List of governors of Gambia
This is a list of the Gambian governors .
(Data in italics indicate de facto continuation of the term of office)
possession | Official | comment |
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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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