty –

23 Feb 1689 - 7 Jan 1695 Mary II 19 Mar 1702 - 12 Aug 1714 Anne

- Hanover dynasty –

12 Aug 1714 - 22 Jun 1727 George I 22 Jun 1727 - 25 Oct 1760 George II 26 Oct 1760 - 29 Jan 1820 George III 29 Jan 1820 - 26 Jun 1830 George IV (5 Feb 1811 - 29 Jan 1820 prince regent for George III) 26 Jun 1830 - 20 Jun 1837 William IV 20 Jun 1837 - 22 Jan 1901 (Empress of as of 1 May 1876)

- Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (from 17 Jul 1917, Windsor) dynasty –

22 Jan 1901 - 6 May 1910 Edward VII (Emperor of India) 6 May 1910 - 20 Jan 1936 (Emperor of India) 20 Jan 1936 - 11 Dec 1936 Edward VIII (Emperor of India) 11 Dec 1936 - 6 Feb 1952 George VI (Emperor of India until 22 June 1948) 6 Feb 1952 - Elizabeth II

Aden

16 Jan 1839 British occupation of Aden Sep 1839 subordinated to Bombay 1873 Aden protectorates acquired 1932 Aden a separate province of British India 1 Apr 1937 British colony and protectorates 11 Feb 1959 Federation of Arab Emirates of the South 4 Apr 1962 Federation of South Arabia

Governors

1 Apr 1937 - 24 Oct 1940 Sir Bernard Rawdon Reilly 24 Oct 1940 - 1 Jan 1945 John Hathorn Hall (from 1941, Sir John Hathorn Hall) 1 Jan 1945 - 1950 Reginald Stuart Champion(from 1946, Sir Reginald Stuart Champion) 1950 - Apr 1951 William Goode (acting) Apr 1951 - 13 Jul 1956 Sir Tom Hickinbotham 13 Jul 1956 - 23 Oct 1960 Sir William Luce 23 Oct 1960 - 18 Jan 1963 Sir Charles Hepburn Johnston

High commissioners

18 Jan 1963 - 17 Jul 1963 Sir Charles Hepburn Johnston 17 Jul 1963 - 21 Dec 1964 Sir Gerald Kennedy Nicholas Trevaskis 21 Dec 1964 - 22 May 1967 Sir Richard Gordon Turnbull 22 May 1967 - 30 Nov 1967 Sir Humphrey Trevelyan

Anglo-Egyptian

Governors-general

19 Jan 1899 - 22 Dec 1899 Horatio Herbert Kitchener, Baron Kitchener 22 Dec 1899 - 31 Dec 1916 Sir Reginald Wingate 1 Jan 1917 - 20 Nov 1924 Sir Lee Oliver Fitzmaurice Stack 21 Nov 1924 - 5 Jan 1925 Wasey Sterry (acting) 5 Jan 1925 - 6 Jul 1926 Sir Geoffrey Francis Archer 31 Oct 1926 - 10 Jan 1934 Sir John Loader Maffey 10 Jan 1934 - 19 Oct 1940 Sir George Stewart Symes 19 Oct 1940 - 8 Apr 1947 Sir Hubert Jervoise Huddleston 8 Apr 1947 - 29 Mar 1954 Sir Robert George Howe 29 Mar 1954 - 12 Dec 1955 Sir Alexander Knox Helm

Australia

Governors-general

1 Jan 1901 - 9 Jan 1903 John Adrian Louis Hope, Earl of Hopetoun 9 Jan 1903 - 21 Jan 1904 Hallam Tennyson, 21 Jan 1904 - 9 Sep 1908 Henry Stafford Northcote, Baron Northcote 9 Sep 1908 - 31 Jul 1911 William Humble Ward, 31 Jul 1911 - 18 May 1914 Thomas Denman, 18 May 1914 - 6 Oct 1920 Sir Ronald Craufurd Munro-Ferguson 6 Oct 1920 - 8 Oct 1925 Henry William Forster, Baron Forster of Lepe 8 Oct 1925 - 22 Jan 1931 John Lawrence Baird, Baron Stonehaven 22 Jan 1931 - 23 Jan 1936 Sir Isaac Isaacs 23 Jan 1936 - 30 Jan 1945 Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven, Baron Gowrie (from 8 Jan 1945, ) 30 Jan 1945 - 11 Mar 1947 Henry William Frederick Albert, Duke of Gloucester

The Bahamas

Governors

1697 - 1700 Nicholas Webb 1700 - 1701 Elias Haskett 1701 - 1705 Ellis Lightfood Jan 1706 - 1706 Edward Birch 1706 Thomas Walker 1706 - 1718 pirate rule - Thomas Barrow - Benjamin Hornigold - Edward Teach "Blackbeard" 26 Jul 1718 - 1721 Woodes Rogers (1st time) 1721 - 1728 George Phenney Aug 1729 - 16 Jul 1732 Woodes Rogers (2nd time) 1732 - 1733 Richard Thompson (acting) Nov 1733 - 1740 Richard Fitzwilliams 1740 - 1758 John Tinker 1758 - 1760 John Gambier (1st time) (acting) 1760 - 1768 William Shirley 28 Nov 1768 - 1774 Thomas Shirley 1774 - 3 Mar 1776 Montfort Browne (1st time) 3 Mar 1776 - 17 Mar 1776 Samuel Nicholas(American ) 1776 - 1778 John Gambier (2nd time) (acting) 1778 - 1779 Montfort Browne (2nd time) 1780 - 1784 John Robert Maxwell(1782-83 Spanish prisoner) 8 May 1782 - 19 Apr 1783 Bernardo de Gálvez(Spanish commander) 1784 - 1786 James Edward Powell 1786 - 1787 John Brown (acting) 1787 - 1796 John Murray, 1796 - 14 Feb 1797 Robert Hunt (acting) 14 Feb 1797 - Jun 1797 John Forbes 20 Nov 1797 - 1801 William Dowdeswell 1801 - 1804 John Halkett 8 May 1804 - 1820 Charles Cameron 1821 - 1829 Lewis Grant 1829 - 1833 James Carmichael Smyth 1833 - 1835 Blayney Townley Balfour 1835 - 1837 William MacBean George Colebrooke 1837 - 1844 Francis Cockburne 1844 - 1849 George Benvenuto Mathew 1849 - 1854 John Gregory 1854 - 1857 Sir 1857 - 1864 Charles John Bayley 1864 - 1869 Rawson William Rawson 1869 - 1871 Sir James Walker 1871 - 1873 George Cumine Strahan 1873 - 1874 Sir 1874 - 1880 William Robinson 1880 - 1881 Jeremiah Thomas Fitzgerald Callaghan 1882 - Jan 1884 Charles Cameron Lees (from 1883, Sir Charles Cameron Lees) 4 Jan 1884 - 1887 Sir 1887 - 1895 Sir Ambrose Shea 1895 - 1898 Sir William Frederick Haynes Smith 1898 - 1904 Sir Gilbert Thomas Carter 29 Nov 1904 - 1912 Sir William Grey-Wilson 29 Oct 1912 - 1914 Sir George Basil Haddon-Smith 15 Jun 1914 - 1920 Sir William Lamond Allardyce 8 Dec 1920 - 1926 Sir Harry Edward Spiller Cordeaux 15 Mar 1927 - Jan 1932 Charles William James Orr (from 1928, Sir Charles WilliamJames Orr) 10 Jan 1932 - 1934 Bede Edmund (from 1933, Sir Bede Edmund Hugh Clifford) 1934 - 1940 Charles Cecil Farquharson Dundas (from 1938, Sir Charles Cecil Farquharson Dundas)(acting to 1937) 18 Aug 1940 - 1945 Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor 28 Jul 1945 - 1950 William Lindsay Murphy (from 1946, Sir William Lindsay Murphy) 5 Jan 1950 - Dec 1950 Sir George Ritchie Sandford 7 Dec 1950 - 1953 Robert Arthur Ross Neville (from 1952, Sir Robert ArthurRoss Neville) 21 Dec 1953 - 1956 Thomas David Knox, 1 Apr 1957 - 1960 Sir Oswald Raynor Arthur 18 Jul 1960 - 1964 Sir Robert Stapledon 3 Jun 1964 - 1968 Sir Ralph Francis Alnwick Grey 1 Nov 1968 - 1972 Sir Francis Edward Hovell-Thurlow- Cumming-Bruce (from 1971, Francis Edward Hovell-Thurlow- Cumming-Bruce, Baron Thurlow) 14 May 1972 - 10 Jul 1973 Sir John Warburton Paul

Barbados

Governors

Dec 1697 - 1701 Ralph Grey 1701 - 1703 John Farmer (acting) 1703 - 1706 Sir Bevil Granville 1707 - 1710 Mitford Crow 1710 - 1711 George Lillington (acting) 1711 - Jan 1714 Robert Lowther (1st time) Jan 1714 - 1715 William Sharpe (acting) 1715 - 1720 Robert Lowther (2nd time) 1720 - 1721 John Frere (acting) 1721 - 1722 Samuel Cox (acting) 1722 - 1727 Henry Worsley 1727 - 1731 Thomas Catesby Paget 1731 James Dotin (1st time) (acting) 1731 - 1732 Walter Chetwynd 1733 - 29 Mar 1735 Emanuel Scrope, Viscount Howe 1735 - 1737 James Dotin (2nd time) 1737 - 1738 Orlando Bridgeman 1738 Humphrey Howarth 1738 - 1739 Thomas Gage, Viscount Gage May 1739 - 1740 Robert Byng 1740 James Dotin (3rd time) 1742 - 1747 Sir Thomas Robinson 1747 - 1756 Henry Grenville 1756 - 1766 Charles Pinfold 1766 - 1768 Samuel Rous (1st time) (acting) 1768 - 1772 William Spry 1772 Samuel Rous (2nd time) (acting) 1772 - 1779 Edward Hay 1779 - 1780 John Dotin (1st time) (acting) 1780 - 1782 James Cunninghame 1783 - 1784 John Dotin (2nd time) (acting) 1784 - 1793 David Parry 1793 - 1794 William Bishop (1st time) (acting) 1794 - 1800 George Poyntz Ricketts 1800 - 1801 William Bishop (2nd time) (acting) 1802 - 1806 Francis Humberstone Mackenzie, (from 1804) Baron Seaforth 1806 - 1810 John Spooner (acting) 1810 - 1815 Sir George Beckwith 10 May 1815 - 16 Oct 1816 Sir James Leith 1817 John Foster Alleyne (acting) 1817 - 1820 Stapleton Cotton, Viscount Combermere 1820 John Brathwaite Skeete (acting) 1821 Samuel Hinds (acting) 1821 - 1829 Sir Henry Warde 1829 - 1833 Sir James Lyon 1833 - 1836 Sir Lionel Smith 1836 - 1841 Sir Evan John Murray MacGregor 1841 - 1842 Henry Charles Darling (acting) Feb 1842 - 1846 Sir Charles Edward Grey 1846 - 1848 William Reid 1848 - 1856 William MacBean George Colebrooke 1856 - 4 Jan 1862 Francis Hincks 4 Jan 1862 - 1868 James Walker 1868 - 1875 Rawson William Rawson 1875 Sanford Freeling (acting) 1875 - 1876 Sir John Pope Hennessy 1876 - 1880 George Cumine Strahan 1880 D.J. Gamble (acting) 1880 - 1885 William Robinson 1885 - 1889 Sir Charles Cameron Lees 1889 - 1891 Sir Walter Joseph Sendall 1891 - 1900 Sir James Shaw Hay 18 Feb 1900 - 1904 Sir Frederick Mitchell Hodgson 24 Oct 1904 - 1911 Sir Gilbert Thomas Carter 13 Feb 1911 - 1918 Sir Leslie Probyn 27 Sep 1918 - 1925 Charles Richard Mackey O'Brien (from 1920, Sir Charles Richard Mackey O'Brien) 31 Dec 1925 - Jan 1933 William Charles Fleming Robertson (from 1927, Sir William Charles Fleming Robertson) Jan 1933 - 12 Mar 1933 Harry Scott Newlands 5 Aug 1933 - Mar 1938 Mark Young (from 1934, Sir Mark Young) 6 Aug 1938 - 1941 Eubule John Waddington (from 1939, Sir Eubule John Waddington) 23 Oct 1941 - 1947 Sir Henry Grattan Bushe 5 Feb 1947 - 1949 Sir Hilary Rudolph Robert Blood 1 Nov 1949 - 1953 Alfred William Lungley Savage (from 1951, Sir Alfred William Lungley Savage) 14 May 1953 - 1959 Sir Robert Duncan Harris Arundell 8 Oct 1959 - 29 Nov 1966 Sir John Montague Stow

Basutoland, Bechuanaland & Swaziland

High commissioners for Southern Africa

27 Jan 1847 - 6 Mar 1901 the governors of the 5 May 1897 - 1 Apr 1905 Alfred Milner, Viscount Milner 2 Apr 1905 - 31 May 1910 William Waldegrave Palmer, 31 May 1910 - 11 Dec 1923 the governors-general of 11 Dec 1923 - 21 Jan 1924 Sir Rudolf Bentinck (acting) 21 Jan 1924 - 6 Apr 1931 the governors-general of South Africa 6 Apr 1931 - 6 Jan 1935 Sir 7 Jan 1935 - 3 Jan 1940 Sir William Clark 3 Jan 1940 - 24 May 1941 Sir Walter Huggard (1st time)(acting) 24 May 1941 - 13 May 1944 William Ormsby-Gore, 13 May 1944 - 23 Jun 1944 Harold Eddey Priestman (acting) 23 Jun 1944 - 27 Oct 1944 Sir Walter Huggard (2nd time) 27 Oct 1944 - 1 Oct 1951 Sir Evelyn Baring 2 Oct 1951 - 2 Feb 1955 Sir John Le Rougetel 4 Mar 1955 - Dec 1958 Sir Percivale Liesching 15 Jan 1959 - 1963 Sir John Maud 1963 - 31 Jul 1964 Sir Hugh Southern Stephenson

Bechuanaland Protectorate

Resident commissioners (from 3 Oct 1963, commissioners) (subordinated to the High Commissioner for Southern Africa to 3 Oct 1963)

Sep 1885 - Nov 1895 Sidney Shippard (from Jun 1887, Sir Sidney Shippard) 19 Nov 1895 - 1897 Francis James Newton 21 Dec 1897 - 1900 Hamilton John Goold-Adams Jan 1901 - 1906 Sir Ralph Champneys Williams 1906 - 1916 Francis William Panzera 1916 - 1917 Edward Charles Frederick Garraway 1917 - 1923 James Comyn MacGregor 1923 - 1927 Jules Ellenberger 1928 - 1930 Rowland Mortimer Daniel 1930 - 1937 Charles Fernand Rey 1937 - 1942 Charles Noble Arden-Clarke 1942 - 1946 Aubrey Denzil Forsyth-Thompson 1946 - 1950 Anthony Sillery 1950 - 1953 Edward Betham Beetham 1953 - 1955 William Forbes Mackenzie 1955 - 1959 Martin Osterfield Wray 1959 - 1963 John Redcliffe Maud 1963 - 1965 Peter Fawcus (from 1964, Sir Peter Fawcus) 1965 - 30 Sep 1966 Hugh Selby Norman-Walker (from 1966, Sir Hugh Selby Norman-Walker)

Bermuda

Governors

20 Oct 1698 - 18 Dec 1700 Samuel Day (acting) 2 May 1701 - 1722 Benjamin Bennett 1722 - 1727 John Bruce Hope Nov 1727 - Aug 1728 John Trimingham (acting) 1728 - 1737 John Pitt Dec 1737 - May 1738 Andrew Auchinleck (acting) 2 Aug 1738 - 9 Nov 1744 Alured Popple Nov 1744 - Jun 1747 Francis Jones (1st time) (acting) Jul 1747 - Dec 1763 William Popple Dec 1763 - Aug 1764 Francis Jones (2nd time) (acting) Aug 1764 - Aug 1780 George James Bruere Sep 1780 - Oct 1780 Thomas Jones (acting) Oct 1780 - Dec 1781 George Bruere Jan 1782 - 1 Jan 1790 William Browne 1 Jan 1790 - Oct 1794 Henry Hamilton (acting for absent Browne 27 Oct 1788 - 1 Jan 1790) 8 Nov 1794 - 27 Oct 1796 James Crawford 27 Oct 1796 - 22 Nov 1796 Henry Tucker (1st time) (acting) 22 Nov 1796 - 1 Dec 1796 William Campbell Dec 1796 - Feb 1798 Henry Tucker (2nd time) (acting) Feb 1798 - Mar 1803 George Beckwith Mar 1803 - Apr 1805 Henry Tucker (3rd time) (acting) May 1805 - Jun 1806 Francis Gore 13 Jun 1806 - 31 Jul 1806 Henry Tucker (4th time) (acting) Jul 1806 - Jun 1810 John Hodgson Jun 1810 - Aug 1811 Samuel Trott (acting) Aug 1811 - Apr 1819 Sir James Cockburn 15 Apr 1819 - 25 Nov 1819 William Smith (1st time) (acting) Nov 1819 - Jun 1825 William Lumley Jun 1825 - Feb 1826 William Smith (2nd time) (acting) Feb 1826 - Jan 1832 Sir Hilgrove Turner Jan 1832 - Apr 1839 Sir Stephen Remnant Chapman Apr 1839 - Nov 1846 William Reid Nov 1846 - Dec 1846 W.N. Hutchinson (acting) Dec 1846 - Feb 1854 Sir Feb 1854 - Oct 1854 Montgomery Williams (acting) Oct 1854 - Mar 1861 Freeman Murray Mar 1861 - Nov 1866 Harry St. George Ord Nov 1866 - Apr 1867 W.G. Hamley (acting) Apr 1867 Arnold Thompson (acting) Apr 1867 - May 1870 Frederick Edward Chapman May 1870 - Sep 1870 W.F. Brett (acting) Sep 1870 - Apr 1871 Sir Thomas Gore Browne Apr 1871 - May 1871 A.A.C. Fisher (acting) May 1871 - 1877 Sir John Henry Lefroy 1877 - 22 Mar 1882 Sir Robert Laffan 1882 - 1888 Thomas Lionel John Galwey 1888 - 1892 Edward Newdigate Newdegate 1892 - 1896 Thomas Casey Lyons 1896 - 1902 George Digby Barker (from 1900, Sir George Digby Barker) 1902 - 1904 Sir Henry Le Guay Geary 1904 - 1907 Sir Robert Macgregor Stewart 1907 - 1908 Josceline Heneage Wodehouse (from 1908, Sir Josceline Heneage Wodehouse) 1908 - 1912 Sir Frederick Walter Kitchener 1912 - 1917 Sir George Mockworth Bullock 1917 - 1922 Sir James Willcocks 1922 - 1927 Sir Joseph John Asser 1927 - 1930 Sir Louis Jean Bols 1931 - 1936 Sir Thomas Astley Cubitt 1936 - 1939 Sir Reginald John Thoroton Hildyard 1939 - 1941 Sir Denis John Charles Kirwan Bernard 4 Oct 1941 - 1943 Edward George William Tyrwhitt Knollys, Viscount Knollys 24 Aug 1943 - 1945 David George Brownlow Cecil, Baron Burghley 1945 - May 1946 William Addis (acting) May 1946 - 1949 Ralph Leatham 24 Oct 1949 - 1955 Sir Alexander Hood 24 Oct 1955 - 1959 Sir John Dane Woodall 1959 - 1964 Sir Julian Alvery Gascoigne 1964 - 1972 John Roland Robinson, Baron Martonmere Oct 1972 - 10 Mar 1973 Sir Richard Sharples 10 Mar 1973 - 16 Jul 1973 Ian Albert Clark Kinnear (acting) 16 Jul 1973 - 7 Apr 1977 Sir Edwin Leather 7 Apr 1977 - 6 Sep 1977 Peter Lloyd (1st time) (acting) 6 Sep 1977 - 30 Dec 1980 Sir Peter Ramsbotham 1 Jan 1981 - Feb 1981 Peter Lloyd (2nd time) (acting) Feb 1981 - 15 Mar 1983 Sir Richard Neil Posnett 14 Feb 1983 - Jul 1983 Mark Herdman (acting [for Posnett to 15 Mar 1983]) Jul 1983 - 1988 John William Morrison, Viscount Dunrossil Oct 1988 - 25 Aug 1992 Sir Desmond Langley 25 Aug 1992 - 4 Jun 1997 David Waddington, Baron Waddington 4 Jun 1997 - 27 Nov 2001 Thorold Masefield 27 Nov 2001 - 11 Apr 2002 Tim Gurney (acting) 11 Apr 2002 - 12 Oct 2007 Sir John Vereker 12 Oct 2007 - 12 Dec 2007 Mark Capes (acting) 12 Dec 2007 - Sir Richard Gozney

