List of governors of Ghana

Portuguese governors

Headquarters : Elmina

List of Portuguese governors on the Gold Coast (if known)
time	Surname	Remarks
1482-1485	Diogo de Azambuja
1485-1486	Alvaro Vaz Pestana
?	Alvaro Mascarenhas
15.09.1495–30.06.1499	Lopo Soares
1499–1503 (?)	Fernão Lopes Correia
1503 (?) - 1506 (?)	Diogo Lopes de Sequeira	in December 1503
1506 (?) - 1509 (?)	Antonio de Bonadilha	Predecessor of Manuel de Goes
1509 (?) - 1512 (?)	Manuel de Goes also: Manuel de Góis	in April 1510
in 1513	Affonso Caldeira
in August 1513	Antonio Froes
September 1514–1516 (?)	Nuno Vaz de Castelbranco	in October 1514
1516 (?) - 1519	Fernão Lopes Correia	in office on October 8, 1518; returned to Europe on 9.1.1520 on board the "Santa Maria da Ajuda"
1519-1522	Duarte Pacheco Pereira	Returned to Europe as a prisoner on charges of embezzlement
1522–1525 (?)	(Cathedral) Affonso de Albuquerque	was still in office in April 1524
1525 (?)	João de Barros	after 1522, until 1525
1525 (?) - 1528 (?)	Manuel de Faria de Sousa other source: João de Sousa	was in office in September and December 1525
1529-1532	Estêvão da Gama	Son of Vasco da Gama
August 20, 1536– November 22, 1537	Manuel de Albuquerque
1540-1543	Antonio de Miranda de Azevedo	returned to Lisbon on August 23, 1543
1541 (?) - 1550 (?)	Lopo de Sousa Coutinho
1545-1548	Antonio de Brito
1545	Diogo Soares de Albergaria
1549 (?) - 1550 (?)	(Cathedral) Martin de Castro	in office in October 1549 and April 1550
1550 (?) - 1552 (?)	Diogo Soares de Albergaria	The nomination was extended for two years on July 26th, 1550.
1552 (?)	Felipe Lobo
1552 (?) - 1556 (?)	Rui de Melo
1556–?	Affonso Gonçalves de Botafogo	was still in office in April 1557
? -1559	Antonio de Melo
1559	Manuel da Fonseca	died in office in 1559
from April 1559, in 1562	Manuel de Mesquita Perestrelo other source: Manuel de Mesquita Pimentel	was captain of the Coast Guard; Provisional assumption of office in 1559
1560 (?)	Francisco de Barros de Paiva
until 1562 (?)	João Vaz de Almada Falcão
1564 (?)	Fernando Cardoso
1570-1573	Antonio de Sá
Late 1573	Martim Affonso
in 1581	Vasco Fernandes Pimentel
in 1581, 1584	João Rodrigues Peçanha	in February 1581 and November 1584
1586 (?) - 1594 (?)	João Roiz Coutinho
1594-1608	(Cathedral) Cristóvão de Melo	in office 1600 and 1603
1608-1613	Duarte de Lima	Departure from Lisbon May / June 1608; Arrival Elmina July 1608; Death in office 1613
1613 (?)	João de Castro	Captain of the Coast Guard; Temporary assumption of office in 1613
1613-1616	Pedro da Silva
1616-1625	Manuel da Cunha de Teive	returned to Lisbon in March 1625 after serving 6 years, 10 months and 29 days since 1616
1622 (?)	(Cathedral) Luís Tomé
1632-May 1634	Pero mascarenhas	died in office in May 1634
May 1634 – Oct. 1634	Duarte Borges	Chaplain, acting
successor	André da Rocha Magalhães
until 1642	Francisco de Sotte

In 1642, Fort São António (Axim), the last Portuguese base on the Gold Coast, fell into the hands of the Dutch.

Annotation:In official documents, the Portuguese official title was "capitão e governador do castelo e citade de São Jorge da Mina" throughout the ages. In the official records, mostly only "capitão" or "capitão-mor" is mentioned. The sometimes mentioned "Alcaide-mor" is a subordinate position to the governor.

time	Surname	(Official title) and remarks
Portuguese occupation on Christiansborg
1679-1683	Julian de Campo Bareto	(Capitão-mor)

