List of colonial governors in 1935
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France
- French SomalilandDjiboutiDjibouti , officially the Republic of Djibouti , is a country in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the southeast. The remainder of the border is formed by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden at the east...
-- Jules Marcel de CoppetJules Marcel de CoppetJules Marcel de Coppet was a French colonial administrator stationed in several countries in Africa before becoming governor-general of French West Africa....
, Governor of French Somaliland (1934–1935) - Achille Louis Auguste Silvestre, Governor of French Somaliland (1935)
- Armand Léon AnnetArmand Léon AnnetArmand Léon Annet was a Governor for various colonies in French Colonial Empire.- Life :Annet was born in Paris....
, Governor of French Somaliland (1935–1937)
- Jules Marcel de Coppet
- DahomeyBeninBenin , officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. Its small southern coastline on the Bight of Benin is where a majority of the population is located...
- Jean Desanti, acting Lieutenant-Governor of Dahomey (1934–1935)
- Maurice-Léon Bourgine, Lieutenant-Governor of Dahomey (1935–1937)
- French Establishments in OceaniaFrench PolynesiaFrench Polynesia is an overseas country of the French Republic . It is made up of several groups of Polynesian islands, the most famous island being Tahiti in the Society Islands group, which is also the most populous island and the seat of the capital of the territory...
-- Michel Lucien Montagné, Governor of French Establishments in Oceania (1933–1935)
- Henri Sautot, Acting Governor of French Establishments in Oceania (1935–1937)
- GuineaGuineaGuinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
-- Joseph Vadier, Lieutenant-Governor of Guinea (1933–1935)
- Louis Placide Blacher, acting Lieutenant-Governor of Guinea (1935)
- Joseph Vadier, Lieutenant-Governor of Guinea (1935–1936)
Netherlands
- Dutch East IndiesDutch East IndiesThe Dutch East Indies was a Dutch colony that became modern Indonesia following World War II. It was formed from the nationalised colonies of the Dutch East India Company, which came under the administration of the Netherlands government in 1800....
- Bonifacius Cornelis de JongeBonifacius Cornelis de JongeBonifacius Cornelis de Jonge was a Dutch politician.-References:...
, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1931–1936)
Japan
- KarafutoKarafuto Prefecture, commonly called South Sakhalin, was the Japanese administrative division corresponding to Japanese territory on Sakhalin from 1905 to 1945. Through the Treaty of Portsmouth, the portion of Sakhalin south of 50°N became a colony of Japan in 1905...
- Takeshi Imamura, Governor-General of Karafuto (5 July 1932-7 May 1938) - KoreaKorea under Japanese ruleKorea was under Japanese rule as part of Japan's 35-year imperialist expansion . Japanese rule ended in 1945 shortly after the Japanese defeat in World War II....
- Kazushige Ugaki, Governor-General of KoreaGovernor-General of KoreaThe post of Japanese Governor-General of Korea served as the chief administrator of the Japanese government in Korea while it was held as the Japanese colony of Chōsen from 1910 to 1945...
(1931–1936) - TaiwanTaiwan under Japanese ruleBetween 1895 and 1945, Taiwan was a dependency of the Empire of Japan. The expansion into Taiwan was a part of Imperial Japan's general policy of southward expansion during the late 19th century....
- Kenzō Nakagawa, Governor-General of TaiwanGovernor-General of TaiwanThe position of Governor-General of Taiwan existed when Taiwan and the Pescadores were part of the Empire of Japan, from 1895 to 1945.The Japanese Governors-General were members of the Diet, civilian officials, Japanese nobles or generals...
(27 May 1932-September 1936)
Portugal
- AngolaAngolaAngola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
-- Júlio Garcês de Lencastre, High Commissioner of Angola (1934–1935)
- António Lopes Matheus, High Commissioner of Angola (1935–1939)
United Kingdom
- The BahamasThe BahamasThe Bahamas , officially the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, is a nation consisting of 29 islands, 661 cays, and 2,387 islets . It is located in the Atlantic Ocean north of Cuba and Hispaniola , northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and southeast of the United States...
- Sir Charles Dundas, Governor of The Bahamas (1934–1940) - Bechuanaland - Charles Fernand Rey, Resident Commissioner of Bechuanaland (1930–1937)
- British GuianaBritish GuianaBritish Guiana was the name of the British colony on the northern coast of South America, now the independent nation of Guyana.The area was originally settled by the Dutch at the start of the 17th century as the colonies of Essequibo, Demerara, and Berbice...
-- 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:...
, Governor of British Guiana (1930–1935) - Sir Geoffry Northcote, Governor of British Guiana (1935–1937)
- Sir Edward Brandis Denham
- CeylonSri LankaSri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
- Sir Reginald Edward StubbsReginald Edward StubbsSir Reginald Edward Stubbs, GCMG was a British colonial governor, who was once the Governor of Hong Kong...