British Guiana

Governors

21 Jul 1831 - 26 Jun 1833 Sir Benjamin D'Urban 26 Jun 1833 - 27 Jun 1838 Sir James Carmichael Smyth 27 Jun 1838 - 19 May 1848 Henry Light 19 May 1848 - 12 Feb 1849 William Walker (1st time) (acting) 12 Feb 1849 - 11 May 1853 11 May 1853 - 23 May 1854 William Walker (2nd time) (acting) 23 May 1854 - 7 Jan 1862 Philip Edmond Wodehouse 7 Jan 1862 - 25 Jan 1869 Francis Hincks 25 Jan 1869 - 26 Dec 1873 Sir John Scott 26 Dec 1873 - 10 Mar 1874 E.E. Rushworth (acting) 10 Mar 1874 - 8 Mar 1877 James Robert Longden (from 1876, Sir James Robert Longden) 8 Mar 1877 - 3 Apr 1877 William A.G. Young (1st time)(acting) 3 Apr 1877 - 13 Dec 1881 Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright 13 Dec 1881 - 4 May 1882 William A.G. Young (2nd time)(acting) 4 May 1882 - 1887 Sir Henry Turner Irving 1887 - 1888 (1st time) (acting) 1888 - 23 Mar 1893 Jenico William Joseph Preston, Viscount Gormanston 23 Mar 1893 - 5 Jul 1893 Sir Charles Bruce (2nd time)(acting) 5 Jul 1893 - Sep 1895 Sir Charles Cameron Lees Sep 1895 - Mar 1896 (acting) Mar 1896 - 27 Mar 1898 Sir Augustus William Lawson Hemming 27 Mar 1898 - 25 Dec 1901 Sir Walter Joseph Sendall 25 Dec 1901 - 26 Sep 1904 Sir James 26 Sep 1904 - 5 Jul 1912 Sir Frederick Mitchell Hodgson 5 Jul 1912 - 15 Apr 1917 Sir 15 Apr 1917 - 4 Apr 1923 Sir Wilfred Collet 4 Apr 1923 - 31 Aug 1925 Sir 31 Aug 1925 - 7 Nov 1928 Sir Cecil Hunter-Rodwell 7 Nov 1928 - 21 Apr 1930 Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg 9 Jun 1930 - 26 Mar 1935 Sir Edward Brandis Denham 26 Mar 1935 - 1936 Sir Geoffry Northcote 19 Nov 1937 - 7 Nov 1941 Sir Wilfrid Edward Francis Jackson 7 Nov 1941 - 1946 Sir Gordon James Lethem 12 Apr 1947 - 14 Apr 1953 Sir Charles Campbell Woolley 14 Apr 1953 - 25 Oct 1955 Sir Alfred William Lungley Savage 25 Oct 1955 - 22 Dec 1958 Sir Patrick Muir Renison 22 Dec 1958 - 7 Mar 1964 Sir Ralph Francis Alnwick Grey 7 Mar 1964 - 26 May 1966 Sir Richard Edmonds Luyt

British Honduras

Lieutenant governors (subordinated to the governor of )

1862 - 1864 1864 - 1867 1867 - 1870 James Robert Longden 1870 - 1874 William Wellington 1874 - 1877 Robert Miller Mundy 1877 - 1883 Frederick Palgrave Barlee 13 May 1883 - 1884 Robert William Harley

Governors

1884 - 1891 Roger Tuckfield Goldsworthy (from 1889, Sir Roger Tuckfield Goldsworthy) 1891 - 1897 Sir Cornelius Alfred Moloney 1897 - 1904 David Wilson (from 1899, Sir David Wilson) 15 Apr 1904 - 1906 Sir Ernest Bickham Sweet-Escott 13 Aug 1906 - 1913 Sir Eric John Eagles Swayne 19 May 1913 - Jan 1918 Wilfred Collet (from 1915, Sir Wilfred Collet) 29 Jan 1918 - 4 Sep 1918 William Hart Bennett 22 Mar 1919 - 1925 Sir Eyre Hutson 16 Apr 1925 - 1932 Sir John Alder Burdon 9 Mar 1932 - 1934 Sir Harold Baxter Kittermaster 2 Nov 1934 - 1939 Alan Cuthbert Maxwell Burns (from 1936, Sir Alan Cuthbert Maxwell Burns) 24 Feb 1940 - 1 Jul 1946 Sir John Adams Hunter 1 Jul 1946 - 14 Jan 1947 Arthur Norman Wolffsohn (acting) 14 Jan 1947 - 1948 Sir Edward Gerald Hawkesworth 28 Feb 1949 - 1952 Ronald Herbert Garvey (from 1950, Sir Ronald Herbert Garvey) 21 Oct 1952 - 1955 Patrick Muir Renison (from 1955, Sir Patrick Muir Renison) 17 Jan 1956 - 1961 Colin Hardwick Thornley (from 1957, Sir Colin Hardwick Thornley) 9 Dec 1961 - 1966 Sir Peter Hyla Gawne Stallard 11 Jul 1966 - Jan 1972 Sir John Warburton Paul 26 Jan 1972 - 1976 Richard Neil Posnett 1 Jun 1976 - 1980 Peter Donovan McEntee 1980 - 21 Sep 1981 Sir James Patrick Ivan Hennessy

British Solomon Islands

Resident commissioners (subordinated to the high commissioner for the Western Pacific [to 3 Jul 1952 the governor of ])

1896 - 1915 Charles Morris Woodford 1915 - 1917 Frederick Joshua Barnett 1917 - 1921 Charles Rufus Marshall Workman 1921 - 1929 Richard Rutledge Kane 1929 - 1939 Francis Noel Ashley 1939 - 1943 William Sydney Marchant 1943 - 1950 Owen Cyril Noel 1950 - 1 Jan 1953 Henry Graham Gregory-Smith

High commissioners for the Western Pacific (exercising direct administration at Honiara, Solomon Islands, from 1 Jan 1953)

3 Jul 1952 - 1955 Robert Christopher Stafford Stanley 1955 - 4 Mar 1961 John Gutch (from 1957, Sir John Gutch) 4 Mar 1961 - 16 Jun 1964 (from Jun 1962, Sir David Trench) 16 Jun 1964 - 1968 Sir Robert Sidney Foster 6 Mar 1969 - 1973 Sir Michael David Irving Gass 10 Oct 1973 - 1974 Donald Luddington (

Governors

1974 - 1976 Donald Luddington 1976 - 7 Jul 1978 Colin Allan (from 1977, Sir Colin Allan)

British Somaliland

Residents

1884 - 1888 Frederick Mercer Hunter 1889 - 1893 Edward Vincent Stace 1893 - 1896 Charles William Henry Sealy 1896 - 1897 William Butler Ferris 1897 - 1898 James Hayes Sadler

Consuls-general

1898 - 1901 James Hayes Sadler 1902 - 1905 Eric John Eagles Swayne

Commissioners

8 May 1906 - 1909 Harry Edward Spiller Cordeaux Jan 1910 - 1911 Sir William Henry Manning Jul 1911 - 1914 Horace Archer Byatt May 1914 - Oct 1919 Geoffrey Francis Archer

Governors

Oct 1919 - 17 Aug 1922 Geoffrey Francis Archer (from 1920, Sir Geoffrey Francis Archer) 17 Aug 1922 - 29 Nov 1925 Gerald Henry Summers 26 Jan 1926 - 18 Jun 1932 Sir Harold Baxter Kittermaster 18 Jun 1932 - 2 Mar 1939 Sir Arthur Salisbury Lawrance 2 Mar 1939 - 18 Aug 1940 Vincent Goncalves Glenday 29 Mar 1941 - 3 Mar 1943 Arthur Reginald Chater 3 Mar 1943 - 15 Nov 1948 Gerald Thomas Fisher 1948 - Feb 1954 Gerald Reece (from 1950,Sir Gerald Reece) Feb 1954 - 1959 Theodore Ouseley Pike (from 1956, Sir Theodore Ouseley Pike) 11 Jul 1959 - 26 Jun 1960 Sir Douglas Hall

Burma

Lieutenant governors

1 May 1897 - 4 Apr 1903 Frederick William Richard Fryer(s.a.) 4 Apr 1903 - 9 May 1905 Sir Hugh Shakespear Barnes 9 May 1905 - 19 May 1910 Sir Herbert Thirkell White 19 May 1910 - 28 Oct 1915 Sir Harvey Adamson 28 Oct 1915 - 22 Sep 1917 Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler (1st time) (b. 1869 - d. 1938) 22 Sep 1917 - 15 Feb 1918 Walter Francis Rice (acting) 15 Feb 1918 - 21 Dec 1922 Sir Reginald Henry Craddock 21 Dec 1922 - 2 Jan 1923 Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler(2nd time)

Governors

2 Jan 1923 - 20 Dec 1927 Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler 20 Dec 1927 - 20 Dec 1932 Sir Charles Alexander Innes 20 Dec 1932 - 8 May 1936 Sir Hugh Lansdown Stephenson 8 May 1936 - 6 May 1941 Sir Archibald Douglas Cochrane 6 May 1941 - 31 Aug 1946 Sir Reginald Hugh Dorman-Smith (May 1942 - Oct 1945 in exile at Simla, India) 31 Aug 1946 - 4 Jan 1948 Sir Hubert Elvin Rance

Canada

Governors

5 Feb 1841 - 19 Sep 1841 Charles Edward Poulett Thomson, Baron Sydenham 19 Sep 1841 - 12 Jan 1842 Sir Richards Downes Jackson (acting) 12 Jan 1842 - 19 May 1843 Sir Charles Bagot 30 May 1843 - 26 Nov 1845 Charles Theophilus Metcalfe, Baron Metcalfe 26 Nov 1845 - 30 Jan 1847 Charles Murray Cathcart, Earl of Cathcart (acting to 24 Apr 1846) 30 Jan 1847 - 19 Dec 1854 James Bruce, and Kincardine 19 Dec 1854 - 25 Oct 1861 Sir Edmund Walker Head 25 Oct 1861 - 30 Jun 1867 Charles Stanley Monck, Viscount Monck (acting to 28 Nov 1861)

Governors-general

1 Jul 1867 - 14 Nov 1868 Charles Stanley Monck, Viscount Monck 14 Nov 1868 - 2 Feb 1869 Sir Charles Windham (acting) 2 Feb 1869 - 22 Jun 1872 Sir John Young (from 2 Nov 1870, John Young, Baron Lisgar) 22 Jun 1872 - 25 Jun 1872 Sir Charles Hastings Doyle (acting) 25 Jun 1872 - 25 Nov 1878 Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple- Blackwood, Earl of Dufferin 25 Nov 1878 - 23 Oct 1883 John Douglas Sutherland-Campbell, Marquess of Lorne 23 Oct 1883 - 11 Jun 1888 Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of Lansdowne 11 Jun 1888 - 18 Sep 1893 Frederick Arthur Stanley, Baron Stanley of Preston 18 Sep 1893 - 12 Nov 1898 John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, Earl of 12 Nov 1898 - 10 Dec 1904 Gilbert John Elliot-Murray- Kynynmound, 10 Dec 1904 - 13 Oct 1911 Albert Henry , 13 Oct 1911 - 11 Nov 1916 Arthur William Patrick Albert, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn 11 Nov 1916 - 11 Aug 1921 Victor Christian William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire 11 Aug 1921 - 2 Oct 1926 Julian Hedworth George Byng, Baron Byng of Vimy 2 Oct 1926 - 14 Jan 1931 George Freeman Freeman-Thomas, Viscount Willingdon 14 Jan 1931 - 4 Apr 1931 Lyman Poore Duff (1st time)acting) 4 Apr 1931 - 28 Sep 1935 Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 28 Sep 1935 - 2 Nov 1935 Sir Lyman Poore Duff (2nd time)(acting) 2 Nov 1935 - 11 Feb 1940 John Buchan, of Elsfield 11 Feb 1940 - 21 Jun 1940 Sir Lyman Poore Duff (3rd time)(acting) 21 Jun 1940 - 12 Apr 1946 Augustus Alexander George Cambridge, Earl of Athlone 12 Apr 1946 - 28 Feb 1952 Harold Alexander, Viscount Alexander of Tunis

Ceylon

Governors

12 Oct 1798 - 19 Jul 1805 Frederick North 19 Jul 1805 - 19 Mar 1811 Thomas Maitland 19 Mar 1811 - 11 Mar 1812 John Wilson (1st time) (acting) 11 Mar 1812 - 1 Feb 1820 1 Feb 1820 - 2 Feb 1822 Edward Barnes (1st time) (acting) 2 Feb 1822 - 6 Nov 1822 6 Nov 1822 - 18 Jan 1824 James Campbell (acting) 18 Jan 1824 - 13 Oct 1831 Edward Barnes (2nd time) 13 Oct 1831 - 23 Oct 1831 John Wilson (2nd time) (acting) 23 Oct 1831 - 7 Nov 1837 Robert Wilmot-Horton 7 Nov 1837 - 15 Apr 1841 James Alexander Stewart Mackenzie 15 Apr 1841 - 19 Apr 1847 Colin Campbell 19 Apr 1847 - 29 May 1847 (acting) 29 May 1847 - 18 Oct 1850 George Byng, Viscount Torrington 18 Oct 1850 - 27 Nov 1850 Charles Justin MacCarthy(1st time)(acting) 27 Nov 1850 - 18 Jan 1855 Sir George William Anderson 18 Jan 1855 - 11 May 1855 Charles Justin MacCarthy(2nd time)(acting) 11 May 1855 - 30 Jun 1860 30 Jun 1860 - 30 Jul 1860 Henry Frederick Lockyer (acting) 30 Jul 1860 - 22 Oct 1860 Charles Edmund Wilkinson (acting) 22 Oct 1860 - 1 Dec 1863 Charles Justin MacCarthy (3rd time) 1 Dec 1863 - 21 Mar 1865 Terence O'Brien (acting) 21 Mar 1865 - 4 Jan 1872 Sir Hercules Robinson (acting to 16 May 1865) 4 Jan 1872 - 4 Mar 1872 Henry Turner Irving (acting) 4 Mar 1872 - 4 Sep 1877 4 Sep 1877 - 10 Jul 1883 Sir James Robert Longden 10 Jul 1883 - 3 Dec 1883 John Douglas (acting) 3 Dec 1883 - 28 May 1890 Sir Arthur Charles Hamilton-Gordon 28 May 1890 - 24 Oct 1895 Arthur Elibank Havelock 24 Oct 1895 - 10 Feb 1896 Edward Noël Walker (acting) 10 Feb 1896 - 19 Nov 1903 19 Nov 1903 - 3 Dec 1903 Edward F. im Thurn (acting) 3 Dec 1903 - 11 Jul 1907 Sir Henry Arthur Blake 11 Jul 1907 - 24 Aug 1907 Hugh Clifford (1st time)(acting) 24 Aug 1907 - 24 Jan 1913 Sir Henry Edward McCallum 24 Jan 1913 - 18 Oct 1913 Reginald (1st time)(acting) 18 Oct 1913 - 4 Dec 1915 Robert Chalmers 4 Dec 1915 - 15 Apr 1916 Reginald Edward Stubbs (2nd time)(acting) 15 Apr 1916 - 24 Mar 1918 Sir John Anderson 24 Mar 1918 - 10 Sep 1918 Reginald Edward Stubbs (3rd time)(acting) 10 Sep 1918 - 1 Apr 1925 Sir William Henry Manning 1 Apr 1925 - 18 Oct 1925 (acting) 18 Oct 1925 - 30 Nov 1925 Edward Bruce Alexander (acting) 30 Nov 1925 - 1927 Sir Hugh Clifford (2nd time) 20 Aug 1928 - 11 Feb 1931 Sir Herbert James Stanley 11 Feb 1931 - 11 Apr 1931 Bernard Henry Bourdillon (acting) 11 Apr 1931 - 20 Sep 1933 Sir Graeme Thomson 20 Sep 1933 - 23 Dec 1933 Francis Graeme Tyrrell (acting) 23 Dec 1933 - 30 Jun 1937 Reginald Edward Stubbs (4th time) 30 Jun 1937 - 16 Oct 1937 Maxwell MacLagan Wedderburn(acting) 16 Oct 1937 - 19 Sep 1944 Sir 19 Sep 1944 - 4 Feb 1948 Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore

Cyprus

High commissioners (from 10 Mar 1925, governors)

22 Jul 1878 - 23 Jun 1879 Sir Garnet Joseph Wolseley 23 Jun 1879 - 9 Mar 1886 Sir Robert Biddulph 9 Mar 1886 - 5 Apr 1892 Sir Henry Ernest Gascoyne Bulwer 5 Apr 1892 - 23 Apr 1898 Sir Walter Joseph Sendall 23 Apr 1898 - 17 Oct 1904 Sir William Frederick Haynes Smith 17 Oct 1904 - 12 Oct 1911 Sir Charles Anthony King-Harman 12 Oct 1911 - 8 Jan 1915 Hamilton John Goold-Adams 8 Jan 1915 - 31 Dec 1918 Sir John Eugene Clauson 31 Dec 1918 - 30 Nov 1926 Sir Malcolm Stevenson (acting to 31 Jul 1920) 30 Nov 1926 - 29 Oct 1932 Sir 29 Oct 1932 - 8 Nov 1933 Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs 8 Nov 1933 - 4 Jul 1939 Sir Herbert 4 Jul 1939 - 3 Oct 1941 William Denis Battershill (from 1941, Sir William Denis Battershill) 3 Oct 1941 - 24 Oct 1946 Charles Campbell Woolley (from 1943, Sir Charles Campbell Woolley) 24 Oct 1946 - 4 Aug 1949 Reginald Thomas Herbert Fletcher, Baron Winster 4 Aug 1949 - 1953 Sir Andrew Barkworth Wright 1954 - 25 Sep 1955 Sir Robert Perceval Armitage 25 Sep 1955 - 3 Dec 1957 Sir John Harding 3 Dec 1957 - 16 Aug 1960 Sir Hugh Mackintosh Foot

Egypt

18 Dec 1914 Protectorate 28 Feb 1922 Independent kingdom

High commissioners

19 Dec 1914 - 9 Jan 1915 Sir Milne Cheetham (acting) 9 Jan 1915 - 1 Jan 1917 Sir Henry McMahon 1 Jan 1917 - 7 Oct 1919 Sir Reginald Wingate 7 Oct 1919 - 15 Jun 1925 Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, Viscount Allenby 20 Oct 1925 - 8 Aug 1929 Sir George Ambrose Lloyd (from 16 Nov 1925, George Ambrose Lloyd, Baron Lloyd of Dolobran) 8 Aug 1929 - 16 Dec 1933 Sir Percy Lyham Loraine 8 Jan 1934 - 14 Nov 1936 Sir Miles Wedderburn Lampson