Dutch governors

Seat 1612–642: Fort Nassau (Mouri); 1642-1872: Elmina

List of Dutch governors on the Gold Coast (if known)
time	Surname	(Official title) and remarks
under the direct administration of the States General
from 1612	Jacob Andriaensz Clantius	(General of the Gold Coast)
until March 1624	Arent Jacobzen van Amersfoort	(General of the Gold Coast)
Administration on behalf of the Dutch West India Company (WIC)
in 1625	Adriaen Jacobszoon	(Governor)
( The dates of the list between 1638 and 1843 are determined from the information in the Gold Coast Almanac of 1843. In several cases it has been found that the years in which he took office are set too late. This is probably a printing error because in this source gives the terms of office in years, months and days.)
1637-18.7.1639	Nicolas van Iperen (Yperen)	(Directeur-Generaal)
July 18, 1639– January 6, 1641	AJ Monfort	(Directeur-Generaal)
6.1.1641–18.12.1645	Jacob Ruijghaver	(Directeur-Generaal)
December 18, 1645 - April 9, 1650	J. van der Well Paul van der Well (?)	(Directeur-Generaal)
9.4.1650–11.6.1650	H. Doedens	(Directeur-Generaal)
11.6.1650-15.3.1651	A. Cocq	(Governor)
15.3.1651-24.1.1656	Jacob Ruijghaver	(Directeur-Generaal)
24.1.1656-14.5.1659	Johannes van Valkenburgh	(Directeur-Generaal)
14.5.1639-25.4.1662	C. van Houssen (van Heussen)	(Directeur-Generaal)
25.4.1662-10.1.1663	Dirck Wilré	(Directeur-Generaal)
10.1.1663-21.6.1667	Johannes van Valkenburgh	(Directeur-Generaal)
June 21, 1667– December 31, 1668	H. van Ongerdonk	(Governor)
December 31, 1668– April 30, 1675	Dirck Wilré	(Directeur-Generaal)
30.4.1675–1.8.1676	J. Root	(Directeur-Generaal)
1.8.1676-14.2.1680	A. Meermans	(Directeur-Generaal)
14.2.1680-20.6.1683	D. Muddled	(Directeur-Generaal)
20.6.1683-3.6.1685	Thomas Ernsthuis (Ernsthausen)	(Directeur-Generaal)
3.6.1685–17.12.1690	Nikolas de Sweers (de Sweerts)	(Directeur-Generaal)
December 17, 1690-10 February 1695	Joël Smits (Schmits)	(Directeur-Generaal)
10.2.1695-25.4.1697	Jan Staphorst	(Directeur-Generaal)
25.4.1697-18.4.1703	J. van Sevenhuijsen	(Directeur-Generaal)
18.4.1703-21.9.1706	Willem de la Palma	(Directeur-Generaal)
21.9.1706-26.8.1709	Pieter Nuijts	(Directeur-Generaal)
August 26, 1709–6 30, 1710	H. van Weesel	(Governor)
30.6.1710–2.3.1712	A. Schoonheidt	(Directeur-Generaal)
2.3.1712–28.4.1717	Hieronimus Haring	(Directeur-Generaal)
28.4.1717–26.2.1719	Abraham Engelgraaff Robbertsz	(Directeur-Generaal)
26.2.1719–31.8.1723	Wilhelm Butler (Bullier)	(Directeur-Generaal)
August 31, 1723– May 2, 1724	Abraham Houtman	(Directeur-Generaal)
2.5.1724-16.10.1724	M. de Kraane	(Governor)
16.10.1724–9.1.1728	P. Valckenier	(Directeur-Generaal)
9.1.1728-3.1.1731	R. Norri	(Directeur-Generaal)
3.1.1731–7.1.1735	J. pillory	(Directeur-Generaal)
7.1.1735–27.12.1738	Antonius van Overbeck	(Directeur-Generaal)
December 27, 1736– May 30, 1740	MF de Bordes	(Directeur-Generaal)
May 30, 1740-20 May 1741	François Barovius (Barbins)	(Governor)
May 20, 1741– June 28, 1747	JB de Pietersen	(Directeur-Generaal)
June 28, 1747– October 1, 1754	Jan van Voorst	(Directeur-Generaal)
1.10.1754–11.1.1756	NM van Nood de Gietere (de Gientene)	(Directeur-Generaal)
11.1.1756–2.4.1758	R. Ulsen	(President)
2.4.1758-30.5.1759	LJ van Tets	(Directeur-Generaal)
May 30, 1759– December 17, 1759	JPT Huydecooper	(Directeur-Generaal)
December 17, 1759-25 September 1762	DP Erasmi	(Directeur-Generaal)
9/25/1762–11/14/1763	H. Walmbeek	(Governor)
