Colonial Heads of the Gambia
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This is a list of colonial administrators in The Gambia
from the establishment of the Fort James
by the United Kingdom
in 1815 until The Gambia's independence in 1965.
In 1965, The Gambia achieved independence from the United Kingdom
. After independence, the viceroy in The Gambia was the Governor-General of the Gambia.
The Gambia
The Republic of The Gambia, commonly referred to as The Gambia, or Gambia , is a country in West Africa. Gambia is the smallest country on mainland Africa, surrounded by Senegal except for a short coastline on the Atlantic Ocean in the west....
from the establishment of the Fort James
James Island (The Gambia)
James Island is an island in the Gambia River, 30 km from the river mouth and near Juffureh in the country of The Gambia. On 6 February 2011 it was renamed Kunta Kinteh Island to give the Island a Gambian name. Fort James is located on the island...
by the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
in 1815 until The Gambia's independence in 1965.
Commandants of Fort James (1815–1829)
- Alexander Grant, 1815–1821
Lieutenant Governors of The Gambia (1829–1843)
In 1821, The Gambia became a British colony. A lieutenant governor was appointed in 1829, subordinate to the Governor of Sierra Leone.- Alexander FindlayAlexander FindlayAlexander Findlay was a Scottish Liberal Party politician. He was elected as the Member of Parliament for North East Lanarkshire at a by-election in 1904, and was re-elected in 1906. He stood down at the January 1910 general election.- External links :...
, 1829–1830 - George Rendall, 1830–1837
- Thomas Lewis Ingram, 1837–1838, first time
- William Mackie, 1838–1839
- Thomas Lewis Ingram, 1839–1840, second time
- Sir Henry Vere HuntleyHenry Vere HuntleySir Henry Vere Huntley was an English naval officer and colonial administrator. He was the eleventh Governor of Prince Edward Island....
, 1840–1841 - Thomas Lewis Ingram, 1841–1843, third time
Governors of The Gambia (1843–1866)
Between 1843 and 1866, a governor was appointed who was independent of the Governor of Sierra Leone.- Henry Froude Seagram, 1843
- Edmund Norcott, 1843–1844
- Charles FitzgeraldCharles FitzgeraldCaptain Charles Fitzgerald was the Governor of The Gambia from 1844 until 1847, then Governor of Western Australia from 1848 to 1855....
, 1844–1847 - Sir Richard Graves MacDonnellRichard Graves MacDonnellSir Richard Graves MacDonnell KCMG CB was an Anglo-Irish lawyer, judge and colonial governor...
, 1847–1851 - Sir Arthur Edward KennedyArthur Edward KennedySir Arthur Edward Kennedy GCMG CB was a British colonial administrator who served as governor of a number of British colonies, namely Sierra Leone, Western Australia, Vancouver Island, Hong Kong and Queensland....
, 1851–1852 - Luke Smythe O'Connor, 1852–1859
- George Abbas Kooli D'Arcy, 1859–1866
Administrators of The Gambia (1866–1901)
In 1866 the post of governor was replaced with that of an administrator, once again subordinate to the Governor of Sierra Leone.- Charles George Edward PateyCharles George Edward PateyCharles George Edward Patey CMG was born at Chivelstone in Devon, England on 27 February 1811. The eldest son of Commander Charles Patey RN, the young Charles followed his father into the navy at the age of 13, passing through every commissioned rank in the service to eventually be made an Admiral...
, 1866–1869 - Alexander Bravo, 1869–1871
- Jeremiah Thomas Fitzgerald Callaghan, 1871–1873
- Cornelius Hendricksen KortrightCornelius Hendricksen KortrightSir Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright, KCMG was a British civil servant who held positions including Governor of British Guiana.Cornelius was baptised on 8 January 1818 at Saint Mary church in London. He was the son of Lawrence and Jane Maria Kortright...