Falkland Islands

Naval officers-in-charge

3 Jan 1833 - 1838 Henry Smith 1838 - 1839 Robert Lowcay 1839 - 1841 John Tyssen

Governors

1841 - 1848 Richard Clement Moody(lieutenant governor to 1843) 1848 - 1855 George Rennie 1855 - 1862 Thomas Edward Laws Moore 1862 - 1866 James George Mackenzie 1866 - 1870 William Cleaver Francis Robinson 1870 - 1876 George Abbas Kooli D'Arcy 1876 - 1880 Jeremiah Thomas Fitzgerald Callaghan 6 Apr 1880 - 24 Jun 1880 Robert C. Packe (acting) 1880 - 1891 Thomas Kerr 28 Mar 1891 - 13 Apr 1891 Frederick Shedden Sanguinetti (acting) 1891 - 1897 Sir Roger Tuckfield Goldsworthy 17 Apr 1897 - 20 Oct 1897 Fred Craigie Halkett (acting) 1897 - 1904 William Grey-Wilson 22 Jun 1904 - 1 Sep 1904 William Hart Bennett (acting) 1904 - 1915 William Lamond Allardyce 2 Apr 1915 - 15 May 1915 C.F. Condell (acting) 1915 - 1920 William Douglas Young (from 1919, Sir William Douglas Young) 1920 - 1927 John Middleton (from 1924, Sir John Middleton) 1927 - 1931 Arnold Meinholt Hodgson 1931 - 1934 Sir James O'Grady 1935 - 1941 Herbert Henniker Heaton 1941 - 1946 Allan Wolsey Cardinall (from 1943, Sir Allan Wolsey Cardinall) 1946 - 1954 Geoffrey Miles Clifford (from 1949, Sir Geoffrey Miles Clifford) 1954 - 1957 Oswald Raynor Arthur 1957 - 1964 Edwin Porter Arrowsmith (from 1959, Sir Edwin Porter Arrowsmith) 1964 - 1970 Cosmo Dugal Patrick Thomas Haskard (from 1965, Sir Cosmo Dugal Patrick Thomas Haskard) 1971 - 1975 Ernest Gordon Lewis 1975 - Jan 1977 Neville Arthur Irwin French Jan 1977 - 1980 James Roland Walter Parker 1980 - 2 Apr 1982 Rex Hunt (1st time) 14 Jun 1982 - 25 Jun 1982 Jeremy Moore (commander of British forces) 25 Jun 1982 - 16 Oct 1985 Rex Hunt (from 11 Oct 1982, Sir Rex Hunt) (2nd time)(civil commissioner) 16 Oct 1985 - 1988 Gordon Wesley Jewkes 1988 - 1992 William H. Fullerton Aug 1992 - Dec 1995 David E. Tatham 8 Jan 1996 - 1999 Richard Ralph 12 May 1999 - 23 Nov 2002 Donald Lamont 23 Nov 2002 - 3 Dec 2002 Russ Jarvis (acting) 3 Dec 2002 - 5 Aug 2006 Howard Pearce 5 Aug 2006 - 28 Aug 2006 Harriet Hall (acting) 28 Aug 2006 - 18 Sep 2010 Alan Huckle 18 Sep 2010 - 16 Oct 2010 Ric Nye (acting) 16 Oct 2010 - Nigel Haywood

Federated Malay States

1 Jul 1896 (, Pahang, , ) Jan 1942 - Sep 1945 occupied by 1 Apr 1946 Malayan Union (federated and unfederated Malay states plus Malacca and ) 1 Feb 1948 Federation of Malaya

Residents-general

1896 - 1901 Frank Athelstane Swettenham (from 1897, Sir Frank Athelstane Swettenham) 1901 - 1904 William Hood Treacher 1905 - 1910 Sir William Thomas Taylor 1910 - 1911 Arthur Henderson Young

Chief secretaries

1911 - 1920 Edward Lewis Brockman 1920 - 1926 George Maxwell (from 1924, Sir George Maxwell) 1926 - 1930 William Peel (from 1928,William Peel) 1930 - 1932 Charles Walter Hamilton Cochrane 1932 - 1934 Andrew Caldecott 1934 - 1935 Malcolm Bond Shelley 1935 - 1936 Marcus Rex

Federal secretaries

1936 - 1939 Christopher Dominic Ahearne 1939 - Jan 1942 Hugh Fraser

Governor-general (of the Malayan Union and )

22 May 1946 - 1 May 1948 Malcolm John MacDonald

Governor

1 Apr 1946 - 1 Feb 1948 Sir Gerard Edward James Gent

High commissioners

1 Feb 1948 - 4 Jul 1948 Sir Gerard Edward James Gent 1 Oct 1948 - 6 Oct 1951 Sir Henry Lovell Goldworthy Gurney 15 Jan 1952 - 31 May 1954 Sir Gerald Walter Robert Templer 31 May 1954 - 31 Aug 1957 Sir Donald Charles MacGillivray

Federation of Rhodesia and

Governors-general

4 Sep 1953 - 24 Jan 1957 John Jestyn Llewellin, Baron Llewellin 24 Jan 1957 - Feb 1957 Sir Robert Clarkson Tredgold Feb 1957 - 8 Oct 1957 Sir William Lindsay Murphy(acting) 8 Oct 1957 - May 1963 Simon Ramsay, May 1963 - 31 Dec 1963 Sir Humphrey Vicary Gibbs

Federation of The West Indies

Governor-general

3 Jan 1958 - 31 May 1962 Patrick George Thomas Buchan-Hepburn, Baron Hailes

Fiji Islands

Governors (1877 - 3 Jul 1952 also high commissioners for the Western Pacific)

10 Oct 1874 - Jun 1875 Sir Hercules Robinson Jun 1875 - Jan 1880 Sir Arthur Charles Hamilton-Gordon Jan 1880 - 1886 William Des Voeux (from 1883, Sir William Des Voeux) Jan 1887 - Feb 1888 Sir Charles Bullen Hugh Mitchell Feb 1888 - 7 Feb 1897 Sir Mar 1897 - 1901 Sir George Thomas Michael O'Brien 1901 - 10 Sep 1902 William Lamond Allardyce (acting) 10 Sep 1902 - 11 Oct 1904 Sir Henry Moore Jackson 11 Oct 1904 - 21 Feb 1911 Sir Everard F. im Thurn 21 Feb 1911 - 25 Jul 1912 Sir 25 Jul 1912 - 10 Oct 1918 Sir Ernest Bickham Sweet-Escott 10 Oct 1918 - 25 Apr 1925 Cecil Hunter-Rodwell (from 1919, Sir Cecil Hunter-Rodwell) 25 Apr 1925 - 22 Nov 1929 Sir Eyre Hutson 22 Nov 1929 - 28 Nov 1936 Sir Arthur George 28 Nov 1936 - Aug 1938 Sir Arthur Frederick Richards 16 Sep 1938 - 21 Jul 1942 Sir Harry Charles Luke 21 Jul 1942 - 1 Jan 1945 Sir Philip Euen Mitchell 1 Jan 1945 - 1946 Sir 20 Jan 1948 - 6 Oct 1952 Sir Leslie Brian Freeston 6 Oct 1952 - 28 Oct 1958 Sir Ronald Herbert Garvey 28 Oct 1958 - 6 Jan 1964 Sir Kenneth Phipson Maddocks 6 Jan 1964 - Dec 1968 Sir Francis Dec 1968 - 10 Oct 1970 Sir Robert Sidney Foster

The Gambia

Commandant

1815 - 1829 Alexander Grant

Lieutenant governors

1829 - 1830 Alexander Findlay 1830 - 1837 George Rendall 1837 - 1838 Thomas Lewis Ingram (1st time) 1838 - 1839 William Mackie 1839 - 1840 Thomas Lewis Ingram (2nd time) 1840 - 1841 Sir Henry Vere Huntley 1841 - 1843 Thomas Lewis Ingram (3rd time)

Governors

1843 Henry Froude Seagram 1843 - 1844 Edmund Norcott 1844 - 1847 1847 - 1851 Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell 1851 - 1852 Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy 1852 - 1859 Luke Smythe O'Connor 1859 - 1866 George Abbas Kooli D'Arcy

Administrators

1866 - 1869 Charles George Edward Patey 1869 - 1871 Alexander Bravo 1871 - 1873 Jeremiah Thomas Fitzgerald Callaghan 1873 - 1875 Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright 1875 - 1877 Sir Samuel Rowe 1877 - 1884 Valerius Skipton Gouldsbury 1884 - 1886 Sir Cornelius Alfred Moloney 1886 - 1888 Sir James Shaw Hay 1888 - 1891 Sir Gilbert Thomas Carter 1891 - 1900 Sir Robert Baxter Llewelyn 1900 - 11 Jan 1901 Sir George Chardin Denton

Governors

11 Jan 1901 - 21 Dec 1911 Sir George Chardin Denton 21 Dec 1911 - 11 Apr 1914 Henry Lionel 11 Apr 1914 - 1920 Edward John Cameron (from 1916, Sir Edward John Cameron) 1920 Herbert Henniker (acting) 3 Jan 1921 - 10 Mar 1927 Sir Cecil Hamilton Armitage 10 Mar 1927 - 29 Nov 1928 Sir John Middleton 29 Nov 1928 - 11 Sep 1930 Sir Edward Brandis Denham 11 Sep 1930 - 12 Apr 1934 Sir Herbert Richmond Palmer 12 Apr 1934 - 22 Oct 1936 Sir Arthur Frederick Richards 22 Oct 1936 - 23 Mar 1942 Sir 23 Mar 1942 - 29 Mar 1947 Hilary Rudolph Robert Blood (from 1944, Sir Hilary Rudolph Robert Blood) 29 Mar 1947 - Dec 1949 Andrew Barkworth Wright (from 1948, Sir Andrew Barkworth Wright) Dec 1949 - 19 Jun 1958 Percy Wyn-Harris (from 1952, Sir Percy Wyn-Harris) 19 Jun 1958 - 29 Mar 1962 Sir Edward Henry Windley 29 Mar 1962 - 18 Feb 1965 John Warburton Paul (from Jun 1962, Sir John Warburton Paul)

Gibraltar

Military commander

24 Jul 1704 - 4 Aug 1704 Sir

Governors

4 Aug 1704 - 14 Sep 1705 Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt 24 Dec 1707 - 24 Jan 1711 24 Jan 1711 - 7 Aug 1713 Thomas Stanwix 7 Aug 1713 - 20 Oct 1720 David Colyear, Earl of Portmore 20 Oct 1720 - 2 Feb 1727 2 Feb 1727 - 13 May 1730 15 May 1730 - 24 Oct 1739 Joseph Sabine 24 Oct 1739 - 22 Apr 1740 Francis Columbine 22 Apr 1740 - 1749 William Hargrave 1749 - 31 May 1754 Sir 31 May 1754 - 12 Jul 1756 12 Jul 1756 - 16 Apr 1757 James O'Hara, Earl of Tyrawley 16 Apr 1757 - 28 Apr 1761 William Home, 28 Apr 1761 - 23 Jun 1761 John Toovey (acting) 13 Jun 1761 - 14 Jun 1761 John Parslow (acting) 14 Jun 1761 - Jan 1776 Jan 1776 - 25 May 1777 Robert Boyd (1st time) (acting) 25 May 1777 - Jul 1790 George Augustus Eliott, (from 14 Jun 1787) Baron Heathfield of Jul 1790 - 13 May 1794 Sir Robert Boyd (2nd time) (acting to Oct 1790) 13 May 1794 - 30 Dec 1795 Charles Rainsford 30 Dec 1795 - 25 Feb 1802 Charles O'Hara 25 Feb 1802 - 10 May 1802 Charles Barnett 24 May 1802 - 23 Jan 1820 Prince Edward, Duke of Acting for Edward: 2 May 1803 - 17 Dec 1804 Sir 17 Dec 1804 - Jun 1806 Jun 1806 - Nov 1806 James Drummond (1st time) Nov 1806 - Aug 1808 Sir Hew Whitefoord Dalrymple Aug 1808 - May 1809 James Drummond (2nd time) May 1809 - Aug 1809 Sir John Francis Cradock Aug 1809 - Oct 1809 John Smith Oct 1809 - Nov 1809 Alex McKenzie Fraser Nov 1809 - 2 Apr 1814 (Sir) Colin Campbell 3 Apr 1814 - 15 Nov 1821 Sir George Don (1st time) 29 Jan 1820 - 24 Sep 1835 John Pitt, Earl of Chatham Acting for Pitt: 7 Jun 1825 - 10 May 1831 Sir George Don (2nd time) 10 May 1831 - 29 May 1835 Sir William Houstoun 28 Feb 1835 - 11 Oct 1842 Sir Alexander George Woodford (lieutenant governor to 1 Sep 1836) 11 Oct 1842 - 12 Dec 1848 Sir Robert Thomas Wilson 12 Dec 1848 - 26 Jul 1855 Sir Robert William Gardiner 26 Jul 1855 - 5 May 1859 Sir James Fergusson 5 May 1859 - 21 Sep 1865 Sir William John Codrington 21 Sep 1865 - 25 Jul 1870 Sir Richard Airey 25 Jul 1870 - 23 Jun 1876 Sir William 23 Jun 1876 - 3 Jan 1883 Robert Cornelis Napier, Baron Napier of Magdala 3 Jan 1883 - 2 Nov 1886 Sir John Miller Adye 2 Nov 1886 - 23 Aug 1890 Sir Arthur Edward Hardinge 23 Aug 1890 - 27 Jan 1891 Sir Leicester Curzon Smyth 27 Jan 1891 - 31 Mar 1891 H.R.L. Newdigate (acting) 31 Mar 1891 - 27 Jun 1893 Sir 27 Jun 1893 - 7 Aug 1893 G.J. Smart (acting) 7 Aug 1893 - 22 May 1900 Sir Robert Biddulph 22 May 1900 - 1 Aug 1905 Sir George Stuart White 1 Aug 1905 - 30 Jul 1910 Sir Frederick William Edward Forestier Forestier-Walker 30 Jul 1910 - 11 Jul 1913 Sir 11 Jul 1913 - 9 Jul 1918 Sir Herbert Scott Gould Miles 9 Jul 1918 - 26 May 1923 Sir Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien 26 May 1923 - 13 Aug 1928 Sir Charles Carmichael Monro 13 Aug 1928 - 13 May 1933 Sir Alexander John Godley 13 May 1933 - 12 Aug 1938 Sir Charles Harington Harington 12 Aug 1938 - 11 Jul 1939 Sir Edmund Ironside 11 Jul 1939 - 14 May 1941 Sir Clive Gerard Liddell 14 May 1941 - 31 May 1942 John Vereker, Viscount Gort 31 May 1942 - 14 Feb 1944 Noel Mason-Macfarlane (from 1943, Sir Noel Mason-Macfarlane) 14 Feb 1944 - 8 Feb 1947 Sir Ralph Eastwood 8 Feb 1947 - 23 Apr 1952 Sir Kenneth Arthur Noel Anderson 23 Apr 1952 - 6 May 1955 Sir George Holmes Alexander MacMillan of MacMillan 6 May 1955 - 16 Apr 1958 Sir 16 Apr 1958 - 8 Jun 1962 Sir Charles Frederic Keightley 8 Jun 1962 - 5 Aug 1965 Sir Alfred 5 Aug 1965 - Mar 1969 Sir Gerald William Lathbury Mar 1969 - 3 Oct 1973 Sir Varyl Cargill Begg 3 Oct 1973 - 30 May 1978 Sir 30 May 1978 - 26 Oct 1982 Sir William Jackson 26 Oct 1982 - 19 Nov 1985 Sir David Williams 19 Nov 1985 - Dec 1989 Sir Dec 1989 - Mar 1993 Sir Derek Reffell Apr 1993 - 5 Dec 1995 Sir John Chapple 5 Dec 1995 - 19 Feb 1997 Sir Hugo White 24 Feb 1997 - 5 Apr 2000 Sir Richard Luce 5 Apr 2000 - 16 May 2003 (from 1 Jan 2003,Sir David Durie) 16 May 2003 - 27 May 2003 David Blunt (acting) 27 May 2003 - 17 Jul 2006 Sir Francis Richards 17 Jul 2006 - 27 Sep 2006 Philip Barton (acting) 27 Sep 2006 - 21 Oct 2009 Sir Robert Fulton 21 Oct 2009 - 26 Oct 2009 Lesley Pallett (acting) 26 Oct 2009 - Sir

Gilbert and Ellice Islands

Oct 1892 Gilbert and Ellice Islands (British protectorate) 12 Jan 1916 British colony Dec 1941 - Nov 1943 Japanese occupation

Resident commissioners

1892 - 1901 Charles Richard Swayne 1901 - 1909 W. Telfer Campbell 1909 - 1913 John Quayle Dickson 1913 - 1921 Edward Carlyon Eliot 1921 - 1926 Herbert Reginald McClure 1926 - 1933 Arthur Grimble 18 Oct 1933 - 19 Dec 1941 Jack Charles Barley 1941 - 1946 Vivian Fox-Strangways 1946 - 1949 Henry Evans Maude 1949 - 1951 John Peel 1952 - 1961 Michael Louis Bernacchi May 1962 - 1970 Valdemar Jens Andersen 1970 - 1971 Sir John Osbaldiston Field

Governors

1 Jan 1972 - 1973 Sir John Osbaldiston Field 1973 - 1978 John Hilary Smith 1978 - 12 Jul 1979 Reginald James Wallace

Gold Coast

Governors of the Committee of Merchants

23 Jun 1751 - 23 Jan 1756 Thomas Melvil 23 Jan 1756 - 17 Feb 1756 William Tymewell 17 Feb 1756 - 15 Oct 1757 Charles Bell (1st time) 15 Oct 1757 - 10 May 1761 Nassau Senior (acting) 10 May 1761 - 15 Aug 1763 Charles Bell (2nd time) 15 Aug 1763 - 1 Mar 1766 William Mutter 1 Mar 1766 - 11 Aug 1766 John Hippersley 11 Aug 1766 - 21 Apr 1769 Gilbert Petrie 21 Apr 1769 - 11 Aug 1770 John Crossle 11 Aug 1770 - 20 Jan 1777 David Mill 20 Jan 1777 - 25 Mar 1780 Richard Miles (1st time) 25 Mar 1780 - 20 May 1781 John Roberts 20 May 1781 - 29 Apr 1782 John B. Weuves (acting) 29 Apr 1782 - 29 Jan 1784 Richard Miles (2nd time) 29 Jan 1784 - 24 Jan 1787 James Morgue 24 Jan 1787 - 27 Apr 1787 Thomas Price 27 Apr 1787 - 20 Jun 1789 Thomas Morris 20 Jun 1789 - 15 Nov 1791 William Fielde 15 Nov 1791 - 31 Mar 1792 John Gordon (1st time) 31 Mar 1792 - 16 Dec 1798 Archibald Dalzel (1st time) 16 Dec 1798 - 4 Jan 1799 Jacob Mould (1st time) 4 Jan 1799 - 28 Apr 1800 John Gordon (2nd time) 28 Apr 1800 - 30 Sep 1802 Archibald Dalzel (2nd time) 30 Sep 1802 - 8 Feb 1805 Jacob Mould (2nd time) 8 Feb 1805 - 4 Dec 1807 George Torrane 4 Dec 1807 - 21 Apr 1816 Edward White 21 Apr 1816 - 19 Jan 1817 Joseph Dawson 19 Jan 1817 - 27 Mar 1822 John Hope Smith