November 14, 1763-20 August 1766	JPTHuydecooper	(Governor)
8/20/1766–8/21/1768	Peter Wortmann	(Governor General)
August 21, 1768– June 21, 1780	Peter Wortmann	(Directeur-Generaal)
June 21, 1780– February 11, 1781	J. van de Puye (van de Paye)	(Governor)
11.2.1781–21.4.1784	Pieter Volkmar	(Directeur-Generaal)
April 21, 1784– March 12, 1785	GS Galle (Galie)	(Governor General)
3/12/1785-6/24/1786	A. Thierens	(Directeur-Generaal)
June 24, 1786– July 15, 1787	GS Galle (Galie)	(Governor General)
July 15, 1787– March 23, 1790	L. van Bergen van der Grijp	(President)
March 23, 1790–1791	J. de Veer	(Directeur-Generaal)
after the dissolution of the WIC, direct administration by the States General
1791-12.5.1794	J. de Veer	(Directeur-Generaal)
May 12, 1794-22 January 1795	L. van Bergen van der Grijp	(President)
22.1.1795–15.6.1796	OA Daim	(Governor)
15.6.1796-4.3.1798	Gerhardus Hubertus van Hamel	(Governor)
4.3.1798-14.2.1804	CL Bartels	(Governor General)
14.2.1804–31.3.1805	J. de Roever	(President)
31.3.1805-5.5.1807	P. Linthorst	(Governor General)
5.5.1807-20.5.1808	JP Hoogenboom	(President)
May 20, 1808 - December 3, 1809	JF Koning	(President)
3.12.1809-1814	Abraham de Veer (J. de Veer?)	(Commander-Generaal)
Reintroduction of the monarchy in the Netherlands; Administration on behalf of the Crown
1814– December 9, 1815	Abraham de Veer (J. de Veer?)	(Commander-Generaal)
December 9, 1815– January 30, 1818	Herman Willem Daendels	(as early as 1814?) (Gouverneur-Generaal) He was also at the same time as "Maréchal de France" representative of the French government for the Gold Coast.
January 30, 1818– October 19, 1819	F.Ch.E. Oldenburg	(President)
October 19, 1819 - May 6, 1821	J. Oosthout	(President Commander)
6.5.1821–21.10.1822	Frederick FLU load	(Commander ad interim )
October 21, 1822– February 15, 1823	LJTemnink	(Commander ad interim)
February 15, 1823-23, 1824	(Lieutenant Colonel) W. Poolman	(Commander)
February 23, 1824 - October 4, 1824	A. Mourve	(Commander ad interim)
October 4, 1824– October 12, 1824	JDC page engraver	(Commander ad interim)
October 12, 1824 - August 22, 1826	Frederick FLU load	(Commander ad interim)
August 22, 1826– July 14, 1828	JC van der Breggen Paauw	(Commander ad interim)
July 14, 1828– January 27, 1831	(Lieutenant Colonel) Frederick FLU Last	(Commander)
January 27, 1831– February 27, 1831	JTC cremer	(Commander ad interim)
February 27, 1831– November 12, 1831	EDL van Ingen	(Commander ad interim)
November 12, 1831– December 26, 1831	M. Swarte	(Commander ad interim)
December 26, 1831– July 17, 1835	(Lieutenant Colonel) CE Lans	(Commander)
July 17, 1835 - June 12, 1836	HJ Tonneboeyer	(Commander ad interim)
from 6/12/1836	(Lieutenant Colonel) A. van der Eb	(Commander ad interim)
in 1837	(Major-Generaal) Verveer	?
in the years 1842, 1843	(Lieutenant Colonel) A. van der Eb	?
in 1856	Schomerus	?
April 1857–11.9.1857	J. van den Bossche	?
from 9/11/1857	(Colonel) Cornelius Johannes Marius Nagtglas	(acting governor)
in 1858	J. van den Bossche	?
May 1858 – June 1862	(Colonel) Cornelius Johannes Marius Nagtglas	?
from June 1862	Elias	?
until 1867	(Colonel) Cornelius Johannes Marius Nagtglas	?
1867-20.3.1869	Boers	?
March 20, 1869 – June 1871	(Colonel) Cornelius Johannes Marius Nagtglas	?
from June 1871	Huguenot	(Governor ad interim)
before December 1871	Wirix	(Governor ad interim)
before December 1871	Le Jeune	(Governor ad interim)
from December 1871	Ferguson	(Governor ad interim)
1872	Le Jeune	(Consul)

