Governor of British Somaliland | |
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Seat |
Berbera (until 1941) Hargeisa (from 1941) |
Appointer | British Monarch |
Formation | 1884 |
First holder | Frederick Mercer Hunter |
Final holder | Douglas Hall |
Abolished | 1 July 1960 |
This is a list of colonial governors of British Somaliland from 1884 to 1960. They administered the territory on behalf of the United Kingdom.
Complete list of colonial governors of British Somaliland: [1]
Tenure [a] | Portrait | Incumbent | Notes |
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British Suzerainty | |||
1884 to 20 July 1887 | Frederick Mercer Hunter, Political Agent |
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British Somaliland Protectorate | |||
20 July 1887 to 1888 | Frederick Mercer Hunter, Resident |
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1888 to 1893 | Edward Vincent Stace, Resident |
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1893 to 1896 | Charles William Henry Sealy, Resident |
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1896 to 1897 | William Butler Ferris, Resident |
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1897 to 1898 |
James Hayes Sadler, Resident |
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1898 to 1901 |
James Hayes Sadler, Consul-General |
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1901 to 1902 |
Harry Edward Spiller Cordeaux, acting Consul-General |
1st time | |
1902 to 1905 |
Eric John Eagles Swayne, Consul-General |
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1905 to 8 May 1906 | Vacant | ||
8 May 1906 to 1909 |
Harry Edward Spiller Cordeaux, Commissioner |
2nd time | |
1909 to January 1910 | Vacant | ||
January 1910 to 1911 | Sir
William Henry Manning, Commissioner |
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July 1911 to 1914 |
Horace Archer Byatt, Commissioner |
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May 1914 to October 1919 |
Geoffrey Francis Archer, Commissioner |
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October 1919 to 17 August 1922 |
Geoffrey Francis Archer, Governor |
From 5 June 1920, Sir Geoffrey Francis Archer | |
17 August 1922 to 29 November 1925 |
Gerald Henry Summers, Governor |
From 23 June 1925, Sir Gerald Henry Summers | |
29 November 1925 to 26 January 1926 |
Harold Baxter Kittermaster, acting Governor |
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26 January 1926 to 18 June 1932 |
Harold Baxter Kittermaster, Governor |
From 4 June 1928, Sir Harold Baxter Kittermaster | |
18 June 1932 to 10 May 1935 |
Arthur Salisbury Lawrance, Commissioner |
From 1 January 1934, Sir Arthur Salisbury Lawrance | |
10 May 1935 to 2 March 1939 |
Arthur Salisbury Lawrance, Governor |
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2 March 1939 to 18 August 1940 |
Vincent Glenday, Governor |
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British Somaliland under Italian occupation | |||
19 August 1940 to 27 August 1940 |
Guglielmo Nasi, Military Governor |
Commanding officer, Eastern Sector | |
27 August 1940 to 16 March 1941 |
Carlo De Simone, Military Governor |
General officer commanding, Somaliland Army | |
British Somaliland Protectorate | |||
29 March 1941 to 3 March 1943 |
Arthur Reginald Chater, Military Governor |
Appointed following the British recapture of the colony | |
3 March 1943 to 3 March 1948 |
Gerald Thomas Fisher, Military Governor |
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3 March 1948 to 15 November 1948 |
Gerald Thomas Fisher, Governor |
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1948 to February 1954 |
Gerald Reece, Governor |
From 1950, Sir Gerald Reece | |
February 1954 to 1959 |
Theodore Pike, Governor |
From 2 January 1956, Sir Theodore Pike | |
11 July 1959 1 July 1960 |
Douglas Hall, Governor |
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26 June 1960 | Independence as the State of Somaliland |
For continuation after independence, see: List of presidents of Somaliland