List of colonial heads of Sierra Leone
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This is a list of colonial administrators in Sierra Leone
from the establishment of the Province of Freedom
by the Committee for the Relief of the Black Poor
in 1787 until Sierra Leone's independence in 1961.
was founded by the Committee for the Relief of the Black Poor
for freed slaves.
and land along the Freetown peninsula
was granted to Captain John Taylor of the HMS Miro. In 1789, it was abandoned.
was restored by the St. George Bay Company.
was founded as the main town of the newly established Colony of Sierra Leone
On 5 July 1799, the Province of Freedom
was renamed Sierra Leone.
On 1 January 1808, Sierra Leone (including coastal area) becomes Crown colony
of the United Kingdom
, and Sierra Leone Company
rule was ended.
On 17 October 1821, Sierra Leone territory becomes part of British West African Territories
. Its Governorship was held simultaneously by Governor (from 1827 until 1837 Lieutenant governor) of Sierra Leone.
On 13 January 1850, the British West African Territories
was dissolved and Sierra Leone again becomes a separate crown colony.
On 19 February 1866, Sierra Leone territory becomes part of the British West African Settlements
. Its Governorship was held simultaneously by Governor of Sierra Leone.
On 17 December 1874, British West African Settlements
was renamed British West Africa Settlements
.
On 28 November 1888, the British West Africa Settlements
was dissolved and Sierra Leone again becomes a separate crown colony.
On 24 August 1895, hinterland of Sierra Leone becomes British protectorate, and crown colony was renamed Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate.
In 1961, Sierra Leone achieved independence from the United Kingdom
. After independence, the viceroy in Sierra Leone was the Governor-General of Sierra Leone.
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
from the establishment of the Province of Freedom
Cline Town, Sierra Leone
Cline Town, Sierra Leone, which used to be known as Granville Town, was established in 1787 by the London-based Committee for the Relief of the Black Poor. They arranged for the transport of London's so-called Black Poor to Sierra Leone where they were amongst its original settlers...
by the Committee for the Relief of the Black Poor
Committee for the Relief of the Black Poor
The Committee for the Relief of the Black Poor was a charitable organization founded in London in 1786 to provide sustenance for distressed people of African and Asian origin...
in 1787 until Sierra Leone's independence in 1961.
Administrator (1787)
On 14 May 1787, the Province of FreedomCline Town, Sierra Leone
Cline Town, Sierra Leone, which used to be known as Granville Town, was established in 1787 by the London-based Committee for the Relief of the Black Poor. They arranged for the transport of London's so-called Black Poor to Sierra Leone where they were amongst its original settlers...
was founded by the Committee for the Relief of the Black Poor
Committee for the Relief of the Black Poor
The Committee for the Relief of the Black Poor was a charitable organization founded in London in 1786 to provide sustenance for distressed people of African and Asian origin...
for freed slaves.
- B. Thompson (14 May - September 1787)
Governor (1787-1789)
On 22 August 1788, the Province of FreedomCline Town, Sierra Leone
Cline Town, Sierra Leone, which used to be known as Granville Town, was established in 1787 by the London-based Committee for the Relief of the Black Poor. They arranged for the transport of London's so-called Black Poor to Sierra Leone where they were amongst its original settlers...
and land along the Freetown peninsula
Freetown
Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean located in the Western Area of the country, and had a city proper population of 772,873 at the 2004 census. The city is the economic, financial, and cultural center of...
was granted to Captain John Taylor of the HMS Miro. In 1789, it was abandoned.
- John Taylor (August 1788 - 1789)
Agent (1791-1792)
In January 1791, the Granville TownCline Town, Sierra Leone
Cline Town, Sierra Leone, which used to be known as Granville Town, was established in 1787 by the London-based Committee for the Relief of the Black Poor. They arranged for the transport of London's so-called Black Poor to Sierra Leone where they were amongst its original settlers...
was restored by the St. George Bay Company.
- Alexander FalconbridgeAlexander FalconbridgeAlexander Falconbridge was a British surgeon on four voyages in slave ships between 1780 and 1787 before meeting the anti-slavery campaigner, Thomas Clarkson and becoming a member of the Anti-Slavery Society . After meeting Thomas Clarkson, he published in 1788 An Account of the Slave Trade on...