By treaty signed in The Hague on February 25, 1871, His Majesty the King of the Netherlands assigns to Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland all rights in respect of sovereignty, jurisdiction and property which he may have on the Coast of Guinea owns. The instruments of ratification were exchanged on February 17, 1872 in The Hague.

British (English) governors

Seat : London, after 1664 Cape Coast Castle

List of British (English) Governors of the Gold Coast (if known)
time	Surname	Remarks
" Company of Adventurers of London trading in Gynney and Bynney "
1618-1625	(Sir) William St. John	(Governor) of the company
1625-1631	(Sir) Richard Young	(Governor) of the company
" Company of Merchants Trading to Guinea "; from 1651 new name: " Company of London Merchants "
1631-1649	(from 1640: Sir) Nicholas Crispe	(Governor) of the company
from 1649	John Wood	(Governor) of the company
in 1653	George Middleton	(Governor) of the company
1658–1663: Lease of the West African trade to the " East India Company "
in 1660	William Greenhill	(Governor)
1663–1668: "Company of Royal Adventurers of England trading to Africa"
in 1663	John Stoakes	(Governor) of the company
1668–1671: Licensing to the " Gambia Adventurers "
1671–1751: " Royal African Company "
in 1685	Henry Nurse
in 1691	John Bloome
1697-1701	Baggs
from 1701	Thomas Dalby	(Captain-General)
in 1704	Benjamin Way
until 3.1.1711	(Sir) Thomas Dalby	(†)
until 1750	John Roberts	(Governor)
1751-1821: "Company of Merchants trading to Africa (African Company of Merchants)"
1750-23.1.1751	Sebastian Carbot	(Governor)
23.1.1751-23.1.1756	Thomas Melvil	(Governor-in-Chief) (†)
23.1.1756–17.2.1756	William Tymewell	(Governor-in-Chief) (†)
17.2.1756–15.10.1757	Charles Bell	(Deputy Governor)
October 15, 1757-10 May 1761	Nassau Senior	(Governor-in-chief)
May 10, 1761-15 August 1763	Charles Bell	(Governor-in-chief)
August 15, 1763–1 March 1766	William mother	(Governor-in-chief)
1.3.1766–11.8.1766	John Hippersley	(Governor-in-Chief) (†)
August 11, 1766– April 21, 1769	Gilbert Petrie	(Governor-in chief)
April 21, 1769– August 11, 1770	John Grossle	(Governor-in-Chief) (†)
August 11, 1770-20 January 1777	David Mill	(Governor-in-chief)
1/20/1777-25/3/1780	Richard Miles	(Deputy Governor)
25.3.1780–26.5.1781	John Roberts	(Governor-in-Chief) (†)
May 26, 1781– April 29, 1782	John B. Weuves	(Governor-in-chief)
29.4.1782–29.1.1784	Richard Miles	(Governor-in-chief)
29.1.1784–24.1.1787	James Morgue (James Mourgan)	(Governor-in-chief)
1/24/1787–4/27/1787	Thomas Price	(Governor-in-Chief) (†)
April 27, 1787-20 June 1789	Thomas Norris	(Governor-in-chief)
June 20, 1789– November 15, 1791	William Fielde	(Governor-in-chief)
November 15, 1791- March 31, 1792	John Gordon	(Deputy Governor)
31.3.1792–16.12.1798	Archibald Dalzel	(Governor-in-chief)
December 16, 1798– January 4, 1799	Jacob Mold	(Governor-in-chief)
4.1.1799–28.4.1800	John Gordon	(Deputy Governor)
28.4.1800-30.9.1802	Archibald Dalzel	(Governor-in chief)
30.9.1802–8.2.1805	Jacob Mold	(Governor-in-chief)
8.2.1805-4.12.1807	(Colonel) George Torrane	(Governor-in-chief)
December 4, 1807– April 21, 1816	Edward W. White	(Governor-in-chief)
April 21, 1816– January 19, 1817	Joseph Dawson	(Deputy Governor)
19.1.1817–3.7.1821	John Hope Smith	(Governor-in-chief)
On May 7, 1821, "African Company of Merchants" was dissolved. The British government took over all British establishments on the Gold Coast, which became subordinate to the British Governor of Sierra Leone with effect from July 3, 1821. (If a “governor-in-chief” is mentioned below, it is the governor of Sierra Leone who is present on the Gold Coast.)
3.7.1821-27.3.1822	John Hope Smith	(Deputy Governor)
March 27, 1822– May 17, 1822	(Brigade General) (Sir) Charles MacCarthy	(Governor-in-chief)
May 17, 1822 - November 28, 1822	(Major) James Chisholm	(Commandant)
November 28, 1822– January 21, 1824	(Brigade General) (Sir) Charles MacCarthy	(Governor-in-Chief) († in the Battle of Essemako)
January 21, 1824 - July 1, 1824 (?)	(Major) James Chisholm	(Governor-in-Chief) (†)
in June 1824	(Colonel) Sutherland
October 17, 1824– March 22, 1825	(Major) Edward Purdon	(Commandant)
March 22, 1825 - April 7, 1825	(Major General) Charles Turner	(Governor-in-chief)
7.4.1825-15.11.1826	(Major General) (Sir) Neil Campbell	(Governor-in-chief)
November 15, 1826– October 15, 1827	(Captain) Henry John Ricketts	(Commandant)
October 15, 1827– March 10, 1828	(Lieutenant Colonel) Hugh Lumley	(Lieutenant General)
3/10/1828–5/18/1828	(Captain) George Hingston	(Commandant)
May 18, 1828–6 30, 1828	(Major) Henry John Ricketts	(Commandant)
The British government gave up the branches on the Gold Coast and handed over the local British establishments to the board of directors formed by private British traders at Cape Coast Castle on June 30, 1828.
June 30, 1828– February 19, 1830	John Jackson	(President of the Council of Merchants)