Governors

27 Mar 1822 - 17 May 1822 Sir Charles Macarthy (1st time) 17 May 1822 - Dec 1822 James Chisholm (1st time) Dec 1822 - 21 Jan 1824 Sir Charles Macarthy (2nd time) 21 Jan 1824 - 17 Oct 1824 James Chisholm (2nd time) 17 Oct 1824 - 22 Mar 1825 Edward Purdon 22 Mar 1825 - 8 Mar 1826 Charles Turner 18 May 1826 - 15 Nov 1826 Sir Neil Campbell 15 Nov 1826 - 11 Oct 1827 Henry John Ricketts (1st time) 11 Oct 1827 - 10 Mar 1828 Hugh Lumley 10 Mar 1828 - 5 Jun 1828 George Hingston 5 Jun 1828 - 25 Jun 1828 Henry John Ricketts (2nd time)

Governors of the Committee of Merchants

25 Jun 1828 - 19 Feb 1830 John Jackson 19 Feb 1830 - 26 Jun 1836 George Maclean (1st time) 26 Jun 1836 - 15 Aug 1838 William Topp 15 Aug 1838 - 1843 George Maclean (2nd time)

Governors

1843 - 8 Mar 1845 R.M. Worsley Hill 8 Mar 1845 - 15 Apr 1846 James Lelley 15 Apr 1846 - 31 Jan 1849 William Winniett (1st time) 31 Jan 1849 - 13 Jan 1850 James Coleman Fitzpatrick 13 Jan 1850 - 4 Dec 1850 Sir William Winniett (2nd time) 4 Dec 1850 - 14 Oct 1851 James Bannerman 14 Oct 1851 - Dec 1854 Dec 1854 - Mar 1857 Henry Connor (acting) Mar 1857 - Apr 1858 Sir Benjamin Chilley Campbell Pine Apr 1858 - 20 Apr 1860 Henry Bird (acting) 20 Apr 1860 - 14 Apr 1862 Edward B. Andrews 14 Apr 1862 - 20 Sep 1862 William A. Ross (acting) 20 Sep 1862 - 1865 Richard Pine 1865 Rokeby Jones (acting) 1865 W.E. Mockler (acting) Apr 1865 - Feb 1867 Edward Conran Feb 1867 - Apr 1872 Herbert Taylor Ussher (1st time)(administrator) Apr 1872 - 1872 John Pope Hennessy 1872 - Sep 1872 Charles Spencer Salmon (acting) Sep 1872 - 2 Oct 1873 Robert William Harley 2 Oct 1873 - 4 Mar 1874 Garnet Joseph Wolseley 4 Mar 1874 - 30 Mar 1874 James Maxwell (acting) 30 Mar 1874 - Jun 1874 Charles Cameron Lees (1st time)(acting) Jun 1874 - 7 Apr 1876 George Cumine Strahan 7 Apr 1876 - Dec 1876 Charles Cameron Lees (2nd time)(acting) Dec 1876 - 13 May 1878 Sanford Freeling (acting to 5 Jun 1877) 13 May 1878 - Jun 1879 Charles Cameron Lees (3rd time)(acting) Jun 1879 - 1 Dec 1880 Herbert Taylor Ussher (2nd time) 1 Dec 1880 - 4 Mar 1881 William Brandford Griffith(1st time) (acting) 4 Mar 1881 - 29 Apr 1884 Sir Samuel Rowe 29 Apr 1884 - 24 Apr 1885 W.A.G. Young 24 Apr 1885 - 7 Apr 1895 William Brandford Griffith (from 1887, Sir William Brandford Griffith) (2nd time) 7 Apr 1895 - 6 Dec 1897 William Edward Maxwell (from 1896, Sir William Edward Maxwell) 6 Dec 1897 - 29 Aug 1900 Frederick Mitchell Hodgson(acting to 29 May 1898) 29 Aug 1900 - 17 Dec 1900 W. Low (acting) 17 Dec 1900 - 9 Feb 1904 Sir 9 Feb 1904 - 3 Mar 1904 Herbert Bryan (1st time) (acting) 3 Mar 1904 - 1 Sep 1910 John Pickersgill Rodger 1 Sep 1910 - 20 Nov 1910 Herbert Bryan (2nd time) (acting) 21 Nov 1910 - 29 Jun 1912 James Jamieson Thorburn 29 Jun 1912 - 26 Dec 1912 Herbert Bryan (3rd time) (acting) 26 Dec 1912 - 1 Apr 1919 Sir Hugh Clifford 1 Apr 1919 - 8 Oct 1919 Alexander Ransford Slater (1st time)(acting) 9 Oct 1919 - 24 Apr 1927 Frederick Gordon Guggisberg 24 Apr 1927 - 5 Jun 1927 Sir James Crawford Maxwell (acting) 5 Jun 1927 - Jul 1927 John Maxwell (acting) Jul 1927 - 5 Apr 1932 Sir Alexander Ransford Slater (2nd time) 5 Apr 1932 - 29 Nov 1932 Geoffry Northcote (1st time)(acting) 30 Nov 1932 - 13 May 1934 Sir 13 May 1934 - 23 Oct 1934 Geoffry Northcote (2nd time)(acting) 24 Oct 1934 - 24 Oct 1941 Sir Arnold Wienholt Hodgson 24 Oct 1941 - 29 Jun 1942 George Ernest (acting) 29 Jun 1942 - 2 Aug 1947 Sir Alan Cuthbert Maxwell Burns 12 Jan 1948 - 15 Feb 1949 Sir Gerald Hallen Creasy 15 Feb 1949 - 28 Mar 1949 Sir Robert Scott (1st time)(acting) 28 Mar 1949 - 11 Jun 1949 Thorleif Rattray Orde Mangin(acting) 11 Jun 1949 - 11 Aug 1949 Sir Robert Scott (2nd time)(acting) 11 Aug 1949 - 6 Mar 1957 Sir Charles Noble Arden Arden-Clarke

Hong Kong

26 Jan 1841 British occupation of Island 29 Aug 1842 cedes to Britain 26 Jun 1843 British crown colony 1860 Kowloon Peninsula and Stonecutters Island ceded by China 1 Jul 1898 leased from China for 99 years 3 Sep 1926 Official spelling changed from Hongkong to Hong Kong 25 Dec 1941 - 16 Aug 1945 Japanese occupation

Administrators

26 Jan 1841 - 12 Aug 1841 Charles Elliot 22 Jun 1841 - 26 Jun 1843 Alexander Robert Johnston (acting for Elliot and for Pottinger) 12 Aug 1841 - 26 Jun 1843 Sir

Governors

26 Jun 1843 - 8 May 1844 Sir Henry Pottinger 8 May 1844 - 18 Mar 1848 Sir 21 Mar 1848 - 12 Apr 1854 Sir Samuel 13 Apr 1854 - 5 May 1859 Sir 9 Sep 1859 - 15 Mar 1865 Sir Hercules Robinson 15 Mar 1865 - 11 Mar 1866 William T. Mercer (acting) 11 Mar 1866 - 16 Apr 1872 Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell 16 Apr 1872 - 1 Mar 1877 Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy 22 Apr 1877 - 7 Mar 1882 Sir John Pope Hennessy Mar 1882 - 30 Mar 1883 Sir (1st time)(acting) 30 Mar 1883 - Dec 1885 Sir George Ferguson Bowen Dec 1885 - May 1887 Sir William Henry Marsh (2nd time)(acting) May 1887 - 6 Oct 1887 William Gordon Cameron (acting) 6 Oct 1887 - May 1891 Sir William Des Voeux May 1891 - 10 Dec 1891 Digby Barker (acting) 10 Dec 1891 - Feb 1898 Sir William Robinson Feb 1898 - 25 Nov 1898 Wilsone Black (acting) 25 Nov 1898 - Jul 1903 Sir Henry Arthur Blake Nov 1903 - 29 Jul 1904 Francis Henry May (1st time)(acting) 29 Jul 1904 - Apr 1907 Sir Matthew Nathan Apr 1907 - 29 Jul 1907 Francis Henry May (2nd time) 29 Jul 1907 - Mar 1912 Sir Frederick Lugard Mar 1912 - 24 Jul 1912 (1st time) (acting) 24 Jul 1912 - Feb 1919 Sir Francis Henry May (3rd time) Feb 1919 - 30 Sep 1919 Claud Severn (2nd time) (acting) 30 Sep 1919 - Oct 1925 Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs 1 Nov 1925 - Feb 1930 Sir Cecil Clementi Feb 1930 - 9 May 1930 Thomas Southorn (1st time) (acting) 9 May 1930 - May 1935 Sir William Peel May 1935 - Sep 1935 Sir Thomas Southorn (2nd time)(acting) Sep 1935 - Nov 1935 Norman Lockhart Smith (1st time)(acting) Nov 1935 - 12 Dec 1935 Sir Thomas Southorn (3rd time)(acting) 12 Dec 1935 - Apr 1937 Sir Andrew Caldecott Apr 1937 - 28 Oct 1937 Norman Lockhart Smith (2nd time)(acting) 28 Oct 1937 - Sep 1941 Sir Geoffry Northcote Apr 1940 - Aug 1940 Norman Lockhart Smith (acting for Northcote) Aug 1940 - Mar 1941 Edward Felix Norton (acting for Northcote) Sep 1941 - May 1947 Sir Mark Young (Japanese prisoner 25 Dec 1941 - Aug 1945) 1 Sep 1945 - 1 May 1946 Sir Cecil Harcourt military governor) May 1947 - 25 Jul 1947 David Mercer MacDougall (acting) 25 Jul 1947 - Dec 1957 Sir Alexander Grantham Dec 1957 - 23 Jan 1958 Edgeworth Beresford David (acting) 23 Jan 1958 - Mar 1964 Sir Robert Black Mar 1964 - 14 Apr 1964 Edmund Brinsley Teesdale (acting) 14 Apr 1964 - Oct 1971 Sir David Trench Oct 1971 - 19 Nov 1971 Sir Hugh Selby Norman-Walker(acting) 19 Nov 1971 - Apr 1982 Sir Murray MacLehose Apr 1982 - 20 May 1982 Sir Philip Haddon-Cave (acting) 20 May 1982 - 4 Dec 1986 Sir 4 Dec 1986 - 9 Apr 1987 Sir David Akers-Jones (acting) 9 Apr 1987 - 9 Jul 1992 Sir David Wilson (from 14 Feb 1992, David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn) 9 Jul 1992 - 30 Jun 1997

Indian Empire

2 Aug 1858 U.K. Act of Parliament annexes the Empire, creating British India (effective 1 Nov 1858) 28 Apr 1876 by U.K. proclamation, the Queen takes the style "Empress of India" (proclaimed in India 1 Jan 1877) 15 Aug 1947 British India, together with acceded states, is partitioned into of India and Dominion of Pakistan; style "Emperor of India" is abandoned on 22 Jun 1948)

Viceroys and governors-general

1 Nov 1858 - 21 Mar 1862 Charles John Canning, Viscount Canning (from 1859, Charles John Canning, Earl Canning) 21 Mar 1862 - 20 Nov 1863 James Bruce, Earl of Elgin 21 Nov 1863 - 2 Dec 1863 Sir Robert Cornelis Napier (acting) 2 Dec 1863 - 12 Jan 1864 Sir William Thomas Denison(acting) 12 Jan 1864 - 12 Jan 1869 Sir John Laird Mair Lawrence 12 Jan 1869 - 8 Feb 1872 Richard Southwell Bourke, 9 Feb 1872 - 23 Feb 1872 Sir John Strachey (acting) 24 Feb 1872 - 3 May 1872 Francis Napier, Baron of Ettrick(acting) 3 May 1872 - 12 Apr 1876 Thomas George Baring, 12 Apr 1876 - 8 Jun 1880 Robert Bulwer-Lytton, Baron Lytton 8 Jun 1880 - 13 Dec 1884 George Frederick Samuel Robinson, Marquess of Ripon 13 Dec 1884 - 10 Dec 1888 Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple- Blackwood, Earl of Dufferin 10 Dec 1888 - 11 Oct 1894 Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of Lansdowne 11 Oct 1894 - 6 Jan 1899 Victor Alexander Bruce, Earl of Elgin 6 Jan 1899 - 18 Nov 1905 George Nathaniel Curzon, Baron Curzon 18 Nov 1905 - 23 Nov 1910 Gilbert John Elliot-Murray- Kynynmound, Earl of Minto 23 Nov 1910 - 4 Apr 1916 Charles Hardinge, Baron Hardinge of Penshurst 4 Apr 1916 - 2 Apr 1921 Frederic John Napier Thesiger, Baron Chelmsford 2 Apr 1921 - 3 Apr 1926 Rufus Daniel Isaacs, Baron Reading of Erleigh 10 Apr 1925 - 8 Aug 1925 Victor Alexander George Robert Bulwer-Lytton, (viceroy and acting governor-general) 3 Apr 1926 - 29 Jun 1929 Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, Baron Irwin 29 Jun 1929 - 18 Apr 1931 George Joachim Goschen, Viscount Goschen of Hawkhurst 18 Apr 1931 - 18 Apr 1936 George Freeman Freeman-Thomas, Earl of Willingdon 18 Apr 1936 - 1 Oct 1943 Victor Alexander John Hope, Marquess of Linlithgow 1 Oct 1943 - 21 Feb 1947 Archibald Percival Wavell, Viscount Wavell 21 Feb 1947 - 15 Aug 1947 Louis Mountbatten, Viscount Mountbatten of Burma

Iraq

High commissioners

1 Oct 1920 - 4 May 1923 Sir Percy Cox 4 May 1923 - Oct 1928 Sir Henry Robert Conway Dobbs (acting to 15 Sep 1923) Oct 1928 - 11 Sep 1929 Sir Gilbert Falkingham Clayton 3 Oct 1929 - 3 Oct 1932 Sir Francis Henry Humphrys

Irish Free State

Jun 1541 in personal union with England 1 Jan 1801 part of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 24 Apr 1916 - 29 Apr 1916 "Easter Rising" 21 Jan 1919 independence declared (Irish Republic) 6 Dec 1922 Irish Free State (dominion) 29 Dec 1937 Éire (Ireland)

Governors-general

6 Dec 1922 - 31 Jan 1928 T.M. Healy 1 Feb 1928 - 1 Nov 1932 James McNeill 1 Nov 1932 - 26 Nov 1932 vacant 26 Nov 1932 - 12 Dec 1936 Domhnall Ua Buachalla² 12 Dec 1936 - 29 Dec 1937 Frank Fahy

Jamaica

Governors

Mar 1693 - Jan 1702 Sir William Beeston(acting to 1700) 1702 William Selwyn 1702 Peter Beckford (acting) 1702 - 1711 Thomas Handasyde (acting to 1704) 1711 - 1716 1716 - 1718 Peter Heywood 1718 - 1722 Sir Nicholas Lawes 1722 - 4 Jul 1726 Henry Bentinck, Duke of Portland 1726 - 1728 John Ayscough (1st time) (acting) 1728 - Mar 1734 Robert Hunter 1734 - 1735 John Ayscough (2nd time) (acting) 1735 John Gregory (1st time) (acting) 1735 - 1736 Henry Cunninghame 1736 - 1738 John Gregory (2nd time) (acting) 30 Apr 1738 - 1752 Edward Trelawny 1752 - Jan 1756 Charles Knowles Feb 1756 - Apr 1759 Sir Henry Moore (1st time)(acting) Apr 1759 - Nov 1759 George Haldane Nov 1759 - 1762 Sir Henry Moore (2nd time)(acting) 1762 - 1766 William Henry Lyttleton 1766 - 1767 Roger Hope Elletson 1767 - Dec 1772 Sir William Trelawny Dec 1772 - 1774 John Dalling (1st time) (acting) 1774 - 1777 Sir Basil Keith 1777 - 1781 John Dalling (2nd time) 1781 - 1784 Archibald Campbell(acting to 1783) 1784 - 1790 1790 - 19 Nov 1791 Thomas Howard, 1791 - 1795 Adam Williamson (from 18 Nov 1794, Sir Adam Williamson) (acting) 1795 - 1801 Alexander Lindsay, Earl of Balcares 1801 - 1805 Sir George Nugent 1806 - 1808 Sir Eyre Coote 1808 - 1827 William Montague, Duke of Manchester 1827 - 1829 Sir John Keane (acting) 1829 - 1832 Somerset Lowry-Corry, Earl of Belmore 1832 George Cuthbert (1st time)(acting) 1832 - 1834 Constantine Henry Phipps, Earl of Mulgrave 1834 Sir Amos Norcot (acting) 1834 George Cuthbert (2nd time)(acting) 1834 - 1836 Howe Peter Browne, Marquess of Sligo 1836 - 1839 Sir Lionel Smith 1839 - 1842 Sir Charles Theophilus Metcalfe 1842 - 1846 James Bruce, Earl of Elgin and Kincardine 1846 - 1847 George Henry Frederick Berkeley(acting) 1847 - 1853 Sir Charles Edward Grey 1853 - 1856 Sir Henry Barkly 1856 - 1857 Edward Wells Bell (acting) 1857 - 1862 1862 - 1865 (acting to 1864) 12 Dec 1865 - 16 Jul 1866 Sir Henry Knight Storks 1866 - 1874 Sir John Peter Grant 1874 W.A. Young (acting) 1874 - Jan 1877 Sir William Grey Jan 1877 Edward Everard Rushworth (acting) Jan 1877 Mann (acting) Jan 1877 - 1883 Sir (1st time) 1883 Somerset M. Wiseman Clarke (acting) 1883 D.J. Gamble (acting) 1883 - 1889 Sir 1889 William Clive Justice (acting) 1889 - 1898 Sir Henry Arthur Blake 1898 Hallowes (acting) 1898 - 1904 Sir Augustus William Lawson Hemming 1904 Sydney Haldane Olivier (1st time)(acting) 1904 Hugh Clarence Bourne (1st time)(acting) 30 Sep 1904 - 1907 Sir James Alexander Swettenham 1907 Hugh Clarence Bourne (2nd time)(acting) 16 May 1907 - Jan 1913 Sydney Haldane Olivier (2nd time) Jan 1913 - 7 Mar 1913 Philip Clark Cork (acting) 7 Mar 1913 - 11 May 1918 Sir William Henry Manning 11 May 1918 - 11 Jun 1918 Robert Johnstone (acting) 11 Jun 1918 - 1924 Sir Leslie Probyn 1924 Herbert Bryan (1st time) (acting) 29 Sep 1924 - Jun 1925 Sir Samuel Herbert Wilson 1925 Sir Herbert Bryan (2nd time) (acting) Oct 1925 - 26 Apr 1926 A.S. Jeef (1st time) (acting) 26 Apr 1926 - 9 Nov 1932 Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs 9 Nov 1932 - 21 Nov 1932 A.S. Jeef (2nd time) (acting) 21 Nov 1932 - Apr 1934 Sir Alexander Ransford Slater Apr 1934 - 24 Oct 1934 A.S. Jeef (3rd time) (acting) 24 Oct 1934 - 2 Jun 1938 Sir Edward Brandis Denham 2 Jun 1938 - 19 Aug 1938 Charles Campbell Woolley (acting) 19 Aug 1938 - Jul 1943 Sir Arthur Frederick Richards Jul 1943 - 29 Sep 1943 William Henry Flinn (acting) 29 Sep 1943 - 7 Apr 1951 Sir John Huggins 7 Apr 1951 - 18 Nov 1957 Sir Hugh Mackintosh Foot 18 Dec 1957 - 6 Aug 1962 Sir Kenneth Blackburne

Kenya

President of the British East Africa Association (from 3 Sep 1888, British East Africa Company)

25 May 1887 - 1889 Sir William Mackinnon

Administrators

1889 - 1890 George Sutherland Mackenzie May 1890 - Feb 1891 Francis Walter de Winton Sep 1891 - 1892 Lloyd Williams Matthews Feb 1892 - 1893 Sir Gerald Herbert Portal

Commissioners (from 31 Dec 1905, governors)