(January 1791 - March 1792)
Superintendent (1792)
In 1792, FreetownFreetown
Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean located in the Western Area of the country, and had a city proper population of 772,873 at the 2004 census. The city is the economic, financial, and cultural center of...
was founded as the main town of the newly established Colony of Sierra Leone
- John ClarksonJohn Clarkson (abolitionist)Lieutenant John Clarkson, RN was the younger brother of Thomas Clarkson, one of the central figures in the abolition of slavery in England and the British Empire at the close of the 18th century...
(March - July 1792)
Governors (1792-1827)
- John ClarksonJohn Clarkson (abolitionist)Lieutenant John Clarkson, RN was the younger brother of Thomas Clarkson, one of the central figures in the abolition of slavery in England and the British Empire at the close of the 18th century...
(July - 31 December 1792) - William DawesWilliam DawesWilliam Dawes, Jr. was one of several men and a woman who alerted colonial minutemen of the approach of British army troops prior to the Battle of Lexington and Concord at the outset of the American Revolution....
(31 December 1792 - March 1794) (1st time) - Zachary MacaulayZachary MacaulayZachary Macaulay was a slavery abolitionist and campaigner.-Early life:Macaulay was born in Inveraray, Scotland, the son of the Rev. John Macaulay Zachary Macaulay (2 May 1768 – 13 May 1838) was a slavery abolitionist and campaigner.-Early life:Macaulay was born in Inveraray, Scotland, the son of...
(March 1794 - 6 May 1795) (1st time) - William DawesWilliam DawesWilliam Dawes, Jr. was one of several men and a woman who alerted colonial minutemen of the approach of British army troops prior to the Battle of Lexington and Concord at the outset of the American Revolution....
(6 May 1795 - March 1796) (2nd time) - Zachary MacaulayZachary MacaulayZachary Macaulay was a slavery abolitionist and campaigner.-Early life:Macaulay was born in Inveraray, Scotland, the son of the Rev. John Macaulay Zachary Macaulay (2 May 1768 – 13 May 1838) was a slavery abolitionist and campaigner.-Early life:Macaulay was born in Inveraray, Scotland, the son of...
(March 1796 - April 1799) (2nd time) - John GrayJohn Gray-Born 18th century:*John Gray , member of the North Carolina General Assembly*John Gray , president of the Bank of Montreal...
(April - May 1799) (1st time)
On 5 July 1799, the Province of Freedom
Cline Town, Sierra Leone
Cline Town, Sierra Leone, which used to be known as Granville Town, was established in 1787 by the London-based Committee for the Relief of the Black Poor. They arranged for the transport of London's so-called Black Poor to Sierra Leone where they were amongst its original settlers...
was renamed Sierra Leone.
- Thomas Ludlum (May 1799 - 1800) (1st time)
- John GrayJohn Gray-Born 18th century:*John Gray , member of the North Carolina General Assembly*John Gray , president of the Bank of Montreal...
(1800 - January 1801) (2nd time) - William DawesWilliam DawesWilliam Dawes, Jr. was one of several men and a woman who alerted colonial minutemen of the approach of British army troops prior to the Battle of Lexington and Concord at the outset of the American Revolution....
(January 1801 - February 1803) (3rd time) - William Day (February 1803 - 1803) (1st time)
- Thomas Ludlum (1803 - 1805) (2nd time)
- William Day (1805 - 4 November 1805) (2nd time)
On 1 January 1808, Sierra Leone (including coastal area) becomes Crown colony
Crown colony
A Crown colony, also known in the 17th century as royal colony, was a type of colonial administration of the English and later British Empire....
of 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...
, and Sierra Leone Company
Sierra Leone Company
The Sierra Leone Company was the corporate body involved in founding the second British colony in Africa in 1792 through the resettlement of black American ex-slaves who had initially been settled in Nova Scotia after the American Revolutionary War...
rule was ended.
- Thomas Ludlum (1806 - 21 July 1808) (3rd time, acting to 1 January 1808)
- Thomas Perronet ThompsonThomas Perronet ThompsonThomas Perronet Thompson was a British Parliamentarian, a Governor of Sierra Leone and a radical reformer.Thompson was born in Kingston upon Hull in 1783. He was son of Thomas Thompson, a merchant of Hull and his wife, Philothea Perronet Briggs...
(21 July 1808 - 12 February 1810) - Edward H. Columbine (12 February 1810 - May 1811)
- Robert Bones (May - 1 July 1811) (acting)
- Charles William Maxwell (1 July 1811 - July 1815)
- Charles MacCarthyCharles MacCarthy (governor)Brigadier-General Sir Charles MacCarthy KCMG was an Irish-born soldier who served in the French, Dutch and British armies, and was a governor of various British territories in West Africa....