February 19, 1830–6 26, 1836	(Captain) George Maclean	(Governor)
6/26/1836–8/15/1838	William Topp	(Governor ad interim)
August 15, 1838 - April 5, 1843	(Captain) George Maclean	(Governor)
In 1843 the British government reassumed direct management of Gold Coast affairs. It places all British branches under the direct supervision of the Governor of Sierra Leone as the representative of the Crown of Great Britain and Ireland. (If in the following a "governor" ("Gouverneur-in-Chief") is mentioned, it is the governor of Sierra Leone who is present on the Gold Coast. )
5.4.1843–8.3.1845	(Commodore) Henry Worsley Hill ,	(Lieutenant General)
8.3.1845-15.4.1846	James Lilley (Lelley)	(Deputy Governor)
April 15, 1846– January 31, 1849	(Captain) William Winniett	(Governor)
January 31, 1849– January 13, 1850	James Coleman Fitzpatrick	(Deputy Governor)
January 13, 1850 - December 4, 1850	(Sir) William Winniett	(Governor)
December 4, 1850– October 14, 1851	James Bannerman	(Deputy Governor)
10/14/1851 - June 1853	(Major) Stephen John Hill	(Governor)
June 1853 – August 1853	James Coleman Fitzpatrick	(Deputy Governor)
August 1853 – February 1854	Brodie Cruickshank	(Deputy Governor)
February 1854 – December 1854	(Major) Stephen John Hill	(Governor)
December 1854 – March 1857	Henry Connor	(Deputy Governor)
March 1857–14.4.1858	(Sir) Benjamin Pine	(Governor)
April 14, 1858-20 April 1860	(Major) Henry Bird	(Deputy Governor)
April 20, 1860-14 April 1862	Edward B. Andrews	(Governor)
April 14, 1862-20 September 1862	William A. Ross	(Deputy Governor)
September 20, 1862-1864	Richard Pine	(Governor)
in 1864	William Hackett	(Lieutenant General)
1864-1865	Richard Pine	(Governor)
in 1865	Rokeby Jones	(Deputy Governor)
1865 – April 1865	WE Mockler	(Deputy Governor)
April 1865 – February 1867	(Colonel) Edward Conran	(Lieutenant General, from February 19, 1866: administrator)
February 1867 – August 1868	Herbert Taylor Ussher	(Administrator)
in December 1868	Cleaver	(Governor-in-chief)
until November 1869	WH Simpson	(acting administrator)
November 1869-1870	Herbert Taylor Ussher	(Administrator)
8.3.1845-15.4.1846	James Lilley	(Deputy Governor)
in the years 1869, 1870	(Sir) Arthur E. Kennedy	(Governor-in-chief)
1870 – July 1871	Herbert Taylor Ussher	(Administrator)
July 1871–1872	Charles Spencer Salmon	(acting administrator)
1872 – April 1872	Herbert Taylor Ussher	(Administrator)
8.3.1845-15.4.1846	James Lilley	(Deputy Governor)
April 1872–1872	John Pope Hennessey (Hennessy)	(Governor-in-chief)
1872 – November 1872	Charles Spencer Salmon	(acting administrator)
November 1872–7.3.1873	(Colonel) Robert William Harley	(Administrator)
7.3.1873-17.3.1873	Robert Keate	(Governor-in-chief)
17.3.1873–2.10.1873	(Colonel) Robert William Harley Alexander Bravo	(Governor-in-Chief) (Deputy Governor-in-Chief)
October 2, 1873 - March 4, 1874	(Sir) Garnet Joseph Wolseley	(Governor-in-chief)
4.3.1874-30.3.1874	(Colonel) James Maxwell	(acting administrator)
March 30, 1874 – June 1874	(Captain) Charles Cameron Lee's William Johnston	(Lieutenant General) (acting administrator)
On July 24, 1874, the Gold Coast Colony was created ("Gold Coast Colony") and placed under its own governor. In addition to the territories of the previous British protectorate area of ​​the Gold Coast, the newly created colony initially also includes the Nigerian Lagos.
June 1874–7.4.1876	(Captain) George Strahan	(Administrator)
7.4.1876 – December 1876	(Captain) Charles Cameron Lees	(Lieutenant General)
December 1876–13.5.1878	Sanford Freeling	(Lieutenant General, from June 5, 1877: Governor)
May 13, 1878 – June 1879	(Captain) Charles Cameron Lees	(Lieutenant General)
June 1879–1 December 1880	Herbert Taylor Ussher	(Governor)
1.12.1880-4.3.1881	(Sir) William Brandford Griffiths	(Lieutenant General)
4.3.1881-13.5.1882	(Sir) Samuel Rowe	(Governor)
May 13, 1882 - October 4, 1882	Alfred Moloney	(Deputy Governor)
October 4, 1882 - December 24, 1882	(Sir) William Brandford Griffiths	(Lieutenant General)
December 24, 1882 - April 29, 1884	(Sir) Samuel Rowe	(Governor)
29.4.1884-24.4.1885	William AG Young	(Governor)
29.4.1885–11.4.1887	(Sir) William Brandford Griffiths	(Governor)
11.4.1887-26.11.1887	(Lieutenant Colonel) FBP White	(Deputy Governor)
11/26/1887–6/30/1889	(Sir) William Brandford Griffiths	(Governor)
June 30, 1889– February 18, 1890	Frederic Mitchell Hodgson	(Deputy Governor)
February 18, 1890– June 12, 1891	(Sir) William Brandford Griffiths	(Governor)
June 12, 1891- November 24, 1891	Frederic Mitchell Hodgson	(Deputy Governor)
11/24/1891–8/12/1893	(Sir) William Brandford Griffiths	(Governor)
August 12, 1893 - March 7, 1894	Frederic Mitchell Hodgson	(Deputy Governor)
7.3.1894–7.4.1895	(Sir) William Brandford Griffiths	(Governor)
7.4.1895-19.4.1896	William Edward Maxwell	(Governor)
April 19, 1896-23 October 1896	(Sir) Frederic Mitchell Hodgson	(Deputy Governor)
23.10.1896–6.12.1897	(Sir) William Edward Maxwell	(Governor)