1 Jul 1895 - 7 Oct 1900 Arthur Henry Hardinge (from 1897, Sir Arthur Henry Hardinge) 7 Oct 1900 - 30 Dec 1900 C.H. Craufurd (acting) 30 Dec 1900 - 20 May 1904 Sir Charles Eliot 20 May 1904 - 1 Aug 1904 Frederick Jackson (1st time)(acting) 1 Aug 1904 - 1 Oct 1905 Sir Donald William Stewart 1 Oct 1905 - 12 Dec 1905 Frederick Jackson (2nd time)(acting) 12 Dec 1905 - 12 Apr 1909 Sir James Hayes Sadler 12 Apr 1909 - 16 Sep 1909 Charles Bowring (1st time)(acting) 16 Sep 1909 - 17 Jul 1912 Sir Edouard Percy Cranwill Girouard 17 Jul 1912 - 4 Oct 1912 Charles Bowring (2nd time)(acting) 4 Oct 1912 - 14 Apr 1917 Sir Henry Conway Belfield 14 Apr 1917 - 1 Feb 1919 Charles Bowring (3rd time)(acting) 1 Feb 1919 - 28 Aug 1922 Sir Edward Northey 31 Aug 1922 - 10 Feb 1925 Sir Robert Thorne Coryndon 10 Feb 1925 - 3 Oct 1925 Edward Denham (acting) 3 Oct 1925 - 27 Sep 1930 Sir Edward William Macleay Grigg 27 Sep 1930 - 13 Feb 1931 Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore (1st time) (acting) 13 Feb 1931 - 22 Dec 1936 Sir Joseph Aloysius Byrne 22 Dec 1936 - 6 Apr 1937 Armigel de Vins Wade (acting) 6 Apr 1937 - 30 Sep 1939 Sir Robert Brooke-Popham 30 Sep 1939 - 9 Jan 1940 Walter Harragin (acting 9 Jan 1940 - 25 Oct 1944 Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore (2nd time) 25 Oct 1944 - 12 Dec 1944 Gilbert McCall Rennie (acting) 12 Dec 1944 - 21 Jun 1952 Sir Philip Euen Mitchell 21 Jun 1952 - 29 Sep 1952 Henry S. Potter (acting) 29 Sep 1952 - 14 Oct 1959 Sir Evelyn Baring 14 Oct 1959 - 23 Oct 1959 Walter Fleming Coutts (acting) 23 Oct 1959 - 17 Nov 1962 Sir Patrick Muir Renison 17 Nov 1962 - 4 Jan 1963 Sir Eric Griffith-Jones (acting) 4 Jan 1963 - 12 Dec 1963 Malcolm John MacDonald

Labuan

1846 Labuan ceded to U.K. by sultan of Brunei 1848 crown colony 1 Jan 1890 administered by Britsh North Borneo (see Sabah) 1907 annexed to (see Singapore) 3 Jan 1942 - 10 Jun 1945 occupied by Japan (renamed Pulau Maida) 10 Jul 1946 part of British North Borneo/Sabah

Governor

27 Nov 1847 - Nov 1852 James Brooke (from 27 Apr 1848, Sir James Brooke)

Lieutenant governors

1848 - 1850 William Napier 1850 - 1856 John Scott

Governors

1856 - 1861 George Warren Edwards 1861 - 1866 Jeremiah Thomas Fitzgerald Callaghan 1866 - 1867 Hugh Low 1867 - 1871 John Pope Hennessy 1871 - 1875 Henry Ernest Gascoyne Bulwer 1875 - 1879 Herbert Taylor Ussher 1879 - 1881 Charles Cameron Lees 1881 - 1888 Peter Leys 1888 - 1890 Arthur Shirley Hamilton

Leeward Islands

1871 Federal Colony of the 1 Jul 1956 Territory of the Leeward Islands 1 Jan 1960 dissolved

Governors

May 1699 - Feb 1704 Christopher Codrington, Jr. Feb 1704 - Jul 1704 John Johnson (1st time) (acting) Jul 1704 - 4 Dec 1704 Sir William Mathew Dec 1704 - Jul 1706 John Johnson (2nd time) (acting) Jul 1706 - 7 Dec 1710 Daniel Parke Dec 1710 - 1711 Walter Hamilton (1st time)(acting) 1711 - 1714 Walter Douglas 1714 - 1715 William Mathew, Jr. (1st time)(acting) 1715 - 1721 Walter Hamilton (2nd time) 1721 - 1728 John Hart Aug 1728 - 12 Sep 1729 Thomas Pitt, Earl of Londonderry 1729 William Cosby (acting) 1729 - 1752 William Mathew, Jr. (2nd time) 1753 - 1766 George Thomas 1766 - 1768 James Verchild 1768 - 1771 William Woodley (1st time) 1771 - 1775 Sir Ralph Payne (1st time) 1775 - 1777 Craister Greathead 1777 - Jan 1781 William Mathew Burt 1781 - Jun 1788 Thomas Shirley (1st time) Jun 1788 - 1790 John Nugent (1st time) (acting) 1790 - 1791 Thomas Shirley (2nd time) 1791 John Nugent (2nd time) (acting) 13 Aug 1791 - 1793 William Woodley (2nd time) 1793 - 1795 John Stanley 1795 - 3 Jul 1796 Charles Leigh 1796 Archibald Esdail (acting) 1796 - Apr 1797 John S. Thomas (acting) 1797 - Jan 1801 Robert Thomson (acting) Jan 1801 - 3 Aug 1807 Ralph Payne, Baron Lavington (2nd time) 1807 - Mar 1809 William Woodley 1809 James Tyson (acting) 1809 - 1810 John Julius (1st time) (acting) 1810 - 1813 Hugh Elliot 1813 - 1814 John Julius (2nd time) (acting) Jun 1814 - 1815 Sir James Leith 1815 - 1816 Henry Rawlins (acting) 1833 - 1871 the governors of 1871 - 1873 Sir Benjamin Chilley Campbell Pine 1873 - 1874 Sir Henry Turner Irving 1874 - 1875 William Cleaver Francis Robinson 1875 - 1881 Sir George Berkeley 1881 H.J.B. Bufford-Hancock (acting) 1881 - 1884 Sir John Hawley Glover 1884 - 1885 Sir Charles Cameron Lees 1885 Charles Monroe Eldridge (acting) 1885 - 1888 Jenico William Joseph Preston, Viscou nt Gormanston 1888 Sir Charles Bullen Hugh Mitchell (acting) 1888 - 1895 Sir William Frederick Haynes Smith 1895 - 1901 Sir 1901 - 1902 Sir Henry Moore Jackson 1902 - 1904 Sir Gerald Strickland 1904 - 1905 Sir Clement Courtenay Knollys 1906 - 1912 Sir Ernest Bickham Sweet-Escott 1912 - 1916 Sir Hesketh Bell 1916 - 1921 Sir Edward Marsh Merewether 1921 - 1929 Sir Eustace Edward Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes 1929 - 1936 Sir Thomas Reginald St. Johnston 1936 - 1941 Sir Gordon James Lethem 1941 - 1943 Sir Douglas James Jardine 1943 - 1947 Sir Leslie Brian Freeston 1947 - 1948 William Alexander Macnie (acting) 1948 - 17 Sep 1950 Oliver Ridsdale Baldwin, 17 Sep 1950 - 18 Oct 1956 Kenneth Blackburne (from 1952, Sir Kenneth Blackburne) 18 Oct 1956 - 1 Jan 1960 Alexander Thomas Williams (from 1958, Sir Alexander Thomas Williams)

Malacca

1 Dec 1795 - 1818 British rule 1826 part of Straits Settlements 1946 part of Malaya (Federated Malay States)

Residents

1795 Archibald Brown 1795 - 1796 Thomas Parr 1796 - 1797 Richard Tolson 1797 - 1798 David Campbell 1798 - 1803 Aldwell Taylor 1803 - 1818

Governors

21 Sep 1818 - 16 Dec 1822 Jan Samuel Timmermann Thijssen 16 Dec 1822 - 17 Mar 1824 A. Keok (acting) 17 Mar 1824 - 9 Apr 1825 Hendrik Stephanus van Son

Malta

Governors

1813 - 17 Jan 1824 Sir Thomas Maitland 1824 - 1826 Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of Hastings 2 Dec 1827 - May 1835 Sir Frederic Cavendish Ponsonby 1 Oct 1836 - 1843 Sir Henry Frederic Bouverie 1843 - 1847 Sir Patrick Stuart Oct 1847 - 1851 Richard More O'Ferrall 27 Oct 1851 - 1858 Sir William Reid 1858 - 1864 Sir John Gaspard Le Marchant 15 Nov 1864 - 1867 Sir Henry Knight Storks 15 May 1867 - 1872 Sir Patrick Grant 3 Jun 1872 - 1878 Sir Charles Thomas Van Straubenzee 13 May 1878 - 1884 Sir Arthur Borton Apr 1884 - 28 Sep 1888 Sir John Lintorn Arabin Simmons 28 Sep 1888 - 1 Dec 1889 Sir Henry D'Oyley Torrens 1890 - 1893 Sir Henry Augustus Smyth 1893 - 6 Jan 1899 Sir Arthur James Lyon Fremantle 6 Jan 1899 - 1903 Sir Francis Wallace Grenfell (from 18 Jul 1902, Francis Wallace Grenfell, ) 1903 - 1907 Sir Charles Mansfield Clarke 1907 - 1909 Sir Henry Eugene Walter Grant 1909 - 1915 Sir Henry Macleod Feb 1915 - May 1919 Paul Sanford, of 1919 - 1924 Herbert Charles Onslow Plumer, Baron Plumer 1924 - 28 Feb 1927 Sir 1927 - 1931 Sir John Philip du Cane Jun 1931 - 1936 Sir David Graham Muschet Campbell 1936 - 1940 Sir Charles Bonham-Carter Apr 1940 - 1942 Sir 1942 - 26 Sep 1944 John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, Viscount Gort 26 Sep 1944 - 10 Jul 1946 Sir Edmond Charles Acton Schreiber 10 Jul 1946 - 16 Sep 1949 Francis Campbell Ross Douglas (from 1947, Sir Francis Campbell Ro ss Douglas) 16 Sep 1949 - 3 Aug 1954 Sir Gerald Hallen Creasy 3 Aug 1954 - 13 Feb 1959 Sir Robert Edward Laycock 13 Feb 1959 - 27 Jun 1962 Sir 27 Jun 1962 - 2 Jul 1962 Sir (acting) 2 Jul 1962 - 21 Sep 1964 Sir Maurice Henry Dorman

Mauritius

Governors

4 Dec 1810 - 20 May 1823 Robert Townsend Farquhar (from 1821, Sir Robert Townsend Farquhar) Acting for Farquhar: 9 Apr 1811 - 11 Jul 1811 Henry Warde 10 Nov 1817 - 10 Dec 1818 Gage Hall 10 Dec 1818 - 6 Feb 1819 John Dalrymple 6 Feb 1819 - 6 Jul 1820 20 May 1823 - 12 Jun 1823 Ralph Darling (acting) 12 Jun 1823 - 17 Jun 1828 Sir 17 Jun 1828 - 3 Feb 1833 Sir 4 Feb 1833 - 20 Feb 1840 Sir William Nicolay 20 Feb 1840 - 16 Jul 1840 James Power (acting) 16 Jul 1840 - 2 Jan 1842 Sir Lionel Smith 3 Jan 1842 - 21 Nov 1842 William Staveley (acting) 21 Nov 1842 - 5 May 1849 Sir William Maynard Gomm 5 May 1849 - 8 Jun 1849 Thomas Blanshard (acting) 8 Jun 1849 - 19 Oct 1850 Sir George William Anderson 19 Oct 1850 - 8 Jan 1851 William Sutherland (acting) 8 Jan 1851 - 20 Sep 1857 Sir James Macaulay Higginson 14 Apr 1854 - 18 Jan 1855 William Sutherland (acting for Higginson) 18 Jan 1855 - 12 Jun 1855 C.M. Hay (acting for Higginson) 20 Sep 1857 - 9 Jan 1863 Sir William Stevenson 10 Jan 1863 - 21 Aug 1863 M.G. Johnstone (acting) 21 Aug 1863 - 3 Jun 1870 Sir Henry Barkly 4 Jun 1870 - 21 Feb 1871 Selby Smith (acting) 21 Feb 1871 - 18 Aug 1874 Sir Arthur Charles Hamilton-Gordon 21 Oct 1871 - 28 Oct 1872 Edward Norton (1st time) (acting for Hamilton-Gordon) 20 Jan 1873 - 20 Oct 1873 Edward Norton (2nd time) (acting for Hamilton-Gordon) 18 Aug 1874 - 21 Sep 1874 Edward Norton (3rd time) (acting) 21 Sep 1874 - 31 Dec 1878 Sir Arthur Purves Phayre 31 Dec 1878 - 4 Apr 1879 Frederick Napier Broome (1st time) (acting) 4 Apr 1879 - 9 Dec 1880 Sir George Ferguson Bowen 9 Dec 1880 - 5 May 1883 Sir Frederick Napier Broome (2nd time) 5 May 1883 - 1 Jun 1883 Charles Bruce (acting) 1 Jun 1883 - 11 Dec 1889 Sir John Pope Hennessy (suspended 14 Dec 1886 - 12 Jul 1887) Acting for Hennessy: 24 Sep 1884 - 15 Oct 1884 Henry Nicholas Duverger-Beyts (1st time) 29 Sep 1886 - 12 Dec 1886 Henry Nicholas Duverger-Beyts (2nd time) 15 Dec 1886 - 18 Dec 1886 Sir Hercules George Robert Robinson 18 Dec 1886 - 2 Jul 1887 William Hanbury Hawley 2 Jul 1887 - 11 Dec 1888 Francis Fleming 11 Dec 1888 - 22 Dec 1888 T.E.A. Hall 11 Dec 1889 - 17 Dec 1889 Francis Fleming (acting) 17 Dec 1889 - 20 Dec 1889 T.E.A. Hall (acting) 21 Dec 1889 - 12 Mar 1892 Sir Charles Cameron Lees 12 Mar 1892 - 15 Jan 1897 Hubert Edward Henry Jerningham (from 1893, Sir Hubert Edward Henry Jerningham) (acting to 20 Sep 1892) 17 Jan 1894 - 24 Jul 1894 Charles Anthony King-Harman (1st time) (acting for Jerningham) 2 Mar 1896 - 19 Sep 1896 Charles Anthony King-Harman (2nd time) (acting for Jerningham) 15 Jan 1897 - 11 May 1897 Charles Anthony King-Harman(3rd time) (acting) 11 May 1897 - 30 Oct 1903 Sir Charles Bruce 12 Jul 1900 - 11 May 1901 Graham John Bower (1st time)(acting for Bruce) 30 Oct 1903 - 20 Aug 1904 Graham John Bower (2nd time) (acting) 20 Aug 1904 - 10 Apr 1911 Sir Cavendish Boyle 14 Apr 1906 - 14 Sep 1906 Graham John Bower (3rd time)(acting for Boyle) 17 Oct 1908 - 23 Apr 1909 Graham John Bower (4th time) (acting for Boyle) 10 Apr 1911 - 13 Sep 1911 George Smith (acting) 13 Sep 1911 - 28 Jan 1916 John Robert Chancellor (from 1913, Sir John Robert Chancellor) 10 Mar 1914 - 22 Sep 1914 John Middleton (1st time) (acting for Chancellor) 28 Jan 1916 - 18 May 1916 John Middleton (2nd time) (acting) 18 May 1916 - 16 Aug 1924 Sir Hesketh Bell 8 Feb 1919 - 17 Nov 1919 John Middleton (3rd time)(acting for Bell) 2 Feb 1921 - 3 Apr 1921 Edward Brandis Denham (1st time) (acting for Bell) 8 May 1922 - 3 Mar 1923 Edward Brandis Denham (2nd time) (acting for Bell) 16 Aug 1924 - 19 Feb 1925 Edward Allan Grannum (1st time)(acting) 19 Feb 1925 - 9 Dec 1929 Sir Herbert James Read 2 Sep 1926 - 17 Oct 1926 Edward Allan Grannum (2nd time) (acting for Read) 3 Aug 1927 - 17 May 1928 Edward Allan Grannum (3rd time)(acting for Read) 9 Dec 1929 - 30 Aug 1930 Sir Edward Allan Grannum (4th time) (acting) 30 Aug 1930 - 7 Jun 1937 Wilfrid Edward Francis Jackson (from 1931, Sir Wilfrid Edward Francis Jackson) 24 Aug 1932 - 29 Apr 1933 Edward Walter Evans (1st time) (acting for Jackson) 3 Sep 1934 - 26 Oct 1934 Edward Walter Evans (2nd time) (acting for Jackson) 7 Apr 1936 - 4 Dec 1936 Edward Walter Evans (3rd time) (acting for Jackson) 7 Jun 1937 - 23 Oct 1937 Edward Walter Evans (4th time)(acting) 23 Oct 1937 - 16 Apr 1942 Sir Bede Edward Hugh Clifford 29 Jan 1940 - 10 Sep 1940 Sydney Moody (1st time)(acting for Clifford) 16 Apr 1942 - 5 Jul 1942 Sydney Moody (2nd time) (acting) 5 Jul 1942 - 5 Dec 1948 Sir Donald Mackenzie-Kennedy 23 May 1945 - 3 Jan 1946 Sydney Moody (3rd time) (acting for Mackenzie-Kennedy) 8 May 1947 - 10 Jan 1948 Sydney Moody (4th time) (acting for Mackenzie-Kennedy) 5 Dec 1948 - 26 Sep 1949 James Dundas Harford (1st time)(acting) 26 Sep 1949 - 11 Jan 1954 Sir Hilary Rudolph Robert Blood 26 Jun 1950 - 17 Nov 1950 James Dundas Harford (2nd time) (acting for Blood) 22 May 1952 - 14 Oct 1952 James Dundas Harford (3rd time) (acting for Blood) 11 Jan 1954 - 22 Mar 1954 Robert Newton (1st time) (acting) 22 Mar 1954 - 10 Jul 1959 Sir Robert Scott 8 Nov 1956 - 18 Apr 1957 Robert Newton (2nd time) (acting for Scott) 10 Jul 1959 - 2 Nov 1959 Robert Newton (3rd time) (acting) 2 Nov 1959 - 10 Jul 1962 Sir Colville Montgomery Deverell 11 Jun 1961 - 20 Jul 1961 Thomas Douglas Vickers (1st time) (acting for Deverell) 10 Jul 1962 - 17 Sep 1962 Thomas Douglas Vickers (2nd time)(acting) 17 Sep 1962 - 12 Mar 1968 Sir John Shaw Rennie 24 Aug 1964 - 30 Nov 1964 Thomas Douglas Vickers (3rd time) (acting for Rennie) 11 Oct 1966 - 28 Dec 1966 Thomas Douglas Vickers (4th time) (acting for Rennie) 28 Dec 1966 - 12 Mar 1968 Sir John Shaw Rennie