(July - December 1814) (1st time, acting for Maxwell) - J. Mailing (December 1814 - January 1815) (acting for Maxwell)
- R. Purdie (January - March 1815) (acting for Maxwell)
- William AppletonWilliam AppletonWilliam Appleton was a congressman from Massachusetts from 1851 to 1855 and briefly during the Civil War.-Biography:...
(March - June 1815) (acting for Maxwell) - H.B. Hyde (June - July 1815) (acting for Maxwell)
- Charles MacCarthyCharles MacCarthy (governor)Brigadier-General Sir Charles MacCarthy KCMG was an Irish-born soldier who served in the French, Dutch and British armies, and was a governor of various British territories in West Africa....
(from 1820, Sir Charles Macarthy) (July 1815 - July 1820) (2nd time, acting to 1 January 1816) - Sir Alexander GrantAlexander GrantAlexander Grant was a Royal Navy officer, businessman, and politician in Upper Canada. During his service with the Royal Navy Grant saw action in the Seven Years' War before becoming a naval superintendent. He then embarked on a career in the ship building industry before losing much of his wealth...
(July 1820 - 1821) (1st time, acting) - Burke (1821) (acting)
On 17 October 1821, Sierra Leone territory becomes part of British West African Territories
British West Africa
British West Africa was the collective name for British colonies in West Africa during the colonial period, either in the general geographical sense or more specifically those comprised in a formal colonial administrative entity...
. Its Governorship was held simultaneously by Governor (from 1827 until 1837 Lieutenant governor) of Sierra Leone.
- Sir Alexander GrantAlexander GrantAlexander Grant was a Royal Navy officer, businessman, and politician in Upper Canada. During his service with the Royal Navy Grant saw action in the Seven Years' War before becoming a naval superintendent. He then embarked on a career in the ship building industry before losing much of his wealth...
(1821 - November 1821) (2nd time, acting) - Sir Charles MacCarthyCharles MacCarthy (governor)Brigadier-General Sir Charles MacCarthy KCMG was an Irish-born soldier who served in the French, Dutch and British armies, and was a governor of various British territories in West Africa....
(November 1821 - 21 January 1824) (3rd time) - Daniel Molloy Hamilton (21 January - 5 February 1824) (acting)
- Charles TurnerCharles Turner-Australia:*Charles Turner , Australian cricketer*Charles Turner , Australian water polo player in the 1980 and 1984 Olympics.-Canada:...
(5 February 1824 - 7 March 1826) - Kenneth MacaulayKenneth MacaulayKenneth Macaulay was an English Conservative Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons between 1852 and 1865....
and Samuel Smart (1st time) (8 March - August 1826) (acting) - Sir Neil CampbellNeil CampbellNeil Campbell may refer to:*Sir Neil Campbell , a hero of the Wars of Scottish Independence*Neill Campbell , Scottish nobleman who became governor of New Jersey from 1686 until 1687...
(August 1826 - December 1827)
Lieutenant governors (1827-1837)
- Hugh Lumley (December 1827 - 1828) (1st time)
- Dixon DenhamDixon DenhamDixon Denham was an English explorer in West Central Africa.Denham was born in London. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, and was articled to a solicitor, but joined the army in 1811...
(1828 - 8 May 1828) - Hugh Lumley (9 June - July 1828) (2nd time)
- Samuel Smart (July - November 1828) (2nd time, acting)
- Henry John Ricketts (November 1828 - 1829) (acting)
- Augustine Fitzgerald Evans (1829 - 1830) (acting)
- Alexander Maclean Fraser (1830) (acting)
- 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 :...
(1830 - July 1833) - Michael Linning MelvilleMichael Linning MelvilleMichael Linning Melville born Edinburgh, was a Scots Barrister, Judge and Lieutenant Governor of Sierra Leone. He was commissioned by King William IV of the United Kingdom to suppress the slave trade by force off the West Coast of Africa....
(July - December 1833) (acting) - Octavius TempleOctavius TempleOctavius Temple, born 1784, died 1834 was Lieutenant Governor of Sierra Leone and Superintendent General of the Liberated Africans Department , British soldier and colonial official.-Family life:...