December 6, 1897 - December 27, 1898	(Sir) Frederic Mitchell Hodgson	(Deputy Governor, from May 29, 1898: Governor)
December 27, 1898– July 13, 1899	William Low	(Deputy Governor)
July 13, 1899 - June 28, 1900	(Sir) Frederic Mitchell Hodgson	(Governor)
June 28, 1900– July 11, 1900	William Low	(Deputy Governor)
July 11, 1900 - August 29, 1900	(Sir) Frederic Mitchell Hodgson	(Governor)
August 29, 1900– December 17, 1900	William Low	(Governor)
December 17, 1900– July 30, 1902	Mathew Nathan	(Governor)
July 30, 1902– December 20, 1902	Leonard Arthur	(Deputy Governor)
December 20, 1902 - February 9, 1904	(Major) (Sir) Mathew Nathan	(Governor)
9.2.1904-3.3.1904	Herbert Bryan	(Deputy Governor)
3.3.1904-10.5.1905	(Sir) John Pickersgill Rodger	(Governor)
May 10, 1905 - November 12, 1905	Herbert Bryan	(Deputy Governor)
November 12, 1905 - April 2, 1906	(Sir) John Pickersgill Rodger	(Governor)
2.4.1906-2.9.1906	Herbert Bryan	(Deputy Governor)
2.9.1906–9.10.1907	(Sir) John Pickersgill Rodger	(Governor)
9.10.1907–28.3.1908	Herbert Bryan	(Deputy Governor)
28.3.1908-30.3.1909	(Sir) John Pickersgill Rodger	(Governor)
30.3.1909-29.8.1909	Herbert Bryan	(Deputy Governor)
August 29, 1909 - September 1, 1910	(Sir) John Pickersgill Rodger	(Governor)
1.9.1910-23.11.1909	Herbert Bryan	(Deputy Governor)
November 23, 1910– February 5, 1911	James Jamieson Thorburn	(Governor)
5.2.1911-16.6.1911	Herbert Bryan	(Deputy Governor)
June 16, 1911– June 29, 1912	James Jamieson Thorburn	(Governor)
June 29, 1912– December 26, 1912	Herbert Bryan	(Deputy Governor)
December 26, 1912– May 1, 1914	(Sir) Hugh Charles Clifford	(Governor)
1.5.1914-27.8.1914	(Sir) William Robertson	(Deputy Governor)
August 27, 1914–5 May 1915	(Sir) Hugh Charles Clifford	(Governor)
5.5.1915–16.11.1915	Alexander Ransford Slater	(Deputy Governor)
11/16/1915-18/11/1916	(Sir) Hugh Charles Clifford	(Governor)
November 18, 1916 - April 23, 1917	Alexander Ransford Slater	(Deputy Governor)
23.4.1917–1.4.1919	(Sir) Hugh Charles Clifford	(Governor)
1.4.1919–8.10.1919	Alexander Ransford Slater	(Deputy Governor)
October 8, 1919 - June 2, 1920	Frederick Gordon Guggisberg	(Governor)
2.6.1920–6.10.1920	Alexander Ransford Slater	(Deputy Governor)
October 6, 1920– July 11, 1921	Frederick Gordon Guggisberg	(Governor)
July 11, 1921–12 December 1921	RWH Wilkinson	(Deputy Governor)
12.12.1920–2.4.1923	(from 1922: Sir) Frederick Gordon Guggisberg	(Governor)
2.4.1923-17.8.1923	James Crawford Maxwell	(Deputy Governor)
August 17, 1923– October 1, 1923	Arthur J. Philbrick	(Deputy Governor)
October 1, 1923– March 31, 1924	(Sir) Frederick Gordon Guggisberg	(Governor)
31.3.1924–1.9.1924	James Crawford Maxwell	(Deputy Governor)
September 9, 1924 - July 6, 1925	(Sir) Frederick Gordon Guggisberg	(Governor)
6.7.1925-10.11.1925	James Crawford Maxwell	(Deputy Governor)
11/10/1925–4/11/1926	(Sir) Frederick Gordon Guggisberg	(Governor)
11.4.1926-27.9.1926	James Crawford Maxwell	(Deputy Governor)
September 27, 1926- April 24, 1927	(Sir) Frederick Gordon Guggisberg	(Governor)
April 24, 1927-5 June 1927	James Crawford Maxwell	(Deputy Governor)
5.6.1927-19.7.1927	John Maxwell	(Deputy Governor)
July 19, 1927– April 18, 1930	(Sir) Alexander Ransford Slater	(Governor)
April 18, 1930– September 22, 1930	GC du Boulay	(Deputy Governor)
September 22, 1930– January 30, 1931	(Sir) Alexander Ransford Slater	(Governor)
January 30, 1931-20 April 1931	Geoffrey Northcote	(Deputy Governor)
April 20, 1931– December 8, 1931	(Sir) Alexander Ransford Slater	(Governor)
December 8, 1931-14 December 1931	GC du Boulay	(Deputy Governor)
December 14, 1931 - April 5, 1932	(Sir) Alexander Ransford Slater	(Governor)
5.4.1932-29.11.1932	Geoffrey Northcote	(Deputy Governor)
November 29, 1932– May 13, 1934	(Sir) Shenton Thomas	(Governor)
May 13, 1934-23 October 1934	Geoffrey Northcote	(Deputy Governor)
October 24, 1934– October 24, 1941	(Sir) Arnold Wienholt Hodgson	(Governor)
October 24, 1941 - June 29, 1942	George Ernest London	(Deputy Governor)
June 29, 1942 - August 2, 1947	(Sir) Alan Cuthbert Maxwell Burns	(Deputy Governor)
2.8.1947–12.1.1948	George Ernest London	(Deputy Governor)
January 12, 1948– February 15, 1949	(Sir) Gerald Hallen Creasy	(Governor)
February 15, 1949 - March 28, 1949	(Sir) Robert Scott	(Deputy Governor)
March 28, 1949 - June 11, 1949	Thorleif Rattray Orde Mangin	(Deputy Governor)
June 11, 1949– August 11, 1949	(Sir) Robert Scott	(Deputy Governor)
June 11, 1949 - March 6, 1957	(Sir) Charles Noble Arden-Clarke	(Governor)
June 21, 1952– July 1, 1960	Kwame Nkrumah	(Prime Minister)
March 6, 1957: Independence Day. The British colony of Gold Coast becomes independent Ghana.
6.3.1957-14.5.1957	(Sir) Charles Noble Arden-Clarke	(Governor-general)
May 14, 1957-13 November 1957	Kobrina Arku Korsah	(Deputy Governor-General)
November 13, 1957– July 1, 1960	William Hare, 5th Earl of Listowel	(Governor-general)