Newfoundland

Governors

20 Jul 1818 - 5 Jul 1824 Charles Hamilton (from 1822, Sir Charles Hamilton) 1825 - 1834 Sir Thomas John Cochrane 1834 - 16 Sep 1841 16 Sep 1841 - 1846 Sir John Harvey 1846 - 1847 John Law Apr 1847 - 28 Jul 1852 John Gaspard Le Marchant Dec 1852 - Mar 1855 Ker Baillie Hamilton 1855 - May 1857 Charles Henry Darling 1857 - 1863 Sir Alexander Bannerman 1863 - Apr 1864 Laurence O'Brien (acting) Apr 1864 - Jun 1869 Sir Anthony Musgrave Jul 1869 - 1876 Sir Stephen John Hill 1876 - 1881 Sir John Hawley Glover (1st time) 1881 Sir (1st time)(acting) 1881 - 10 Sep 1883 Sir Fitzhardinge Berkeley Maxse 10 Sep 1883 - 1883 Sir Frederick Carter (2nd time)(acting) 1883 - 30 Sep 1885 Sir John Hawley Glover (2nd time) 30 Sep 1885 - 1886 Sir Frederick Carter (3rd time)(acting) 1886 - Jan 1887 Sir William Des Voeux Jan 1887 - 1889 Sir Henry Arthur Blake 1889 Sir Frederick Carter (4th time)(acting) 1889 - 1895 Sir John Terence Nicolls O'Brien 1895 - 1898 Sir Herbert Harley Murray 1898 - 1901 Sir Henry Edward McCallum 1901 Sir Joseph Ignatius Little(acting) 1901 - 1904 Sir Cavendish Boyle May 1904 - Sep 1904 Sir William Henry Horwood (1st time) (acting) 1904 - 1909 Sir William MacGregor 1909 Sir William Henry Horwood (2nd time) (acting) 1909 - Dec 1913 Sir Ralph Champneys Williams Dec 1913 - Oct 1917 Sir Oct 1917 - Sep 1922 Sir Charles A. Harris Sep 1922 - Oct 1928 Sir William Lamond Allardyce Oct 1928 - Sep 1932 Sir John Middleton Sep 1932 - Oct 1935 Sir David M. Anderson Oct 1935 - 16 Jan 1946 Sir Humphrey Walwyn 16 Jan 1946 - 1 Apr 1949 Sir Gordon MacDonald

New Hebrides

16 Nov 1887 rule by joint Anglo-French naval commission 20 Oct 1906 Anglo-French condominium (New Hebrides)

British resident commissioners (subordinated to the high commissioners for the Western Pacific [at Fiji to 1952, then at the Solomon Islands to 1973])

1902 - 1907 Ernest Goldfinch Rason Dec 1907 - 1924 Merton King 1924 - 17 Aug 1927 Geoffrey Bingham Whistler Smith-Rewse 1927 - 1940 George Andrew Joy 1940 - 1950 Richard Denis Blandy 1950 - 1955 Hubert Flaxman 1955 - 1962 John Shaw Rennie 1962 - 1966 Alexander Mair Wilkie 1966 - 1973 Colin Allan 1973 - 1975 Roger du Boulay 1975 - Oct 1978 John Stuart Champion Nov 1978 - 1980 Andrew Stuart

New Zealand

Governors

3 May 1841 - 10 Sep 1842 William Hobson 10 Sep 1842 - 26 Dec 1843 Willoughby J. Shortland (acting) 26 Dec 1843 - 18 Nov 1845 Robert FitzRoy 18 Nov 1845 - 31 Dec 1853 George Grey (1st time) (governor-in-chief Jan 1848 - Mar 1853) 3 Jan 1854 - 6 Sep 1855 Robert Henry Wynyard (1st time)acting) 6 Sep 1855 - 3 Oct 1861 Thomas Gore Browne 3 Oct 1861 - Dec 1861 Robert Henry Wynyard (2nd time)(acting) Dec 1861 - 5 Feb 1868 Sir George Grey (2nd time) 5 Feb 1868 - 19 Mar 1873 Sir George Ferguson Bowen 21 Mar 1873 - 14 Jun 1873 Sir George Alfred Arney (acting) 14 Jun 1873 - 3 Dec 1874 Sir James Fergusson 3 Dec 1874 - 21 Feb 1879 George Augustus Constantine Phipps, Marquess of Normanby 21 Feb 1879 - 27 Mar 1879 James Prendergast (1st time)(acting) 27 Mar 1879 - 9 Sep 1880 Sir Hercules Robinson (acting to 17 Apr 1879) 9 Sep 1880 - 29 Nov 1880 James Prendergast (2nd time)(acting) 29 Nov 1880 - 24 Jun 1882 Sir Arthur Hamilton Gordon 24 Jun 1882 - 20 Jan 1883 James Prendergast (3rd time)(acting) 20 Jan 1883 - 23 Mar 1889 Sir 23 Mar 1889 - 2 May 1889 James Prendergast (4th time)(acting) 2 May 1889 - 25 Feb 1892 William Hillier, 25 Feb 1892 - 6 Jun 1892 James Prendergast (5th time)(acting) 7 Jun 1892 - 8 Feb 1897 David Boyle, Earl of 8 Feb 1897 - 9 Aug 1897 James Prendergast (6th time)(acting) 10 Aug 1897 - 20 Jun 1904 Uchter John Mark Knox, Earl of Ranfurly 20 Jun 1904 - 8 Jun 1910 William Lee Plunket, 8 Jun 1910 - 22 Jun 1910 Sir Robert Stout (1st time)(acting) 22 Jun 1910 - 3 Dec 1912 John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, Baron I slington 3 Dec 1912 - 19 Dec 1912 Sir Robert Stout (2nd time)(acting) 19 Dec 1912 - 28 Jun 1917 Arthur William de Brito Savile Foljambe,

Governors-general

28 Jun 1917 - 8 Jul 1920 Arthur William de Brito Savile Foljambe, Earl of Liverpool 8 Jul 1920 - 27 Sep 1920 Sir Robert Stout (acting) 27 Sep 1920 - 13 Dec 1924 John Rushworth, Viscount Jellicoe of Scapa 13 Dec 1924 - 8 Feb 1930 Sir Charles Fergusson 8 Feb 1930 - 19 Mar 1930 Sir Michael Myers (1st time)(acting) 19 Mar 1930 - 15 Mar 1935 Charles Bathurst, Baron Bledisloe of Lydney 15 Mar 1935 - 12 Apr 1935 Sir Michael Myers (2nd time)(acting) 12 Apr 1935 - 3 Feb 1941 George Monckton-Arundell, Viscount Galway 3 Feb 1941 - 22 Feb 1941 Sir Michael Myers (3rd time)(acting) 22 Feb 1941 - 19 Apr 1946 Cyril Newall, Baron Newall 19 Apr 1946 - 17 Jun 1946 Sir Michael Myers (4th time)(acting) 17 Jun 1946 - 15 Aug 1952 Sir Bernard Cyril Freyberg (from 1951, Bernard Cyril Freyberg, of Wellington)

Nigeria

Lagos

1861 British colony (subordinated to 1866-74 and to the Gold Coast 1874-86) 1906 part of Southern

Administrators

1862 - 1863 Henry Stanhope Freeman 1863 - 1864 W.R. Mulliner 1864 - 1866 John Hawley Glover (1st time) 1866 Charles George Edward Patey(acting) Feb 1866 - 1871 John Hawley Glover (2nd time) 1871 - 1872 J. Gerrard 1872 Henry Fowley 1872 - 1873 George Berkeley 1873 Charles Cameron Lees (1st time)(acting) 1873 - 1874 George Cumine Strahan 1874 John Shaw (acting) 1874 - 1875 Charles Cameron Lees (2nd time) 1875 - 1878 John d'Arcy Dumaresq 1878 F. Simpson (acting) 1878 Malcolm Brown (acting) 1878 - 1880 Cornelius Alfred Moloney 1880 William Brandford Griffith 1880 - 1883 C.D. Turton

Lieutenant governors

1883 Cornelius Alfred Moloney (acting) 1883 Fred Evans (acting) 1883 - 1884 William Brandford Griffith 1884 R. Murray Ramsey 1884 - 1885 R. Knapp Barrow 1885 - 1886 C. Pike

Governors

1886 - 1891 Cornelius Alfred Moloney 1891 - 1899 Sir Gilbert Thomas Carter 1899 - 1904 Sir William MacGregor 1904 - 1906 Walter Egerton (from 1905,Sir Walter Egerton)

Niger Territories

Jul 1886 ruled by Royal Niger Company 1 Jan 1900 split between Northern and Southern Nigeria

Presidents of the Royal Niger Company

Jul 1886 - 25 Feb 1895 Henry Austin Bruce, Mar 1895 - 1 Jan 1900 Sir George Taubman Goldie

Northern Nigeria

1 Jan 1900 Protectorate of Northern Nigeria formed from part of Niger Territories 1 Jan 1914 united with Southern Nigeria

High commissioners

1 Jan 1900 - Nov 1906 Frederick Lugard (from 1901, Sir Frederick Lugard) 1907 - 1908 Edouard Percy Cranwill Girouard

Governors

1908 - 1909 Edouard Percy Cranwill Girouard 1909 - 1912 Sir Hesketh Bell 1912 - 1 Jan 1914 Sir Frederick Lugard

Southern Nigeria

1891 Oil Rivers Protectorate 13 May 1893 Niger Coast Protectorate 1 Jan 1900 united with parts of the Niger Territories to form Protectorate of Southern Nigeria 28 Feb 1906 Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria 1 Jan 1914 united with Northern Nigeria

Commissioners

1891 - 1896 Claude Maxwell Macdonald (from 1892, Sir Claude Maxwell Macdonald) 1896 - 1 Jan 1900 Ralph Denham Rayment Moor (from 1897, Sir Ralph Denham Rayment Moor)

High commissioners

1 Jan 1900 - 1903 Sir Ralph Denham Rayment Moor 1904 - 28 Feb 1906 Walter Egerton (from 1905,Sir Walter Egerton)

Governors

28 Feb 1906 - 1912 Sir Walter Egerton 1912 - 1 Jan 1914 Sir Frederick Lugard

Nigeria

1 Jan 1914 Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria 1 Oct 1954 Federation of Nigeria

Governor-general

1 Jan 1914 - 8 Aug 1919 Sir Frederick Lugard

Governors

8 Aug 1919 - 13 Nov 1925 Sir Hugh Clifford 13 Nov 1925 - 17 Jun 1931 Sir Graeme Thomson 17 Jun 1931 - 1 Nov 1935 Sir Donald Charles Cameron 1 Nov 1935 - 1 Jul 1940 Sir Bernard Henry Bourdillon 1 Jul 1940 - 1942 Sir John Evelyn Shuckburgh 1942 - 18 Dec 1943 Sir Alan Cuthbert Maxwell Burns 18 Dec 1943 - 5 Feb 1948 Sir Arthur Frederick Richards 5 Feb 1948 - 1 Oct 1954 Sir John Stuart Macpherson

Governors-general

1 Oct 1954 - 15 Jun 1955 Sir John Stuart Macpherson 15 Jun 1955 - 16 Nov 1960 Sir James Wilson Robertson

Northern Ireland

1 Jan 1801 part of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 6 Dec 1922 remains part of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Governors

12 Dec 1922 - 7 Sep 1945 James Albert Edward Hamilton, Duke of Abercorn 7 Sep 1945 - 1 Dec 1952 William Spencer Leveson Gower, 3 Dec 1952 - 1 Dec 1964 John de Vere Loder, 3 Dec 1964 - 2 Dec 1968 John Maxwell Erskine, Baron Erskine of Rerrick 3 Dec 1968 - 18 Jul 1973 Ralph Francis Alnwick Grey, Baron Grey of Naunton

Northern Rhodesia

1 Apr 1924 British protectorate 1 Aug 1953 - 31 Dec 1963 part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland

Administrators

9 May 1911 - 17 Aug 1911 Hugh Charlie Marshall (acting) 17 Aug 1911 - 1921 Lawrence Aubrey Wallace 17 Mar 1921 - 1923 Sir Francis Drummond Percy Chaplin 20 Sep 1923 - 1 Apr 1924 Richard Allmond Jeffrey Goode(acting)

Governors

1 Apr 1924 - 25 Jul 1927 Herbert James Stanley (from Jun 1924, Sir Herbert James Stanley) 25 Jul 1927 - 31 Aug 1927 Richard Allmond Jeffrey Goode (acting) 31 Aug 1927 - 1 Dec 1932 Sir James Crawford Maxwell 1 Dec 1932 - 7 Jan 1935 Sir Ronald Storrs 7 Jan 1935 - Jul 1938 Sir Hubert Winthrop Young 1 Sep 1938 - 9 Apr 1941 John Alexander Maybin (from 1939, Sir John Alexander Maybin) 9 Apr 1941 - 16 Oct 1941 William Marston Logan (acting) 16 Oct 1941 - 16 Oct 1947 Sir Eubule John Waddington 16 Oct 1947 - 19 Feb 1948 Robert Christopher Stafford Stanley (acting) 19 Feb 1948 - 8 Mar 1954 Sir Gilbert McCall Rennie 8 Mar 1954 - 25 May 1954 Alexander Thomas Williams (acting) 25 May 1954 - 22 Apr 1959 Sir Arthur Edward Trevor Benson 22 Apr 1959 - 24 Oct 1964 Sir Evelyn Dennison Hone

Nyasaland

Commissioners

1 Feb 1891 - 16 Apr 1896 Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston 16 Apr 1896 - 1 Apr 1907 Alfred Sharpe (from 1903, Sir Alfred Sharpe) 1 Apr 1907 - Sep 1907 Francis Barrow Pearce (acting)

Governors

Oct 1907 - 1 May 1908 Sir William Henry Manning (1st time)(acting) 1 May 1908 - 1 Apr 1910 Sir Alfred Sharpe 1 Apr 1910 - 4 Jul 1910 Francis Barrow Pearce (acting) 4 Jul 1910 - 6 Feb 1911 Henry Richard Wallis (acting) 6 Feb 1911 - 23 Sep 1913 Sir William Henry Manning(2nd time) (acting) 23 Sep 1913 - 12 Apr 1923 George Smith (from 1914, Sir George Smith) 12 Apr 1923 - 27 Mar 1924 Richard Sims Donkin Rankine (acting) 27 Mar 1924 - 30 May 1929 Sir Charles Bowring 30 May 1929 - 7 Nov 1929 Wilfred Bennett Davidson-Houston (acting) 7 Nov 1929 - 22 Nov 1932 Shenton Thomas (from 1 Jan 1931, Sir Shenton Thomas) 22 Nov 1932 - 9 Apr 1934 Sir Hubert Winthrop Young 9 Apr 1934 - 21 Sep 1934 Kenneth Lambert Hall (acting) 21 Sep 1934 - 20 Mar 1939 Sir Harold Baxter Kittermaster 20 Mar 1939 - 8 Aug 1942 Sir Donald Mackenzie-Kennedy 8 Aug 1942 - 27 Mar 1947 Sir Edmund Charles Smith Richards 30 Mar 1947 - 10 Apr 1956 Geoffrey Francis Taylor Colby (from 1949, Sir Geoffrey Francis Taylor Colby) 10 Apr 1956 - 10 Apr 1961 Sir Robert Perceval Armitage 10 Apr 1961 - 6 Jul 1964 Sir Glyn Smallwood Jones

Palestine

Military administrators

9 Dec 1917 - Jun 1918 Sir Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby Jun 1918 - Jun 1919 Sir Arthur Wigram Money Jun 1919 - 1 Jul 1920 Sir Louis Jean Bols

High commissioners

1 Jul 1920 - 30 Jun 1925 Sir Herbert Louis Samuel 25 Aug 1925 - 31 Jul 1928 Herbert Charles Onslow Plumer, Baron Plumer 31 Jul 1928 - 6 Dec 1928 Sir Harry Charles Luke (acting) 6 Dec 1928 - 1 Nov 1931 Sir John Robert Chancellor 1 Nov 1931 - 20 Nov 1931 Mark Young (acting) 20 Nov 1931 - 1 Mar 1938 Sir Arthur Grenfell Wauchope Sep 1937 - 24 Nov 1937 William Denis Battershill (acting for Wauchope) 3 Mar 1938 - 30 Aug 1944 Sir Harold Alfred MacMichael 1 Nov 1944 - 5 Nov 1945 John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, Viscount Gort 21 Nov 1945 - 14 May 1948 Sir Alan Gordon Cunningham

Papua New Guinea

Papua

Commissioners

Nov 1884 - 2 Dec 1885 Sir Peter Henry Scratchley Dec 1885 - 1886 Hugh Hastings Romilly (acting) 1886 - 1887 John Douglas 1887 - 4 Sep 1888 William MacGregor

Administrators

4 Sep 1888 - 1897 William MacGregor (from 1889, Sir William MacGregor) 1898 - 1903 George Ruthven Le Hunte 9 Jun 1903 - Jun 1904 Christopher Stansfield Robinson (acting) Jun 1904 - 1907 Francis Rickman Barton (acting) 1908 - 27 Feb 1940 Hubert Murray (from 1925, Sir Hubert Murray) Dec 1940 - 1942 Hubert Leonard Murray (acting) 12 Feb 1942 - 1945 Basil Moorhouse Morris

New Guinea

Administrators

Nov 1914 - 8 Jan 1915 William Holmes 8 Jan 1915 - 21 Oct 1917 Samuel Augustus Pethbridge 21 Oct 1917 - 21 Apr 1918 Seaforth Simpson Mackenzie (acting) 21 Apr 1918 - 1 May 1920 George Jameson Johnston 1 May 1920 - 21 Mar 1921 Thomas Griffiths (1st time) 21 Mar 1921 - 13 Jun 1933 Evan Alexander Wisdom 13 Jun 1933 - 12 Sep 1934 Thomas Griffiths (2nd time) (acting) 12 Sep 1934 - Dec 1942 Walter Ramsay McNicoll (from 1937, Sir Walter Ramsay McNicoll)

Papua New Guinea

Administrators

31 Oct 1945 - 1952 Jack Keith Murray 1952 - 1966 Donald Cleland (from 1961, Sir Donald Cleland) 23 Dec 1966 - 1970 David Osborne Hay 1970 - 1973 Leslie Wilson Johnson

High commissioners

1973 - Mar 1974 Leslie Wilson Johnson Mar 1974 - 16 Sep 1975 Thomas Kingston Critchley

Penang

11 Aug 1786 British colony (Prince of Island) 1826 part of Straits Settlements 1946 part of Malaya (Federated Malay States)

Superintendents (of the British )

11 Aug 1786 - 21 Oct 1794 Francis Light 1794 - 1795 Philip Mannington 1795 - 1799 Forbes Ross MacDonald

Lieutenant governors

1799 - 1804 Sir George Leith 1804 - 1805 Robert Townsend Farquhar

Governors

1805 - 1807 Philip Dundas 1807 - 1810 Norman Macalister 1810 Charles Andrew Bruce 1810 - 1812 William Edward Phillips (1st time) 1812 - 1816 William Petrie 1816 - 1817 William Edward Phillips (2nd time) 1817 - 8 Aug 1819 John Alexander Bannerman 1819 - 1824 William Edward Phillips (3rd time) 20 Aug 1824 - 1826

Sabah

1881 British protectorate (State of North Borneo) Jan 1942 - Aug 1945 Japanese occupation 15 Jul 1946 British crown colony (British North Borneo)

Chairmen of the British North Borneo Chartered Company

Ap/My 1882 - 1893 Sir Rutherford Alcock 1893 - 1903 Richard Biddulph Martin 1903 - 1909 Sir Charles James Jessel 1909 - 14 Sep 1910 William Clark Cowie

Presidents of the British North Borneo Chartered Company

1910 - 1926 Sir Joseph West Ridgeway 3 Feb 1926 - 15 Jul 1946 Sir Neill Malcolm

Governors

1881 - 1887 William Hood Treacher 1887 - 1888 W.M. Crocker 1888 - 1895 Charles Vandelleur Creagh 1895 - 1900 Leicester Paul Beaufort 1900 - 1901 Hugh Clifford 1901 - 1903 Ernest Woodford Birch 1904 - 1911 Edward Peregrine Gueritz 1911 - 1912 Francis Robert Ellis 1912 James Scott Mason 1913 - 1915 Cecil William Chase Parr 1915 - 1922 Aylmer Cavendish Pearson (1st time) 1922 - 1925 Sir William Henry Rycroft 1925 - 1926 Aylmer Cavendish Pearson (2nd time) Oct 1926 - 16 Dec 1929 John Lisseter Humphreys 1930 - 1933 Arthur Frederick Richards 1934 - 1937 Douglas James Jardine 1937 - 1946 Charles Robert Smith (Japanese prisoner Jan 1942 - Aug 1945) Nov 1946 - 1949 Edward Francis Twining 1950 - 1954 Sir Herbert Ralph Hone 4 Mar 1954 - 1959 Sir Roland Evelyn Turnbull 1959 - 1963 Sir William Goode