(December 1833 - 1834) - Thomas ColeThomas ColeThomas Cole was an English-born American artist. He is regarded as the founder of the Hudson River School, an American art movement that flourished in the mid-19th century...
(1834 - February 1835) (1st time, acting) - Henry Dundas Campbell (February 1835 - 1837)
- Thomas ColeThomas ColeThomas Cole was an English-born American artist. He is regarded as the founder of the Hudson River School, an American art movement that flourished in the mid-19th century...
(1837) (2nd time, acting)
Governors (1837-1961)
- Richard Doherty (1837 - 1840)
- John JeremieJohn JeremieSir John Jeremie was a British judge and diplomat, Chief Justice of Saint Lucia and Governor of Sierra Leone. He was given an award in 1836 for advancing "negro freedom" after accusing the judges in Mauritius of bias...
(1840 - April 1841) - J. Carr (April - September 1841) (acting)
- William FergussonWilliam FergussonSir William Fergusson, 1st Baronet FRCS FRS was a Scottish surgeon.-Biography:William Fergusson son of James Fergusson of Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, was born at Prestonpans, East Lothian on 20 March 1808, and was educated first at Lochmaben and afterwards at the high school and University of...
(September 1841 - January 1842) (1st time, acting) - George MacdonaldGeorge MacDonaldGeorge MacDonald was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister.Known particularly for his poignant fairy tales and fantasy novels, George MacDonald inspired many authors, such as W. H. Auden, J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, E. Nesbit and Madeleine L'Engle. It was C.S...
(January 1842 - July 1844) - William FergussonWilliam FergussonSir William Fergusson, 1st Baronet FRCS FRS was a Scottish surgeon.-Biography:William Fergusson son of James Fergusson of Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, was born at Prestonpans, East Lothian on 20 March 1808, and was educated first at Lochmaben and afterwards at the high school and University of...
(July 1844 - 1845) (2nd time)
On 13 January 1850, the British West African Territories
British West Africa
British West Africa was the collective name for British colonies in West Africa during the colonial period, either in the general geographical sense or more specifically those comprised in a formal colonial administrative entity...
was dissolved and Sierra Leone again becomes a separate crown colony.
- Norman William MacDonald (1845 - 1852)
- 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....
(1852 - 1854) (1st time) - Robert Dougan (1854) (1st time, acting)
- Sir Stephan John Hill (1854 - 1855) (1st time)
- Robert Dougan (1855) (2nd time)
- Sir Stephan John Hill (1855 - 1859) (2nd time)
- Alexander Fitzjames (1859 - 1860)
- Sir Stephan John Hill (1860 - 1861) (3rd time)
- William HillWilliam Hill-People:*William Hill *William Hill , British colonial Proprietary Governor of the Province of Avalon, Newfoundland*William Hill...
and SmithSmithSmith may refer to:* Smith antigen* Smith Chart, a diagram used in engineering* Smith grind, a skateboarding trick* Smith machine, a piece of weight training equipment-Persons:* Smith ** List of people with surname Smith...
(1861 - 1862) (acting) - Samuel Wensley Blackall (1862 - 1865) (1st time)
- ChamberlayneChamberlayne-Schools and colleges:*Chamberlayne College for the Arts, Weston, Southampton, England*Chamberlayne Elementary School, Henrico County, Virginia, U.S.A.*Chamberlayne Junior College, Newton, Massachusetts-People:...
(1865 - 19 February 1866) (acting)
On 19 February 1866, Sierra Leone territory becomes part of the British West African Settlements
British West Africa
British West Africa was the collective name for British colonies in West Africa during the colonial period, either in the general geographical sense or more specifically those comprised in a formal colonial administrative entity...
. Its Governorship was held simultaneously by Governor of Sierra Leone.
- Samuel Wensley Blackall (19 February 1866 - 1867) (2nd time)
- Gustavus N.K. Yonge (1867) (acting)
- Samuel Wensley Blackall (1867 - 1868) (3rd time)
- John Jennings Kendall (1868 - 1869) (1st time, acting)
- 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....
(1869 - 1871) (2nd time) - John Jennings Kendall (1871) (2nd time, acting)
- SheppardSheppardSheppard can refer to:* Sheppard Avenue in Toronto, Canada. Hence:** Sheppard subway line** Sheppard-Yonge , formerly Sheppard, subway station* Sheppard, Wisconsin, an unincorporated communty, United States...
(1871) (acting) - 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....
