List of governors of Gambia

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This is a list of the Gambian governors .

(Data in italics indicate de facto continuation of the term of office)

possession Official comment
British sovereignty
1815 to 1821 Sir Alexander Grant , commandant
British Colony (under Sierra Leone )
1821 to 1829 Sir Alexander Grant , commandant
1829 to 1830 Alexander Findlay , Lieutenant Governor
1830 to 1837 George Rendall , Lieutenant Governor
1837 to 1838 Thomas Lewis Ingram , Lieutenant Governor 1. Term of office
1838 to 1839 William Mackie , Lieutenant Governor
1839 to 1840 Thomas Lewis Ingram , Lieutenant Governor 2. Term of office
1840 to 1841 Sir Henry Vere Huntley , Lieutenant Governor
1841 to 1843 Thomas Lewis Ingram , Lieutenant Governor 3. Term of office
British colony
1843 Henry Froude Seagram , Governor
1843 to 1844 Edmund Norcott , Governor
1844 to 1847 Charles Fitzgerald , governor
1847 to 1851 Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell , Governor
1851 to 1852 Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy , Governor
1852 to 1859 Luke Smythe O'Connor , governor
1859 to 1866 George Abbas Kooli D'Arcy , Governor
British Colony (under Sierra Leone )
1866 to 1869 Charles George Edward Patey , administrator
1869 to 1871 Alexander Bravo , administrator
1871 to 1873 Jeremiah Thomas Fitzgerald Callaghan , administrator
1873 to 1875 Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright , administrator
1875 to 1877 Sir Samuel Rowe , administrator
1877 to 1884 Valerius Skipton Gouldsbury , administrator
1884 to 1886 Sir Cornelius Alfred Moloney , administrator
1886 to 1888 Sir James Shaw Hay , administrator
British colony
1888 to 1891 Sir Gilbert Thomas Carter , administrator
1891 to 1898 Robert Baxter Llewelyn , administrator
1898 to 1900 Sir Robert Baxter Llewelyn , administrator
1900 to January 11, 1901 Sir George Chardin Denton , administrator
January 11, 1901 to December 21, 1911 Sir George Chardin Denton , Governor
December 21, 1911 to April 11, 1914 Henry Lionel Galway , Governor Formerly Henry Lionel Gallwey
April 11, 1914 to 1916 Edward John Cameron , Governor
1918 to 1919 Herbert Henniker , Deputy Governor
1916 to 1920 Sir Edward John Cameron , Governor
1920 to January 3, 1921 Herbert Henniker , Deputy Governor
January 3, 1921 to March 10, 1927 Sir Cecil Hamilton Armitage , Governor
March 10, 1927 to November 29, 1928 Sir John Middleton ,Governor
November 29, 1928 to September 11, 1930 Sir Edward Brandis Denham , Governor
September 11, 1930 to April 12, 1934 Sir Herbert Richmond Palmer , Governor
April 12, 1934 to October 22, 1936 Sir Arthur Frederick Richards , Governor
October 22, 1936 to March 23, 1942 Sir Thomas Southorn , Governor
March 23, 1942 to 1944 Hilary Rudolph Robert Blood , Governor
1944 to March 29, 1947 Sir Hilary Rudolph Robert Blood , Governor
March 29, 1947 to 1948 Andrew Barkworth Wright , Governor
1948 to December 1949 Sir Andrew Barkworth Wright , Governor
December 1949 to 1952 Percy Wyn-Harris , Governor
1952 to June 19, 1958 Sir Percy Wyn-Harris , Governor
June 19, 1958 to March 29, 1962 Sir Edward Henry Windley , Governor
March 29, 1962 to February 18, 1965 Sir John Warburton Paul , Governor Governor General of Gambia
February 18, 1965 Independence of the Gambia colony To be continued, see: List of Heads of State of Gambia

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