Sarawak

14 Jun 1888 British protectorate 25 Dec 1941 - 11 Sep 1945 Japanese occupation 1 Jul 1946 British crown colony

Rajahs

24 Sep 1841 - 11 Jun 1868 James Brooke (from 27 Apr 1848, Sir James Brooke)(governor to 18 Aug 1842) 11 Jun 1868 - 17 May 1917 Charles Johnson Brooke (from 2 Jun 1888, Sir Charles Johnson Brooke) 17 May 1917 - 1 Jul 1946 Charles Vyner Brooke (from 3 Jun 1927, Sir Charles Vyner Brooke) (in exile [Australia and U.K.] 25 Dec 1941 - 14 Apr 1946)

Governors

29 Oct 1946 - 1949 Sir Charles Noble Arden-Clarke 14 Nov 1949 - 10 Dec 1949 Duncan George Stewart 10 Dec 1949 - 1950 Christopher William Dawson (acting) 4 Apr 1950 - 1959 Anthony Foster Abell (from 1952, Sir Anthony Foster Abell) 23 Feb 1960 - 1963 Sir Alexander Waddell

Seychelles

Commissioners (subordinated to )

2 Jun 1811 - 1812 Bartholomew Sullivan 1812 - 1815 Bibye Lesage 1815 - 1822 Edward Madge 1822 - 1837 George Harrison 1837 - 1839 Arthur Wilson 1839 - 1850 Charles Augustus Etienne Mylius 1850 - 1852 Robert William Keate 1852 - 1862 George Thompson Wade 1862 - 1868 Swinburne Ward 1868 - 1874 William Hales Franklyn 1874 - 1879 Charles Spencer Salmon 1879 - 1880 Arthur Elibank Havelock 1880 - 1882 Francis Theophilus Blunt 1882 - 1888 Arthur Cecil Stuart Barkly

Administrators

1889 - 1895 Thomas Risely Griffith 1895 - 1899 Henry Cockburn Stewart 1899 - Nov 1903 Ernest Bickham Sweet-Escott

Governors

Nov 1903 - 1904 Ernest Bickham Sweet-Escott 1904 - 1912 Walter Edward Davidson 1912 - 1918 Charles Richard Mackey O'Brien 1918 - 1922 Sir Eustace Edward Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes 1922 - 1927 Sir Joseph Aloysius Byrne 1927 Sir Malcolm Stevenson 1928 - 1934 Sir de Symons Montagu George Honey 1934 - 1936 Sir Gordon James Lethem 1936 - 1942 Arthur Grimble (from 1938, Sir Arthur Grimble) 1942 - 1947 William Marston Logan (from 1944, Sir William Marston Logan) 1947 - 1951 Sir Percy Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke 1951 - 1953 Frederick Crawford 31 May 1953 - Jan 1958 William Addis (from 1955, Sir William Addis) Jan 1958 - 13 Aug 1961 John Kingsmill Thorp (from Jun 1959, Sir John Kingsmill Thorp) Jan 1962 - 1967 Julian Edward George Asquith, Earl of Oxford and Asquith 1967 - 1969 Sir Hugh Selby Norman-Walker 1969 - 1973 Sir Bruce Greatbatch 1973 - 1976 Colin Allan

Sierra Leone

Superintendent

Mar 1792 - Jul 1792 John Clarkson

Governors

Jul 1792 - 31 Dec 1792 John Clarkson 31 Dec 1792 - Mar 1794 William Dawes (1st time) Mar 1794 - 6 May 1795 Zachary Macaulay (1st time) 6 May 1795 - Mar 1796 William Dawes (2nd time) Mar 1796 - Apr 1799 Zachary Macaulay (2nd time) Apr 1799 - May 1799 John Gray (1st time) May 1799 - 1800 Thomas Ludlam (1st time) 1800 - Jan 1801 John Gray (2nd time) Jan 1801 - Feb 1803 William Dawes (3rd time) Feb 1803 - 1803 William Day (1st time) 1803 - 1805 Thomas Ludlam (2nd time) 1805 - 4 Nov 1805 William Day (2nd time) 1806 - 21 Jul 1808 Thomas Ludlam (3rd time)(acting to 1 Jan 1808) 21 Jul 1808 - 12 Feb 1810 Thomas Perronet Thompson 12 Feb 1810 - May 1811 Edward H. Columbine May 1811 - 1 Jul 1811 Robert Bones (acting) 1 Jul 1811 - Jul 1815 Charles William Maxwell Jul 1815 - 21 Jan 1824 Charles MacCarthy (from 1820, Sir Charles MacCarthy)(acting to 1816) 21 Jan 1824 - 5 Feb 1825 Daniel Molloy Hamilton (acting) 5 Feb 1825 - 8 Mar 1826 Charles Turner Mar 1826 - Aug 1826 Kenneth Macaulay + Samuel Smart (1st time)(acting) Aug 1826 - 1827 Sir Neil Campbell 1827 - Jul 1828 Hugh Lumley (acting) Jul 1828 - Nov 1828 Samuel Smart (2nd time) (acting) Nov 1828 - 1829 Henry John Ricketts (acting) 1829 - 1830 Augustine Fitzgerald Evans (acting) 1830 Alexander Maclean Fraser (acting) 1830 - Jul 1833 Alexander Findlay Jul 1833 - Dec 1833 Michael Linning Melville (acting) Dec 1833 - 1834 Octavius Temple 1834 - Feb 1835 Thomas Cole (1st time) (acting) Feb 1835 - 1837 Henry Dundas Campbell 1837 Thomas Cole (2nd time) (acting) 1837 - 1840 Richard Doherty 1840 - 23 Apr 1841 Apr 1841 - Sep 1841 J. Carr (acting) Sep 1841 - Jan 1842 William Fergusson (1st time) (acting) Jan 1842 - 1844 George Macdonald 1844 - 1845 William Fergusson (2nd time) 1845 - 1852 Norman William Macdonald 1852 - 1854 Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy (1st time) 1854 Robert Dougan (acting) 1854 - 1861 Sir Stephen John Hill 1861 - 1862 William Hill + Smith (acting) 1862 - 1868 Samuel Wensley Blackall 1868 - 1872 Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy (2nd time) 1872 - Feb 1872 John Jennings Kendall (acting) Feb 1872 - 1873 John Pope Hennessy 1873 Robert William Keate 1873 Alexander Bravo + Robert William Harley (acting) 1873 - 1874 George Berkeley 1874 - 1875 George French (acting) 1875 - 1877 Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright 1877 Horatio James Huggins (acting) 1877 - 1881 Sir Samuel Rowe (1st time) 1881 Franas Frederick Pinkett (1st time) (acting) 1881 - 1884 Arthur Elibank Havelock 1884 Arthur M. Tarleton (acting) 1884 - 1885 Franas Frederick Pinkett (2nd time) (acting) 1885 - 1888 Sir Samuel Rowe (2nd time) 1888 J.M. Maltby (acting) 1888 - 1891 Sir James Shaw Hay 1891 - 1892 J.J. Crooks (acting) 1892 W.H.Q. Jones (1st time) (acting) 1892 - 1894 Sir Francis Fleming 1894 W.H.Q. Jones (2nd time) (acting) 1894 - 1900 Frederic Cardew (from 1897, Sir Frederic Cardew) 1900 - 1904 Sir Charles Anthony King-Harman 1904 - 1910 Sir Leslie Probyn 1910 - 1915 Sir Edward Marsh Merewether 1916 - 1922 Sir 1922 - 1927 Alexander Ransford Slater (from 1924, Sir Alexander Ransford Slater) 1928 - 1930 Sir Joseph Aloysius Byrne 1930 - 1934 Sir Arnold Wienholt Hodgson 17 Jul 1934 - 21 May 1937 Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore 21 May 1937 - 5 Jul 1941 Sir Douglas James Jardine 5 Jul 1941 - Sep 1947 Sir Hubert Craddock Stevenson Sep 1947 - 1953 Sir George Beresford-Stooke 1953 - 1 Sep 1956 Sir Robert de Zouche Hall 1 Sep 1956 - 27 Apr 1961 Maurice Henry Dorman (from 1957, Sir Maurice Henry Dorman)

Southern Rhodesia

1 Oct 1923 British colony 1 Aug 1953 - 31 Dec 1963 part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland 24 Oct 1964 renamed Rhodesia 11 Nov 1965 unilateral declaration of independence

Administrators

24 Jan 1901 - 2 Nov 1914 Sir William Henry Milton 2 Nov 1914 - 24 Dec 1914 Francis James Newton (acting) 24 Dec 1914 - 21 Sep 1923 Sir Francis Drummond Percy Chaplin 21 Sep 1923 - 23 Sep 1923 Percy Donald Leslie Fynn (acting)

Governors

1 Oct 1923 - 15 Jun 1928 Sir John Robert Chancellor 15 Jun 1928 - 24 Nov 1928 Murray Bisset (acting) 24 Nov 1928 - 1 May 1934 Sir Cecil Hunter-Rodwell 1 May 1934 - 8 Jan 1935 Sir Alexander Fraser Russell(1st time) (acting) 8 Jan 1935 - 8 Jan 1942 Sir Herbert James Stanley 8 Jan 1942 - 10 Dec 1942 Sir Alexander Fraser Russell(2nd time) (acting) 10 Dec 1942 - 26 Oct 1944 Sir Evelyn Baring 26 Oct 1944 - 20 Feb 1945 Sir Robert James Hudson (1st time)(acting) 20 Feb 1945 - 2 Feb 1946 Sir William Eric Campbell Tait 2 Feb 1946 - 19 Jul 1946 Sir Alexander Fraser Russell(3rd time) (acting) 19 Jul 1946 - 14 Jan 1947 Sir Robert James Hudson (2nd time) (acting) 14 Jan 1947 - 21 Nov 1953 Sir John Noble Kennedy 21 Nov 1953 - 26 Nov 1954 Sir Robert Clarkson Tredgold (acting) 26 Nov 1954 - 28 Dec 1959 Sir Peveril Barton Reiby Wallop William-Powlett 28 Dec 1959 - 17 Nov 1965 Humphrey Vicary Gibbs (from 1 Jan 1960, Sir Humphrey Vicary Gibbs) (continues to 24 Jun 1969, unrecognized by Smith regime)

St. Helena

Governors

30 Nov 1697 - 3 Sep 1707 Stephen Poirier 8 Sep 1707 - 24 Aug 1708 Thomas Goodwin (acting) 24 Aug 1708 - 7 Aug 1711 John Roberts 7 Aug 1711 - 28 Jun 1714 Benjamin Boucher 28 Jun 1714 - 8 Jul 1714 Matthew Bazett (acting) 8 Jul 1714 - 13 Jun 1719 Isaac Pyke (1st time) 13 Jun 1719 - 16 Feb 1723 Edward Johnson 16 Feb 1723 - 28 May 1723 Edward Byfield (1st time) (acting) 28 May 1723 - 26 Feb 1727 John Smith 26 Feb 1727 - 24 Mar 1731 Edward Byfield (2nd time) 24 Mar 1731 - 28 Jul 1738 Isaac Pyke (2nd time) 28 Jul 1738 - Aug 1740 John Goodwin Aug 1740 - 9 May 1741 Duke Crispe (acting) 9 May 1741 - 22 Mar 1742 Robert Jenkins 22 Mar 1742 - 9 Jul 1742 Thomas Lambert 20 Jul 1742 - 11 Mar 1744 George Gabriel Powell (acting) 11 Mar 1744 - 14 Mar 1747 Daird Dunbar 14 Mar 1747 - 10 Mar 1764 Charles Hutchinson 10 Mar 1764 - 25 Jul 1782 John Skottowe 25 Jul 1782 - 22 Jun 1787 Daniel Corneille 22 Jun 1787 - 13 Jul 1801 Robert Brooke 13 Jul 1801 - 11 Mar 1802 Francis Robson (acting) 11 Mar 1802 - 13 Jul 1807 Robert Patton 13 Jul 1807 - 4 Jul 1808 William Lane (acting) 4 Jul 1808 - 22 Jun 1813 Alexander Beatson 22 Jun 1813 - 14 Apr 1816 Mark Wilks 14 Apr 1816 - 25 Jul 1821 Sir Hudson Lowe 25 Jul 1821 - 11 Mar 1823 Thomas Henry Brooke (1st time) (acting) 11 Mar 1823 - 14 Apr 1828 Alexander Walker 14 Apr 1828 - 29 Apr 1828 Thomas Henry Brooke (2nd time)(acting) 29 Apr 1828 - 24 Feb 1836 Charles Dallas 24 Feb 1836 - 6 Jan 1842 George Middlemore 6 Jan 1842 - 3 May 1846 Hamelin Trelawney 4 May 1846 - 18 Jul 1846 George Brodie Fraser (acting) 18 Jul 1846 - 23 Nov 1846 John Ross (acting) 23 Nov 1846 - 28 Aug 1850 Sir Patrick Ross 28 Aug 1850 - 18 Jul 1851 Clarke (acting) 18 Jul 1851 - 15 Dec 1854 Thomas Gore Browne 15 Dec 1854 - 10 Oct 1856 Horatio Nelson Vigors (acting) 10 Oct 1856 - 3 Jul 1863 Edward Hay Drummond Hay (from 1859, Sir Edward Hay Drummond Hay) 3 Jul 1863 - 1870 Charles Elliot 1870 - 1873 Charles George Edward Patey 1873 - 10 Mar 1884 Hudson Ralph Janisch 1884 - 1887 Grant Blunt 1887 - 1897 William Grey-Wilson 1897 - 3 Oct 1902 Robert Armitage Sterndale 3 Oct 1902 - 1903 Adolphus James Price (acting) 1903 - 1911 Henry Lionel Gallwey 1912 - 1920 Harry Edward Spiller Cordeaux 1920 - 1924 Robert Francis Peel 1925 - 1932 Charles Henry Harper (from 1930, Sir Charles Henry Harper) 1932 - 1938 Sir Steuart Spencer Davis 1938 - 1941 Henry Guy Pilling 1941 - 1947 William Bain Gray 1947 - 1954 George Andrew Joy (from 1949, Sir George Andrew Joy) 1954 - 1958 James Dundas Harford (from 1956, Sir James Dundas Harford) Feb 1958 - 1962 Robert Edmund Alford (from 1960, Sir Robert Edmund Alford) May 1962 - 1968 Sir John Osbaldiston Field 1968 - 1971 Dermod Murphy (from 1969, Sir Dermod Murphy) 1971 - 1976 Thomas Oates (from 1972, Sir Thomas Oates) 1976 - 1981 Geoffrey Colin Guy 1981 - 1984 John Dudley Massingham 1984 - 1987 Francis Baker 1987 - 1991 Robert Frederick Stimson 1991 - 1995 Alan Hoole 1995 - 1999 David Smallman 24 Jun 1999 - 29 Sep 2004 David Hollamby 29 Sep 2004 - 15 Oct 2004 John Styles (acting) 15 Oct 2004 - 28 Oct 2007 Michael Clancy 29 Oct 2007 - 10 Nov 2007 Martin Hallam (acting) 11 Nov 2007 - Andrew Gurr

Southwest Africa

Military governor

11 Jul 1915 - 30 Oct 1915 P.S. Beves

Administrators

31 Oct 1915 - 1 Oct 1920 Sir Edmond Howard Lacam Gorges 1 Oct 1920 - 1 Apr 1926 Gysbert Reitz Hofmeyr 1 Apr 1926 - 1 Apr 1933 Albertus Johannes Werth 1 Apr 1933 - 1 Apr 1943 David Gideon Conradie

Straits Settlements

6 Feb 1819 British protectorate 3 Aug 1824 ceded to Britain by sultan of Johor 1826 part of Straits Settlements (Malacca, Penang, Singapore) British East India Company rule to 1858, then subordinated to British India to 1867; from 1 Apr 1867 crown colony) 15 Feb 1942 - 12 Sep 1945 Japanese occupation of Singapore (renamed Syonan 17 Feb 1942) 1 Apr 1946 separate crown colony 3 Jun 1959 State of Singapore

Residents

6 Feb 1819 - 26 Apr 1823 William Farquhar 27 May 1823 - 15 Aug 1826

Resident councilors

15 Aug 1826 - 18 Nov 1827 John Prince 29 Nov 1827 - Dec 1833 Dec 1833 - 1836 Samuel George Bonham 4 Mar 1837 - 1856 Thomas Church 1856 - 1859 Henry Somerset MacKenzie 1860 - 1867 Ronald Macpherson

Straits Settlements

Governors

27 Nov 1826 - 12 Nov 1830 Robert Fullerton 1830 - 7 Dec 1833 Robert Ibbetson 7 Dec 1833 - 18 Nov 1836 Kenneth Murchison 18 Nov 1836 - Jan 1843 Samuel George Bonham Aug 1843 - 21 Mar 1855 William J. Butterworth 21 Mar 1855 - Aug 1859 Edmund Augustus Blundell 6 Aug 1859 - 17 Mar 1867 Orfeur Cavenagh 17 Mar 1867 - 4 Nov 1873 Harry St. George Ord 4 Nov 1873 - 8 May 1875 Andrew Clarke 8 May 1875 - 3 Apr 1877 Sir William Jervois 1877 - Aug 1877 Archibald Edward Harbord Anson (1st time) (acting) Aug 1877 - 10 Feb 1879 Sir William Cleaver Francis Robinson 10 Feb 1879 - 6 May 1880 Archibald Edward H arbord Anson (2nd time) (acting) 6 May 1880 - 17 Oct 1887 Sir Frederic Aloysius Weld 17 Oct 1887 - 30 Aug 1893 1893 - 1894 William Edward Maxwell (acting) 1 Feb 1894 - 7 Dec 1899 Sir Charles Bullen Hugh Mitchell Dec 1899 - 5 Nov 1901 James Alexander Swettenham (acting) 5 Nov 1901 - 12 Oct 1903 Sir Frank Athelstone Swettenham 15 Apr 1904 - 9 Apr 1911 Sir John Anderson 9 Sep 1911 - 24 Aug 1919 Sir Arthur Henderson Young 3 Feb 1920 - 5 May 1927 Sir Laurence Nunns Guillemard 3 Jun 1927 - 20 Oct 1929 Sir Hugh Clifford 5 Feb 1930 - 16 Feb 1934 Sir Cecil Clementi 9 Nov 1934 - 1 Apr 1946 Sir Shenton Thomas (Japanese prisoner 15 Feb 1942 - 15 Aug 1945)

Singapore

Governors

1 Apr 1946 - 20 Mar 1952 Sir Franklin Charles Gimson 20 Mar 1952 - 21 Apr 1952 Wilfred Lawson Blythe (acting) 21 Apr 1952 - 2 Jun 1955 John Fearns Nicoll (from 1953, Sir John Fearns Nicoll) 2 Jun 1955 - 30 Jun 1955 William Goode (1st time) (acting) 30 Jun 1955 - 9 Dec 1957 Robert Black (from 1955, Sir Robert Black) 9 Dec 1957 - 2 Jun 1959 Sir William Goode (2nd time)

Tanganyika

Administrator

9 Oct 1916 - 22 Jul 1920 Horace Archer Byatt (from 1918, Sir Horace Archer Byatt)

Governors

22 Jul 1920 - 5 Mar 1925 Sir Horace Archer Byatt 5 Mar 1925 - Jan 1931 Donald Charles Cameron Jan 1931 - Feb 1934 George Stewart Symes Feb 1934 - 1938 Sir Harold Alfred MacMichael 1938 - 19 Jun 1941 Sir Mark Young 19 Jun 1941 - 28 Apr 1945 Sir Wilfrid Edward Francis Jackson 28 Apr 1945 - 18 Jun 1949 Sir William Denis Battershill 18 Jun 1949 - Jun 1958 Sir Edward Francis Twining 15 Jul 1958 - 9 Dec 1961 Sir Richard Gordon Turnbull

