Colonial heads of British Cameroon
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| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes | |
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| 26 August 1914 to 7 April 1916 | Joseph Gauderique Aymerich, Military Commander | Military Commander of French Cameroon | |
| 7 April 1916 to 8 October 1916 | Joseph Gauderique Aymerich, Administrator | Administrator of French Cameroon | |
| 8 October 1916 to 6 March 1919 | Lucien Louis Fourneau, Administrator | Administrator of French Cameroon | |
| 6 March 1919 to 28 June 1919 | Jules Gaston Henri Carde, Commissioner | Commissioner of French Cameroon | |
| 28 June 1919 | Formal division into French and British Cameroons | ||
| British-occupied territory | |||
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes | |
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| 1916 to 1916 | Kenneth V. Elphinstone, Resident | ||
| 1916 to 1917 | E.C. Duff, Resident | ||
| 1917 to 1919 | P.V. Young, Resident | ||
| 1919 to 1919 | W.G. Ambrose, Resident | ||
| 1919 to 1919 | John C. Maxwell John C. Maxwell John Calvin Maxwell is an evangelical Christian author, speaker, and pastor who has written more than 60 books, primarily focusing on leadership. Titles include The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership and The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow... , Resident |
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| 28 June 1919 | Formal division into French and British Cameroons | ||
| 1919 to 20 July 1920 | John Humphrey Davidson John Humphrey Davidson Major General Sir John Humphrey 'Tavish' Davidson DSO KCMG CB was a British army officer and Member of Parliament. He was born in Mauritius to George Walter Davidson, a merchant, and his wife Johanna, and some time before 1890 they moved back to England... , Resident |
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| British Cameroons, League of Nations Mandated Territory | |||
| 20 July 1920 to 1925 | William Edgar Hunt, District Officer | ||
| 1925 to 1928 | Edward John Arnett, Resident | 1st Term | |
| 1928 to 1928 | H.J. Aveling, acting Resident | ||
| 1928 to 1928 | Buchanan Smith, Resident | ||
| 1928 to 1929 | Edward John Arnett, Resident | 2nd Term | |
| 1929 to 1932 | Granville St.John Orde Brown, Senior Officer | ||
| 1932 to 193? | Frederick Bernard Carr, District Officer | ||
| 193? to 193? | J.W.C. Rutherford, Resident | ||
| 193? to 193? | D.W. Firth, Senior Resident | ||
| 193? to 193? | George Hugo Findlay, Senior Resident | ||
| 193? to 193? | K.V. Hanitsch, Deputy Resident | ||
| 193? to 1939 | A.E.F. Murray, Resident | ||
| 1939 to 1942 | N.C. Denton, Resident | ||
| 1942 to 194? | Sealy-King, Resident | ||
| 194? to 194? | P.G. Harris, Resident | ||
| 1943 to 1945 | J. Macrae Simpson, Resident | ||
| 20 March 1945 to 10 October 1945 | A. Leeming, Senior District Officer | ||
| 1945 to 1946 | A.F.B. Bridges, Resident | ||
| 14 February 1946 to 13 December 1946 | N. Mackenzie, Senior District Officer | ||
| British Cameroons, United Nations trust territory | |||
| 13 December 1946 to 4 August 1949 | N. Mackenzie, Senior District Officer | ||
| 25 August 1949 to 31 December 1949 | D.A.F. Shute, Senior Resident | ||
| 1949 to 1 October 1954 | Edward John Gibbons, Special Resident | ||
| October 1954 | Autonomous territory within Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in... |
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| 1 October 1954 to 1956 | Edward John Gibbons, Commissioner | ||
| 1956 to 1 October 1961 | John Osbaldiston Field, Commissioner | ||
| (1 June 1961) | Northern British Cameroons incorporated into Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in... |
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| 1 October 1961 | Southern British Cameroons incorporated into Republic of Cameroon | ||
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