Swedish commanders on the Gold Coast

List of Swedish commanders on the Gold Coast (if known)
time	Surname	Remarks
1650-1652	Heinrich Carloff	from Finland
Commanders on Karlsborg (Carolusburg)
from 1652	Isaak Meville (Melville)	from Basel
until 1656	Heinrich Carloff	joins the King of Denmark on March 27, 1657
1656-1658	J. Philip of Krusenstierna
In 1658, the Swedish branches on the Gold Coast are occupied by the Danes during the First Northern War.
in 1659	J. Philip of Krusenstierna
1660-22.4.1663	Anton Voss	from Hamburg

Due to the fact that the Swedes had practically stopped their Guinea trips, and also due to a certain pressure from the Dutch, local Fetus stormed Fort Carolusburg on April 22, 1663 and handed the fort over to the Dutch on May 2, 1663. Any claims to property on the Gold Coast will be finally given up by Sweden no later than with the Peace of Breda (July 21, 1667).

Governors of the Danish possessions on the Gold Coast

Governors of the Danish possessions on the Gold Coast (if known)
time	Surname	Remarks
February 1658-March 1658	Heinrich Carloff	Karlsborg (Carolusburg)
March 1658–15.4.1659	Samuel Schmidt or Smith	Karlsborg (Carolusburg)
12/20/1652 - June 1662	Jost Cramer	Frederiksborg
June 1662–8.2.1668	Henning Albrecht (Henri Halbreckhe)	Frederiksborg
8.2.1668-1674	Bartholomäus von Grönstein (von Grünenstein)	Governor, Frederiksborg
1674-1676 / 77	Conrad Crull	Governor, Frederiksborg
1676 / 77-1681	Peter With	Frederiksborg
1681	Magnus Prang	Governor, Frederiksborg
1676 / 77-1679	Johann Ulrich	Commander on Christiansborg
1679	Peter Boldt	Commander on Christiansborg
1679–1683 Christiansborg is in Portuguese possession; Returned to Denmark in 1683
1684	(Lieutenant) Lykke	Commander on Frederiksborg
Frederiksborg was occupied by the English from 1684 (because of the gambling debts of the commandant Lykke) and in 1688 Denmark finally ceded it to England
Governors of the Danish possessions on the Gold Coast, seat of Christiansburg
in 1691	Benbart
until 1698	Erik Tylleman	(†)
October 6, 1698– December 23, 1698	Erik Oehlsen	(†)
23.12.1698–31.8.1703	Johan Tranne (John Trawne)	(†)
31.8.1703–23.4.1704	Hartvig Meyer	(†)
23.4.1704–6.6.1705	Peter Swerdrup	(†)
6.6.1705-6.5.1706	Peter Petersen	(†)
6.5.1706-17.8.1711	Erik Olsen Lygaard	(†)
August 17, 1711– November 26, 1717	Frantz Boye	(†)
11/26/1717–8/30/1720	Knud Röst	(†)
August 30, 1720– January 4, 1722	Peter Oestrup	(†)
4.1.1722–22.1.1723	David Lord	(†)
22.1.1723–30.10.1723	Niels F. Ostrup	(†)
October 30, 1723– April 30, 1724	Christian Sundermann	(†)
April 30, 1724– March 1, 1727	Hendrick von Suhm
1.3.1727-18.9.1727	Frederick Pahl	(†)
September 18, 1727– December 24, 1728	Andreas Willumsen	(†)
12/24/1728–8/12/1735	Andreas Waeroe
August 12, 1735-14 June 1736	Sören Schilderup (Severin Schildrup)	(†)
June 14, 1728-20 June 1740	Enevold Nielson Borris	(†)
20.6.1740–26.5.1743	Peter Nikolaj Jörgesen (Peter Forgesen)	(†)
May 26, 1743-3 February 1744	Christian Glob Dorph	(†)
3.2.1744-13.3.1745	Jörgen Bilsen	(†)
3/13/1745–23/3/1745	Thomas Brock	(†)
23.3.1745–23.4.1745	F. Wilder	(†)
23.3.1745–21.6.1746	August Frederick Hackenborg
June 21, 1746– February 21, 1751	Joost Platfues (Foost Platfusz)
21.2.1751-8.3.1751	Magnus Christopher Litzow	(†)
8.3.1751–21.7.1752	Magnus Hacksen	(†)
21.7.1752-10.3.1757	Carl Engmann
3/10/1767-14.2.1762	Christian Jessen (Christian Fessen)
February 14, 1762-20 October 1766	Carl Gottlieb Resch
October 20, 1766– January 11, 1768	Christian Tychsen	(†)
11.1.1768–2.7.1769	Frantz Joachim Kühberg
2.7.1769–1.6.1770	Gerhardt F. Wrisberg
1.6.1770–13.6.1770	Joachim Christian Otto	(†)
June 13, 1770– June 15, 1772	Johan Daniel Frölich	(†)
6/15/1772–6/24/1777	Niels A. Åarestrup
June 24, 1777– December 2, 1780	(Major) Johan Conrad von Hemsen	(†)
2.12.1780–31.3.1788	(Major) Jens Adolph Kjöge
March 31, 1788– October 23, 1789	Johan Friedrich Kipnasse
23.10.1789–25.1.1793	Andreas Riegelsen Biørn
25.1.1793-30.6.1793	Andreas Hammer
30.6.1793-3.8.1793	Bendt Olrich	(†)
3.8.1793-17.8.1795	(Baron) Friedrich Christian von Hagen	(†)
August 17, 1795– December 31, 1799	Johan Peter David Wrisberg
December 31, 1799– October 1, 1802	Johan David Anholm
1.10.1802-15.4.1807	Johan Peter David Wrisberg
15.4.1807–1.3.1817	Christian Schönning	(†)
1.3.1817–5.10.1817	Johann Emanuel Richter	(†)
October 5, 1817–5 May 15, 1819	Jens Nikolaus Cornelis Reiersen	(†)
May 15, 1819 - January 1, 1821	Niels A. Åarestrup
1.1.1821-10.9.1821	Peter Svane Steffens	(†)
10.9.1821–23.12.1823	Mathias Thönning
December 23, 1823– March 16, 1825	Johan Christopher from Richelieu
16.3.1825-30.9.1827	Niels Brock
9/30/1827–8/1/1828	Jens P. Flindt (JPFindt)
1.8.1828-20.1.1831	Henrik Gerhard Lindt (HGLind)
January 20, 1831– October 21, 1831	Ludvig Vincent von Hein	(†)
October 21, 1831 - December 4, 1831	Helmuth von Ahrenstorff	(†)
December 4, 1831– March 1, 1833	Niels Broch
1.3.1833–21.7.1833	Henrik Gerhard Lindt (HGLind)	(†)
July 21, 1833– December 2, 1834	Niels Broch
in 1838	Edward C. Carstensen
in 1838	Welf Joseph
until March 18, 1839	Frederick Siegfried Mörck	(†)
3/18/1839–8/18/1839	Hans Angel Gjede	(†)
August 18, 1839– May 24, 1842	Lucas Dall
May 24, 1842 - August 26, 1842	Bernhard Johan Christian Wilkens	(†)
in 1842	Wulff J. Wulff
August 26, 1842– March 18, 1844	(Captain) Edward James Arnold Carstensen
18.3.1844-5.7.1844	Edvard Ericksen
5.7.1844–9.10.1844	George Lutterdot
until 1850	(Captain) Edward James Arnold Carstensen