, 1873–1875 - Sir Samuel Rowe, 1875–1877
- Valerius Skipton Gouldsbury, 1877–1884
- Sir Cornelius Alfred MoloneyCornelius Alfred MoloneySir Cornelius Alfred Moloney, KCMG, was a British colonial administrator.He served as British Administrator of The Gambia from 1884 to 1886, Governor of Lagos Colony from 1886 to 1890, Governor of British Honduras from 1891 to 1897, Governor of the Federal Colony of the Windward Islands from 1897...
, 1884–1886 - Sir James Shaw Hay, 1886–1888
- Sir Gilbert Thomas CarterGilbert Thomas CarterSir Gilbert Thomas Carter KCMG was an administrative officer in the Royal Navy and later a colonial official who served as a Collector of Customs for the Gold Coast and a Treasurer of the Gold Coast and The Gambia...
, 1888–1891 - Sir Robert Baxter Llewelyn, 1891–1900
- Sir George Chardin Denton, 1900–11 January 1901
Governors of The Gambia (1901–1965)
In 1901, an independent governor was again appointed.- Sir George Chardin Denton, 11 January 1901–21 December 1911, continued
- Henry Lionel Galway, 21 December 1911–11 April 1914
- Edward John Cameron, 11 April 1914–1918
- Herbert Henniker, 1918–1919, acting, first time
- Sir Edward John Cameron, 1919–1920, continued
- Herbert Henniker, 1920–3 January 1921, acting, second time
- Sir Cecil Hamilton Armitage, 3 January 1921–10 March 1927
- Sir John MiddletonJohn Middleton (administrator)Sir John Middleton was a British colonial administrator.Middleton joined the Colonial Office in 1901, serving in south Nigeria for six years as a junior official before moving on to Mauritius until 1920 when he was promoted to governor of the Falkland Islands from 1920 to 1927, Gambia from 1927 to...
, 10 March 1927–29 November 1928 - Sir Edward Brandis DenhamEdward Brandis DenhamSir Edward Brandis Denham, GCMG, KBE was a British colonial administrator. He served as Governor of The Gambia , British Guiana and Jamaica .-Life:...
, 29 November 1928–11 September 1930 - Sir Herbert Richmond PalmerHerbert Richmond PalmerSir Herbert Richmond Palmer KCMG CBE was an English barrister, who became a colonial supervisor for Britain during the inter-World War period...
, 11 September 1930–12 April 1933 - Sir Arthur Frederick Richards, 12 April 1933–22 October 1936
- Sir Thomas Southorn, 22 October 1936–23 March 1942
- Hilary Rudolph Robert BloodHilary Rudolph Robert BloodSir Hilary Rudolph Robert Blood was the 26th Governor of Mauritius from 26 Sep 1949 to 11 Jan 1954.- References :...
, 23 March 1942–29 March 1947 - Andrew Barkworth Wright, 29 March 1947–December 1949
- Percy Wyn-HarrisPercy Wyn-HarrisSir Percy Wyn-Harris, KCMG, MBE, KStJ was an English mountaineer, political administrator, and yachtsman...
, December 1949–19 June 1958 - Sir Edward Henry Windley, 19 June 1958–29 March 1962
- Sir John Warburton PaulJohn Warburton PaulSir John Warburton Paul, GCMG, OBE, MC was a British government official, best known as a prolific administrator for 20 years of various British overseas territories around the world...
, 29 March 1962–18 February 1965
In 1965, The Gambia achieved independence from the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. After independence, the viceroy in The Gambia was the Governor-General of the Gambia.
See also
- History of The GambiaHistory of the GambiaThe modern-day Gambia was once part of the Ghana, Mali and Songhai Empires.-Early history:The first written accounts of the region come from records of Arab traders in the 9th and 10th centuries AD. In medieval times the area was dominated by the trans-Saharan trade...
- List of heads of state of The Gambia
- List of heads of government of The Gambia
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