(1871 - January 1872) (3rd time) - John Jennings Kendall (January - February 1872) (3rd time, acting)
- John Pope Hennessey (February 1872 - 7 March 1873)
- 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...
(7 March - 17 March 1873) - Alexander Bravo and Robert William Harley (17 March - 2 October 1873) (acting)
- Sir Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount 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...
(2 October 1873 - 4 March 1874) - George BerkeleyGeorge BerkeleyGeorge Berkeley , also known as Bishop Berkeley , was an Irish philosopher whose primary achievement was the advancement of a theory he called "immaterialism"...
(4 March - 17 December 1874)
On 17 December 1874, British West African Settlements
British West Africa
British West Africa was the collective name for British colonies in West Africa during the colonial period, either in the general geographical sense or more specifically those comprised in a formal colonial administrative entity...
was renamed British West Africa Settlements
British West Africa
British West Africa was the collective name for British colonies in West Africa during the colonial period, either in the general geographical sense or more specifically those comprised in a formal colonial administrative entity...
.
- George FrenchGeorge FrenchMajor-General Sir George Arthur French, KCMG served as the first Commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police, from October 18, 1873, to July 21, 1876.George Arthur French was born at Roscommon, Ireland...
(17 December 1874 - 1875) (acting) - 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...
(1875) (1st time) - Sir Samuel Rowe (1875 - 1876) (1st time)
- 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...
(1876 - 1877) (2nd time) - Horatio James Huggins (1877) (acting)
- Sir Samuel Rowe (September 1877 - 1880) (2nd time)
- William Streeten (1880 - 1881) (acting)
- Sir Samuel Rowe (1881) (3rd time)
- Franas Frederick Pinkett (1881) (1st time, acting)
- Arthur Elibank Havelock (1881 - 1883) (1st time)
- Franas Frederick Pinkett (1883) (2nd time, acting)
- Arthur Elibank Havelock (1883 - 1884) (2nd time)
- Arthur M. Tarleton (1884) (acting)
- Franas Frederick Pinkett (1884 - 1885) (3rd time, acting)
- Sir Samuel Rowe (1885 - 1886) (4th time)
- James Shaw Hay (1886 - 1887) (1st time, acting)
- Sir Samuel Rowe (1887 - 1888) (5th time)
- J.M. Maltby (1888) (1st time, acting)
On 28 November 1888, the British West Africa Settlements
British West Africa
British West Africa was the collective name for British colonies in West Africa during the colonial period, either in the general geographical sense or more specifically those comprised in a formal colonial administrative entity...
was dissolved and Sierra Leone again becomes a separate crown colony.
- Sir James Shaw Hay (1888 - 1889) (2nd time, acting to 24 November 1888)
- Patchett and FosterFoster- Places :Australia* Foster, VictoriaUnited States* Foster, California ** Foster, San Diego County, California** Foster, Siskiyou County, California* Foster, Indiana* Foster, Missouri* Foster, Nebraska* Foster, Oregon* Foster, Rhode Island...
(1889) (acting) - J.M. Maltby (1889 - 1890) (2nd time)
- Sir James Shaw Hay (1890 - 1891) (3rd time)
- J.J. Crooks (1891 - 1892) (acting)
- W.H.Q. Jones (1892) (1st time, acting)
- Francis FlemingFrancis FlemingSir Francis Fleming KCMG was a British colonial administrator.His father was James Fleming, Q.C.. He attended Downside College near Bath, and studied law at the Middle Temple, and was called to the bar in 1866....
(1892 - 1893) (1st time) - W.H.Q. Jones (1893) (2nd time, acting)
- Francis FlemingFrancis FlemingSir Francis Fleming KCMG was a British colonial administrator.His father was James Fleming, Q.C.. He attended Downside College near Bath, and studied law at the Middle Temple, and was called to the bar in 1866....
(1893 - 1894) (2nd time) - W.H.Q. Jones (1894) (3rd time, acting)
- Frederic Cardew (1894 - 1895) (1st time)
- CaulfieldCaulfield-Places:*Caulfield, Victoria, suburb in Melbourne, Australia*Electoral district of Caulfield, a state electoral district in Victoria, Australia*Caulfield, Missouri, a community in Missouri*Castlecaulfield, a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland...
(1895 - 24 August 1895) (1st time, acting)
On 24 August 1895, hinterland of Sierra Leone becomes British protectorate, and crown colony was renamed Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate.
