List of colonial governors of Bechuanaland
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This is a list of the colonial heads of Bechuanaland Protectorate, which gained independence as Botswana in 1966. From 1885 to 1891 the post was known as Deputy Commissioner; from 1891 to 1964 as Resident Commissioner; and from 1964 to independence as The Queen's Commissioner.[1]
In the table below, dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office.
No | Tenure | Name | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
British Suzerainty | |||
Bechuanaland Protectorate | |||
1884 to January 1885 | John Mackenzie, Resident | ||
23 March 1885 to 24 September 1885 | Sir Charles Warren, Special Commissioner, Military Commander | ||
24 September 1885 to 30 September 1885 | Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Carrington, Special Commissioner, Military Commander | ||
(30 September 1885 to 16 November 1885) Divided into British Bechuanaland Crown Colony (south) and Bechuanaland Protectorate (north) | |||
British Bechuanaland Crown Colony | |||
30 September 1885 to 23 October 1885 | Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Carrington, Special Commissioner, Military Commander | ||
23 October 1885 to 16 November 1885 | Sidney Godolphin Alexander Shippard, Administrator | ||
Bechuanaland Protectorate | |||
30 September 1885 to 9 May 1891 | Sidney Godolphin Alexander Shippard, Administrator | knighted during tenure | |
Bechuanaland High Commission Territory | |||
9 May 1891 to 1895 | Sir Sidney Godolphin Alexander Shippard, Resident Commissioner | ||
Under the High Commissioner for Southern Africa to 3 October 1963 | |||
19 November 1895 to 1897 | Francis James Newton, Resident Commissioner | ||
21 December 1897 to 1900 | Hamilton John Goold-Adams, Resident Commissioner | ||
January 1901 to 1906 | Sir Ralph Champneys Williams, Resident Commissioner | ||
1906 to 1916 | Francis William Panzera, Resident Commissioner | ||
1916 to 1917 | Edward Charles Frederick Garraway, Resident Commissioner | ||
1917 to 1923 | James Comyn Macgregor, Resident Commissioner | knighted during tenure | |
1923 to 1927 | Jules Ellenberger, Resident Commissioner | ||
1928 to 1930 | Rowland Mortimer Daniel, Resident Commissioner | ||
1930 to 1937 | Charles Fernand Rey, Resident Commissioner | ||
1937 to 1942 | Charles Noble Arden-Clarke, Resident Commissioner | ||
1942 to 1946 | Aubrey Denzil Forsyth-Thompson, Resident Commissioner | ||
1946 to 1950 | Anthony Sillery, Resident Commissioner | ||
1950 to 1953 | Edward Betham Beetham, Resident Commissioner | ||
1955 to 1959 | Martin Osterfield Wray, Resident Commissioner | ||
1953 to 1955 | William Forbes Mackenzie, Resident Commissioner | ||
1959 to 1960 | John Redcliffe Maud, Resident Commissioner | ||
30 September 1960 | Independence Day Republic of Botswana | ||
1960 to 3 October 1963 | Peter Fawcus, Resident Commissioner | ||
3 October 1963 to 1 August 1964 | Peter Fawcus, Commissioner | knighted during tenure | |
Bechuanaland | |||
1 August 1964 to 3 March 1965 | Sir Peter Fawcus, KBE, CMG, Commissioner | ||
Bechuanaland | Self-Rule | ||
3 March 1965 to 1965 | Sir Peter Fawcus, KBE, CMG, Commissioner | ||
1965 to 30 September 1966 | Hugh Selby Norman-Walker, Commissioner | knighted during tenure | |
30 September 1966 | Independence Day Republic of Botswana |
For continuation after independence see: Heads of State of Botswana
Sources
change- http://www.rulers.org/rulb1.html#botswana
- African States and Rulers, John Stewart, McFarland
- Heads of State and Government, 2nd Edition, John V da Graca, MacMillan Press 2000
- Whitaker's Almanack 1965, J. Whitaker and Sons Ltd
References
change- ↑ Morton, Fred; Ramsay, Jeff; Mgadla, Part Themba (2008). "Resident Commissioner". Historical Dictionary of Botswana. African Historical Dictionaries. Vol. 108 (4th ed.). Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press. pp. 288–9. ISBN 978-0-8108-5467-3.
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