List of Governors of Natal
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Below is a list of governors of Natal during the British
occupation of South Africa
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United Kingdom
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occupation of South Africa
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Lieutenant-Governors
- 1845-1849: Martin West
- 1850-1855: Benjamin PineBenjamin PineSir Benjamin Chilley Campbell Pine was at various times administrator of Natal, the Gold Coast, Antigua, the Leeward Islands and Western Australia.-Life:...
- 1856-1865: John Scott
- 1864-1865: John MacleanJohn MacLeanJohn MacLean may refer to:* John MacLean , US musician, formerly of Six Finger Satellite, now of The Juan MacLean* John MacLean , professional ice hockey player and coach...
- 1865: John ThomasJohn Wellesley ThomasLieutenant-General Sir John Wellesley Thomas, KCB was a distinguished British military officer who served in Afghanistan, Australia, and China. He was the commander of the British military and police forces that quelled the rebellion at the Eureka Stockade in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia in...
(acting) - 1865-1867: John Bisset (acting)
- 1867-1872: Robert William KeateRobert William KeateRobert William Keate was a career British colonial governor, serving as Commissioner of the Seychelles from 1850 to 1852, Governor of Trinidad from 1857 to 1864, of Natal from 1867 to 1872, and of Gold Coast from 7 March 1873 to 17 March 1873.-Early life and family:Keate was born in 1814 in...
- 1872-1873: Anthony MusgraveAnthony MusgraveSir Anthony Musgrave KCMG was a colonial administrator and governor. He was born at St John’s, Antigua, the third of 11 children of Anthony Musgrave and Mary Harris Sheriff...
- 1873: Thomas Milles (acting)
- 1873-1875: Sir Benjamin Pine
- 1875: Sir Garnet WolseleyGarnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount WolseleyField Marshal Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley, KP, GCB, OM, GCMG, VD, PC was an Anglo-Irish officer in the British Army. He served in Burma, the Crimean War, the Indian Mutiny, China, Canada, and widely throughout Africa—including his Ashanti campaign and the Nile Expedition...
- 1875-1880: Sir Henry Bulwer
- 1880: William Bellairs (acting)
- 1880: Henry CliffordHenry Hugh CliffordMajor General Sir Henry Hugh Clifford VC KCMG CB was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Early life:Clifford was the third son of Hugh Charles Clifford, 7th...
(acting)
Governors
- 1880-1881: Sir George ColleyGeorge Pomeroy ColleyMajor-General Sir George Pomeroy Colley KCSI CB CMG was a British Army officer who became Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Natal and High Commissionerfor South Eastern Africa....
- 1880: Henry AlexanderHenry AlexanderHenry Alexander may refer to:*Henry Alexander , American painter*Henry Alexander , Irish Member of Parliament for Londonderry City, 1801–02*Henry Alexander , MP for Barnstaple, 1826–30*Henry P...
(acting) - 1881: Sir Evelyn Wood (acting)
- 1881: Redvers BullerRedvers BullerGeneral Sir Redvers Henry Buller VC GCB GCMG was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
(acting) - 1881-1882: Charles MitchellCharles Mitchell (governor)Sir Charles Bullen Hugh Mitchell, G.C.M.G., R.M. was a lieutenant colonel in the Royal Marines, before joining the Colonial Service, in which he served in British Honduras, British Guiana, Natal...
(acting) - 1882-1885: Sir Henry Bulwer
- 1886-1889: Sir Arthur HavelockArthur HavelockSir Arthur Elibank Havelock, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE was a career British colonial governor, serving as Governor of Sierra Leone from 1880, of Natal, of Madras, of Ceylon from 1890 to 1895, and of Tasmania from 1901 to 1904....
- 1889-1893: Sir Charles Mitchell
- 1893: Francis Haden (acting)
- 1893-1901: Sir Walter Hely-HutchinsonWalter Hely-HutchinsonSir Walter Francis Hely-Hutchinson GCMG was an Anglo-Irish diplomat and colonial administrator.-Biography:He was the son of Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 4th Earl of Donoughmore, He attended the University of Cambridge....
- 1901-1907: Sir Henry McCallum
- 1907-1909: Sir Matthew NathanMatthew NathanLieutenant-Colonel Sir Matthew Nathan GCMG, PC was a British soldier and civil servant, who variously served as the Governor of Sierra Leone, Gold Coast, Hong Kong, Natal and Queensland...
- 1910: Paul Methuen, 3rd Baron MethuenPaul Methuen, 3rd Baron MethuenField Marshal Paul Sanford Methuen, 3rd Baron Methuen GCB, GCMG, GCVO was a British military commander.-Early life:...