- Frederic Cardew (from 22 June 1897, Sir Frederic Cardew) (24 August 1895 - 1897) (2nd time)
- J.C. Gore (1897) (acting)
- CaulfieldCaulfield-Places:*Caulfield, Victoria, suburb in Melbourne, Australia*Electoral district of Caulfield, a state electoral district in Victoria, Australia*Caulfield, Missouri, a community in Missouri*Castlecaulfield, a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland...
(1897) (2nd time, acting) - Sir Frederic Cardew (1897 - 1899) (3rd time)
- 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...
(1899) (acting) - Sir Frederic Cardew (1899 - 1900) (4th time)
- CaulfieldCaulfield-Places:*Caulfield, Victoria, suburb in Melbourne, Australia*Electoral district of Caulfield, a state electoral district in Victoria, Australia*Caulfield, Missouri, a community in Missouri*Castlecaulfield, a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland...
(1900 - 11 December 1900) (3rd time, acting) - Sir Charles Anthony King-Harman (11 December 1900 - 3 October 1904)
- Sir Leslie Probyn (3 October 1904 - 1910)
- Sir Edward Marsh Merewether (1910 - 1913) (1st time)
- Claude Hollis (1913) (acting)
- Sir Edward Marsh Merewether (1913 - 1916) (2nd time)
- Sir Richard James WilkinsonRichard James WilkinsonSir Richard James Wilkinson was a Colonial administrator, a Malay scholar and historian.Richard James Wilkinson, the son of British Consul in Greece was born in 1867 at Salonika , Greece....
(9 March 1916 - 1921) (1st time) - John C. MaxwellJohn C. MaxwellJohn 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...
(1921) (acting) - Sir Richard James WilkinsonRichard James WilkinsonSir Richard James Wilkinson was a Colonial administrator, a Malay scholar and historian.Richard James Wilkinson, the son of British Consul in Greece was born in 1867 at Salonika , Greece....
(1921 - 4 May 1922) (2nd time) - Alexander Ransford Slater (from 1924, Sir Alexander Ransford Slater) (4 May 1922 - 24 September 1927)
- 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:...
(24 September 1927 - 1929) (1st time) - Mark Aitchison YoungMark Aitchison YoungSir Mark Aitchison Young, GCMG was a British administrator who became the Governor of Hong Kong during the years immediately before and after the Japanese occupation of the territory.-Early life, service in war:...
(1929 - 1930) (acting) - 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:...
(1930 - 23 May 1931) (2nd time) - Sir Arnold Wienholt Hodson (23 May 1931 - 17 July 1934)
- Sir Henry Monck-Mason MooreHenry Monck-Mason MooreSir Henry Monck-Mason Moore GCMG, KStJ , was British Governor of Sierra Leone, Kenya and Ceylon.The son of Rev. Edward William Moore, he was educated at King's College School, Wimbledon and Jesus College, Cambridge, graduating in 1909....
(17 July 1934 - 21 May 1937) - Sir Douglas James JardineDouglas James JardineFor the article about the English cricketer who captained the Bodyline Ashes tour, see Douglas JardineSir Douglas James Jardine, KCMG, OBE was a British colonial administrator, holding the posts of Governor of North Borneo, Sierra Leone and the Leeward Islands during his career.-Biography:Jardine...
(21 May 1937 - 5 July 1941) - Sir Hubert Craddock Stevenson (5 July 1941 - September 1947)
- Sir George Beresford-Stooke (September 1947 - December 1952)
- Sir Robert de Zouche Hall (December 1952 - 1 September 1956)
- Maurice Henry DormanMaurice Henry DormanSir Maurice Henry Dorman, GCMG, GCVO was the representative of the British Monarchy in Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Sierra Leone, and Malta. He studied at Cambridge University. He served in Sierra Leone from 1956 until 1962, for which he was knighted in 1957...
(from 2 January 1957, Sir Maurice Henry Dorman) (1 September 1956 - 27 April 1961)
In 1961, Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone was the Governor-General of Sierra Leone.
See also
- History of Sierra LeoneHistory of Sierra LeoneThe history of Sierra Leone began when the lands became inhabited at least 2,500 years ago. Sierra Leone played a significant part in modern African political liberty and nationalism, and became an independent nation in 1961...
- List of Governors-General of Sierra Leone
- President of Sierra LeonePresident of Sierra LeoneThe President of the Republic of Sierra Leone is the head of state and the head of government of Sierra Leone, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces...
- List of heads of government of Sierra Leone