, Governor of Ceylon (1933–1937) - CyprusCyprusCyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
- 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...
, Governor of Cyprus (1933–1939) - Hong KongHong KongHong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
-- Sir William Peel, Governor of Hong Kong (1930–1935)
- Sir Andrew CaldecottAndrew CaldecottSir Andrew Caldecott, GCMG, KBE was a British colonial administrator.-Early Life, Education:Sir Andrew Caldecott was born on 26 October 1884 in Kent, England. His father was a cleric...
, Governor of Hong Kong (1935–1940)
- IndiaBritish RajBritish Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
- The Earl of WillingdonFreeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of WillingdonMajor Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon was a British Liberal politician and administrator who served as Governor General of Canada, the 13th since Canadian Confederation, and as Viceroy and Governor-General of India, the country's 22nd.Freeman-Thomas was born in England and...
, Viceroy of India (1931–1936) - JamaicaJamaicaJamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
- 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:...
, Governor of Jamaica (1935–1938) - KenyaKenyaKenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
- Sir Joseph Aloysius ByrneJoseph Aloysius ByrneBrigadier-General Sir Joseph Aloysius Byrne, GCMG, KBE, CB , was the Royal Irish Constabulary's Inspector-General from 1916 until 1920. He later served abroad in , and Kenya.-Biography:...
, Governor of Kenya (1931–1936) - MaltaMaltaMalta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
-- Sir David Graham Campbell, Governor of Malta (1934–1935)
- Sir Charles Bonham Carter, Governor of Malta (1935–1940)
- Northern RhodesiaNorthern RhodesiaNorthern Rhodesia was a territory in south central Africa, formed in 1911. It became independent in 1964 as Zambia.It was initially administered under charter by the British South Africa Company and formed by it in 1911 by amalgamating North-Western Rhodesia and North-Eastern Rhodesia...
-- Sir Ronald StorrsRonald StorrsSir Ronald Henry Amherst Storrs, KCMG, CBE was an official in the British Foreign and Colonial Office. He served as Oriental Secretary in Cairo, Military Governor of Jerusalem, Governor of Cyprus, and Governor of Northern Rhodesia.-Biography:The eldest son of John Storrs, the Dean of Rochester...
, Governor of Northern Rhodesia (1932–1935) - Sir Hubert Winthrop Young, Governor of Northern Rhodesia (1935–1938)
- Sir Ronald Storrs
- NyasalandNyasalandNyasaland or the Nyasaland Protectorate, was a British protectorate located in Africa, which was established in 1907 when the former British Central Africa Protectorate changed its name. Since 1964, it has been known as Malawi....
- Sir Harold Baxter KittermasterHarold Baxter KittermasterSir Harold Baxter Kittermaster KCMG, KBE was governor of British Somaliland , British Honduras , and then of the Nyasaland protectorate in the period before the Second World War....
, Governor of Nyasaland (1934–1939) - Southern RhodesiaSouthern RhodesiaSouthern Rhodesia was the name of the British colony situated north of the Limpopo River and the Union of South Africa. From its independence in 1965 until its extinction in 1980, it was known as Rhodesia...
-- Sir Fraser RussellFraser RussellSir Alexander Fraser Russell KBE , known as Fraser Russell, was three times acting Governor of Southern Rhodesia as well as its long-serving Chief Justice....
, Governor of Southern Rhodesia (1934–1935) - Sir Herbert StanleyHerbert StanleySir Herbert James Stanley, GCMG was a leading British administrator, who served at different times as Governor of Northern Rhodesia, Ceylon and Southern Rhodesia....
, Governor of Southern Rhodesia (1935–1942)
- Sir Fraser Russell
- Straits SettlementsStraits SettlementsThe Straits Settlements were a group of British territories located in Southeast Asia.Originally established in 1826 as part of the territories controlled by the British East India Company, the Straits Settlements came under direct British control as a crown colony on 1 April 1867...
- Sir Shenton ThomasShenton ThomasSir Thomas Shenton Whitelegge Thomas, GCMG, GCStJ was the last Governor of the Straits Settlements, 1934–1942 during which time World War II began. He died at age 82...
, Governor of the Straits Settlements (1934–1942) - UgandaUgandaUganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
-- Sir Bernard Henry BourdillonBernard Henry BourdillonSir Bernard Henry Bourdillon was a British colonial administrator who was Governor of Uganda and of Nigeria .-Early years:Bourdillon was born on 3 December 1883 at Emu Bay, Tasmania....
, Governor of Uganda (1932–1935) - Sir Philip Euen MitchellPhilip Euen MitchellSir Philip Euen Mitchell was a British Colonial administrator who served as Governor of Uganda , Governor of Fiji and Governor of Kenya .-Birth and education:...
, Governor of Uganda (1935–1940)
- Sir Bernard Henry Bourdillon