After the new constitution was promulgated on June 5, 1849, Denmark sold all of the Danish-owned forts on the Guinea coast to Great Britain. On March 6, 1850, Fort Christiansborg was handed over to the British and on March 30, 1850, the last Danish flag was brought down on the Gold Coast.

Brandenburg (from 1701: Prussian) commanders

List of Brandenburg (Prussian) commanders on the Gold Coast (if known)
time	Surname	Remarks
Commanders at Großfriedrichsburg
1683	Otto Friedrich von der Groeben
1683-1684	Philipp Pietersen Blonck
in 1684	Nathaniel Dillger (Nathaniel Dillinger)
in 1684	J. van Coulster
1684-1685	Carl Constantin von Schnitter
1685-1686	Johan Brouw
1686-1691	Johann Niemann
from 1691	Jan ten Hoof (Johann von Hoft)	(Father)
until 1696	Jacob ten Hoof (Jacob von Hoft)	(Son)
1696-1697	Gysbert van Hoogveld (Gyhbrech van Hoogveld)
1697-1698	Jan van Laar
1698-1699	Otto Swalme (Otto Swalwe)
1699-1700	Jan de Vister (Jan de Visser)
1700 - approx. 1703	Adriaan Grobbe
approx. 1703-1706	Johann Muntz
1706-1709	Heinrich Lamy (Heinrich Lamey)
1709-1710	Harmen Stockhoff (Harmen Stockhof)
in 1711	(General) Frans de Lange
1712-1716	Nicolas du Bois
1716-1717	(Sergeant) Anton Gunter van der Meden

With a treaty signed in The Hague ( The Hague ) on December 18, 1717, King Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia sells his possessions on the Guinea Coast to the Dutch West India Company (WIC) (ratification of the Amsterdam Chamber of the WIC: January 12, 1718; Prussian ratification: January 14, 1718)

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The above listing has been compiled using numerous individual articles mainly from the following sources:

• J. Bato'ora Ballong-Wen-Mewuda: São Jorge da Mina. 1482-637. La vie d'un comptoir portugais en Afrique occidentale (= Collection du Center d'Etudes portugaises 5). Fondation Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon a. a. 1993, ISBN 972-95871-3-2 .
• Wilhelm Bosmann: Reyse to Guinea or detailed description of the gold pits / elephant teeth and slave trade / together with their inhabitants customs / religion / regiment / wars / heyraths and burials / also all animals located here / so previously unknown in Europe. Heyl & Liebezeit, Hamburg 1708.
• JG Doorman: The Dutch-West-Indian Company on the Gold Coast. In: Tijdschrift voor Indian Taal-, Land-, en Volkenkunde (Batavia). 40, No. 5-6, 1898, pp. 387-496, ZDB ID 422634-3 .
• Avelino Teixeira da Mota, Paul EH Hair: East of Mina – Afro-European Relations on the Gold Coast in the 1550s and 1560s. An essay with supporting documents (= Studies in African sources 3, ISSN  0899-2509 ). University of Wisconsin, Madison WI 1988.
• The Gold Coast Almanac 1843. Cape Coast Castle 1843, ZDB -ID 420619-8 .