Transjordan

British residents

1921 - 1924 Harry St. John Bridger Philby 1924 - 1939 Henry Cox (from 1937, Sir Henry Cox) 1939 - 1946 Alec Seath Kirkbride

Trinidad & Tobago

1 Jan 1899 Trinidad and Tobago united 3 Jan 1958 - 31 May 1962 part of the Federation of the West Indies

Trinidad

18 Feb 1797 - Feb 1797 Sir Feb 1797 - Feb 1803 Feb 1803 - Jul 1804 Commission - William Fullarton - Samuel Hood - Thomas Picton Jul 1804 - 27 Sep 1811 Sir Thomas Hislop 27 Sep 1811 - 14 Jun 1813 William Munro 14 Jun 1813 - Jan 1828 Sir Ralph James Woodford Jan 1828 - Apr 1828 J.V. Capadose (acting) Apr 1828 - 10 Mar 1829 Charles Felix Smith 10 Mar 1829 - 22 Apr 1833 Lewis Grant (from 1831, Sir Lewis Grant) 22 Apr 1833 - 9 Mar 1839 Sir George Fitzgerald Hill 9 Mar 1839 - Apr 1840 John Alexander Mein (acting) Apr 1840 - 1846 Henry George Macleod 1846 - 1854 George Francis Robert Harris, 10 Mar 1854 - 1857 Sir Charles Elliot 26 Jan 1857 - 1864 Robert William Keate 6 Sep 1864 - 1866 Sir John Henry Thomas Manners-Sutton 7 Nov 1866 - 1870 Arthur Charles Hamilton-Gordon 25 Jun 1870 - 1874 James Robert Longden 2 May 1874 - 1874 William Wellington Cairns 20 Nov 1874 - 1880 Henry Turner Irving 2 Nov 1880 - 1884 Sir Sanford Freeling 19 Jun 1884 - 1885 Sir Frederick Palgrave Barlee (acting) 24 Jan 1885 - 1885 Sir Arthur Elibank Havelock 9 Oct 1885 - 1891 Sir William Robinson 19 Aug 1891 - 1897 Sir Frederick Napier Broome 2 Jun 1897 - 1 Jan 1899 Sir Hubert Edward Henry Jerningham

Tobago

1833 - 1889 part of the Windward Islands 1 Jan 1899 part of Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago

Governors

1 Jan 1899 - 1900 Sir Hubert Edward Henry Jerningham 4 Dec 1900 - 1904 Sir Cornelius Alfred Moloney 30 Aug 1904 - 29 Aug 1908 Sir Henry Moore Jackson 11 May 1909 - Jan 1916 Sir George Ruthven Le Hunte 1 Jun 1916 - 1921 Sir John Robert Chancellor 1 Jan 1922 - 1924 Sir Samuel Herbert Wilson 22 Nov 1924 - 1930 Sir Horace Archer Byatt 22 Mar 1930 - 1936 Sir Alfred Claud Hollis 17 Sep 1936 - 1938 Sir Arthur George Murchison Fletcher 8 Jul 1938 - 1942 Sir Hubert Winthrop Young 8 Jun 1942 - 1947 Sir Bede Edmund Hugh Clifford 7 Mar 1947 - 1950 Sir John Valentine Wistar Shaw 19 Apr 1950 - 1955 Sir Hubert Elvin Rance 23 Jun 1955 - 1960 Sir Edward Betham Beetham 4 Jul 1960 - 31 Aug 1962 Sir Solomon Hochoy

Trucial Coast (Persian Gulf Protectorates)

Chief political residents

1822 - 1823 John Mcleod 1823 - 1827 Ephraim Gerrish Stannus 1827 - 1831 David Wilson 1831 - 1835 David Alexander Blane 1835 - 1838 James Morrison 1838 - 1852 Samuel Hennell 1852 - 1856 Arnold Burrowes Kemball 1856 - 1862 Felix Jones 1862 - 1872 Lewis Pelly 1872 - 1891 Edward Charles Ross 1891 - 1893 Adelbert Cecil Talbot 1893 Stuart Hill Godfrey (acting) 1893 James Hayes Sadler (1st time) (acting) 1893 James Adair Crawford (acting) 1893 - 1894 James Hayes Sadler (2nd time)(acting) 1894 - 1897 Frederick Alexander Wilson 1897 - 1900 Malcolm John Meade 1900 - 1904 Charles Arnold Kemball (acting) 1904 - 1920 Percy Cox (from 1911, Sir Percy Cox) Acting for Cox: 1913 - 1914 John Gordon Lorimer 1914 Richard Lockinton Birdwood 1914 Stuart George Knox (1st time) 1915 Stuart George Knox (2nd time) 1915 - 1917 Arthur Prescott Trevor (1st time) 1917 - 1919 John Hugo Bill 1919 Cecil Hamilton Gabriel 1919 - 1920 Arthur Prescott Trevor (2nd time) 1920 Arnold Talbot Wilson (acting) 1920 - 1924 Arthur Prescott Trevor 1924 - 1927 Francis Beville Prideaux 1927 - 1928 Lionel Berkeley Holt Haworth 1928 - 1929 Frederick William Johnston 1929 Cyril Charles Johnson Barrett (acting) 1929 - 1932 Hugh Vincent Biscoe 1932 - 1939 Trenchard Craven William Fowle 1939 - 1946 Charles Geoffrey Prior 1946 - 1953 Rupert Hay (from 1952, Sir Rupert Hay) 22 Oct 1953 - 1958 Bernard Burrows (from 1955, Sir Bernard Burrows) 1958 - 1961 Sir George Humphrey Middleton 1961 - 1966 Sir William Luce 1966 - 1970 Sir Stewart Crawford 1970 - 1971 Sir Geoffrey Arthur

Uganda

Administrator

26 Dec 1890 - May 1892 Frederick Lugard

Commissioners

1 Apr 1893 - May 1893 Sir Gerald Herbert Portal May 1893 - Nov 1893 James Ronald Leslie MacDonald (acting) Nov 1893 - 1895 Henry Edward Colville 1895 - Dec 1899 Ernest James Berkeley Dec 1899 - Nov 1901 Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston Nov 1901 - 1906 Sir James Hayes Sadler 1906 - 1907 Hesketh Bell

Governors

1907 - 1909 Hesketh Bell (from 1908, Sir Hesketh Bell) 1 Feb 1910 - 3 Apr 1911 Harry Edward Spiller Cordeaux 1910 - 1911 Stanley Charles Tomkins (acting for Cordeaux) 3 Apr 1911 - 10 Feb 1918 Frederick John Jackson (from 1913, Sir Frederick John Jackson) 10 Feb 1918 - 15 Aug 1922 Robert Thorne Coryndon (from 1919, Sir Robert Thorne Coryndon) 15 Aug 1922 - 18 May 1925 Sir Geoffrey Francis Archer 18 May 1925 - 23 Nov 1932 Sir William Frederick Gowers 23 Nov 1932 - 17 Oct 1935 Sir Bernard Henry Bourdillon 17 Oct 1935 - 7 Jul 1940 Philip Euen Mitchell (from 1937, Sir Philip Euen Mitchell) 7 Jul 1940 - 1 Jan 1945 Sir Charles Cecil Farquharson Dundas 1 Jan 1945 - 17 Jan 1952 Sir John Hathorn Hall 17 Jan 1952 - 26 Feb 1957 Sir Andrew Benjamin Cohen 26 Feb 1957 - 18 Nov 1961 Sir Frederick Crawford 18 Nov 1961 - 8 Oct 1962 Sir Walter Fleming Coutts

Union of South Africa

Cape Colony

16 Sep 1795 Cape Colony occupied by British forces 5 Mar 1797 British colony 21 Feb 1803 - 18 Jan 1806 colony of the Batavian Republic (Netherlands) 10 Jan 1806 British colony 31 May 1910 part of the Union of South Africa

Commanders

16 Sep 1795 - 15 Nov 1795 Sir George Keith Elphinstone + Alured Clarke +

Commandant

15 Nov 1795 - 5 May 1797 James Henry Craig

Governors

5 May 1797 - 20 Nov 1798 George Macartney, Earl Macartney 20 Nov 1798 - 9 Dec 1799 Francis Dundas (1st time) (acting) 10 Dec 1799 - 20 Apr 1801 Sir George Yonge 21 Apr 1801 - 20 Feb 1803 Francis Dundas (2nd time) (acting) 21 Feb 1803 - 25 Sep 1804 Jacob Abraham Uitenhage de Mist 1 Mar 1803 - 18 Jan 1806 Jan Willem Janssens 10 Jan 1806 - 17 Jan 1807 Sir David Baird (acting) 17 Jan 1807 - 21 May 1807 Henry George Grey (1st time)(acting) 22 May 1807 - 4 Jul 1811 Du Pré Alexander, Earl of Caledon 5 Jul 1811 - 5 Sep 1811 Henry George Grey (2nd time)(acting) 6 Sep 1811 - 6 Apr 1814 Sir John Francis Cradock 18 Oct 1813 - 7 Jan 1814 Robert Meade (acting for Cradock) 6 Apr 1814 - 5 Mar 1826 Lord Charles Henry Somerset 13 Jan 1820 - 30 Nov 1821 Sir Rufane Shawe Donkin (acting for Somerset) 5 Mar 1826 - 9 Sep 1828 (acting) 9 Sep 1828 - 10 Aug 1833 Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole 10 Aug 1833 - 16 Jan 1834 (acting [for D'Urban from 10 Jan 1834]) 10 Jan 1834 - 20 Jan 1838 Sir Benjamin D'Urban 22 Jan 1838 - 18 Mar 1844 Sir George Thomas Napier 18 Mar 1844 - 27 Jan 1847 Sir 27 Jan 1847 - 1 Dec 1847 Sir Henry Pottinger 1 Dec 1847 - 31 Mar 1852 Sir Henry George Wakelyn Smith 31 Mar 1852 - 26 May 1854 26 May 1854 - 5 Dec 1854 Charles Henry Darling (acting) 5 Dec 1854 - 15 Aug 1861 Sir George Grey 20 Aug 1859 - 4 Jul 1860 Robert Henry Wynyard (1st time) (acting for Grey) 15 Aug 1861 - 15 Jan 1862 Robert Henry Wynyard (2nd time)(acting) 15 Jan 1862 - 20 May 1870 Sir Philip Edmond Wodehouse 20 May 1870 - 31 Dec 1870 Charles Craufurd Hay (acting) 31 Dec 1870 - 31 Mar 1877 Sir Henry Barkly 31 Mar 1877 - 15 Sep 1880 Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere 15 Sep 1880 - 27 Sep 1880 Henry Hugh Clifford (acting) 27 Sep 1880 - 22 Jan 1881 Sir George Cumine Strahan (acting) 22 Jan 1881 - 1 May 1889 Sir Hercules Robinson (1st time) 30 Apr 1881 - Aug 1881 Sir Leicester Smyth (1st time) (acting for Robinson) 25 Apr 1883 - 26 Mar 1884 Sir Leicester Smyth (2nd time) (acting for Robinson) 7 Apr 1886 - 7 Jul 1886 Sir Henry D'Oyley Torrens (acting for Robinson) 1 May 1889 - 13 Dec 1889 Henry Augustus Smyth (acting) 13 Dec 1889 - 30 May 1895 Sir Henry Brougham Loch 14 Jan 1891 - 1 Dec 1892 Sir William Gordon Cameron (1st time) (acting for Loch) May 1894 - Jul 1894 Sir William Gordon Cameron (2nd time) (acting for Loch) 30 May 1895 - 21 Apr 1897 Sir Hercules Robinson (from 1896, Hercules Robinson, Baron Rosmead)(2nd time) 21 Apr 1897 - 5 May 1897 Sir William Howley Goodenough (acting) 5 May 1897 - 6 Mar 1901 Sir Alfred Milner 2 Nov 1898 - 14 Feb 1899 Sir William Francis Butler (acting for Milner) 6 Mar 1901 - 31 May 1910 Sir Walter Francis Hely-Hutchinson 17 Jun 1909 - 21 Sep 1909 Sir Henry Jenner Scobell (acting for Hely-Hutchinson)

Natal

28 Sep 1843 British colony (Natal) 31 May 1910 part of the Union of South Africa

Special Commissioner

10 May 1843 - May 1844 Henry Cloete

Lieutenant-governors

4 Dec 1845 - 1 Aug 1849 Martin Thomas West 19 Apr 1850 - 3 Mar 1855 Benjamin Chilley Campbell Pine (1st time) 5 Nov 1856 - 31 Dec 1864 John Scott 31 Dec 1864 - 26 Jul 1865 John Maclean 26 Jul 1865 - 26 Aug 1865 John Wellesley Thomas (acting) 26 Aug 1865 - 24 May 1867 John Jarvis Bisset (acting) 24 May 1867 - 19 Jul 1872 Robert William Keate 19 Jul 1872 - 30 Apr 1873 Anthony Musgrave 30 Apr 1873 - 22 Jul 1873 Thomas Milles (acting) 22 Jul 1873 - 1 Apr 1875 Sir Benjamin Chilley Campbell Pine (2nd time) 1 Apr 1875 - 3 Sep 1875 Sir Garnet Joseph Wolseley (acting) 3 Sep 1875 - 20 Apr 1880 Sir Henry Ernest Gascoyne Bulwer 20 Apr 1880 - 5 May 1880 William Bellairs (acting) 5 May 1880 - 2 Jul 1880 Henry Hugh Clifford (acting)

Governors

2 Jul 1880 - 27 Feb 1881 Sir George Pomeroy Colley 17 Aug 1880 - 14 Sep 1880 Henry Alexander (acting for Colley) 27 Feb 1881 - 3 Apr 1881 Sir Henry Evelyn Wood (acting) 3 Apr 1881 - 9 Aug 1881 Redvers Henry Buller (acting) 22 Dec 1881 - 6 Mar 1882 Charles Bullen Hugh Mitchell(1st time) (acting) 6 Mar 1882 - 23 Oct 1885 Sir Henry Ernest Gascoyne Bulwer 18 Feb 1886 - 5 Jun 1889 Sir Arthur Elibank Havelock 1 Dec 1889 - Jul 1893 Sir Charles Bullen Hugh Mitchell (2nd time) (s.a.) Jul 1893 - 27 Sep 1893 Francis Seymour Haden (acting) 28 Sep 1893 - 6 May 1901 Sir Walter Francis Hely-Hutchinson 13 May 1901 - 7 Jun 1907 Sir Henry Edward McCallum 2 Sep 1907 - 23 Dec 1909 Sir Matthew Nathan 17 Jan 1910 - 31 May 1910 Paul Sanford Methuen, Baron Methuen of Corsham

Orange River Colony

8 Mar 1848 - 11 Mar 1854 Orange River Sovereignty under British rule; annexed to Cape Colony) 23 Feb 1854 29 Mar 1854 - 31 May 1902 Republic of the Orange Free State Jan 1901 Orange River Colony 31 May 1910 part of the Union of South Africa

Governors

23 Jun 1902 - 1 Apr 1905 Alfred Milner, Viscount Milner 2 Apr 1905 - 7 Jun 1907 William Waldegrave Palmer, Earl of Selborne 7 Jun 1907 - 31 May 1910 Sir Hamilton John Goold-Adams

Transvaal

1848 United Band established 17 Jan 1852 Holland-African Republic 1853 South-African Republic 12 Apr 1877 Transvaal a British colony (nominally to Aug 1884) 8 Aug 1881 Transvaal State (South-African Republic in domestic use) Aug 1884 - 31 May 1902 South-African Republic (restored) 25 Oct 1900 Transvaal a British colony 31 May 1910 part of the Union of South Africa

Governors 21 Jun 1902 - 1 Apr 1905 Alfred Milner, Viscount Milner 2 Apr 1905 - 31 May 1910 William Waldegrave Palmer, Earl of Selborne

Union of South Africa

Governors-general

31 May 1910 - 8 Sep 1914 Herbert John Gladstone, Viscount Gladstone 8 Sep 1914 - 20 Nov 1920 Sydney Charles Buxton, Viscount Buxton (from 8 Nov 1920, Sydney Charles Buxton, Earl Buxton) 20 Nov 1920 - 11 Dec 1923 Prince Arthur Frederick Patrick Albert of Connaught 11 Dec 1923 - 21 Jan 1924 Sir James Rose-Innes (acting) 21 Jan 1924 - 26 Jan 1931 Augustus Alexander George Cambridge, Earl of Athlone 26 Jan 1931 - 5 Apr 1937 George Herbert Hyde Villiers, 5 Apr 1937 - 17 Jul 1943 Sir Patrick Duncan

Wei-Hai-Wei

1898 leased by Britain 1 Oct 1930 returned to China

Commissioners

10 Aug 1899 - 10 Dec 1901 Arthur Robert Ford Dorward ( from 1900, Sir Arthur Robert Ford Dorward) May 1902 - 1921 James Haldane Stewart Lockhart 1921 - 1923 Arthur Powlett Blunt 1923 - 1927 Walter Russell Brown 1927 - 30 Sep 1930 Reginald Fleming Johnston

Windward Islands

1871 Federal Colony of the Windward Islands 1 Jul 1956 Territory of the Windward Islands 1 Jan 1960 dissolved

Governors

1833 - 1885 the governors of 1885 - 1888 Sir Walter Joseph Sendall 1889 - 1892 Sir Walter Francis Hely-Hutchinson 1893 - 1897 Sir Charles Bruce 1897 - 1900 Sir Cornelius Alfred Moloney 1900 - 1906 Sir Robert Baxter Llewelyn 1906 - 1909 Sir Ralph Champneys Williams 1909 - 1914 Sir James Hayes Sadler 1914 - 1923 Sir George Basil Haddon-Smith 1924 - 1930 Sir Frederick Seton James 1930 - 1935 Sir Thomas Alexander Best 1935 - 19 Jan 1937 Sir Selwyn MacGregor Grier 19 Jan 1937 - 18 May 1942 Henry Bradshaw Popham (from 1938, Sir Henry Bradshaw Popham) 18 May 1942 - 1948 Sir Arthur Grimble 1948 - 1953 Sir Robert Duncan Harris Arundell 1953 - 1955 Edward Betham Beetham 1955 - 1 Jan 1960 Colville Montgomery Deverell (from 1957, Sir Colville Montgomery Deverell)

Zanzibar

British consuls-general

1891 - 1893 Gerald Herbert Portal (from 1892, Sir Gerald Herbert Portal) 1893 - 1894 James Rennell Rodd 1894 - 1900 Arthur Henry Hardinge (from 1897, Sir Arthur Henry Hardinge) 1900 - 1904 Sir Charles Eliot 1904 - 1909 Basil Shillito Cave 1909 - 13 Feb 1913 Edward Clarke

Residents

1 Jul 1913 - 1922 Francis Barrow Pearce 1922 - 1923 John Houston Sinclair Jan 1924 - 1929 Alfred Claud Hollis (from 1927, Sir Alfred Claud Hollis) Dec 1929 - 1937 Richard Sims Donkin Rankine (from 1932, Sir Richard Sims Donkin Rankine) Oct 1937 - 1940 John Hathorn Hall 1941 - 1946 Henry Guy Pilling 1946 - 1951 Vincent Goncalves Glenday 1952 - 1954 John Dalzell Rankine 2 Nov 1954 - 1959 Henry Steven Potter (from 1956, Sir Henry Steven Potter) 1959 - 1963 Arthur George Rixson Mooring