List of commissioners of Bechuanaland
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This is a list of the commissioners of the Protectorate, which gained full independence as Botswana in 1966. From 1885 to 1891, the post was known as Deputy Commissioner; from 1891 to 1964 as Resident Commissioner; and from 1964 to independence as Queen's Commissioner.[1]
In the table below, dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office.
List of commissioners
| No | Portrait | Name | Tenure | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Suzerainty | |||||
| Bechuanaland Protectorate | |||||
| John Mackenzie, Resident | 1884 | January 1885 | |||
| Sir Charles Warren, Special Commissioner, Military Commander | 23 March 1885 | 24 September 1885 | |||
| Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Carrington, Special Commissioner, Military Commander | 24 September 1885 | 30 September 1885 | |||
| (30 September 1885 to 16 November 1885) Divided into British Bechuanaland Crown Colony (south) and Bechuanaland Protectorate (north) | |||||
| Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Carrington, Special Commissioner, Military Commander | 30 September 1885 | 23 October 1885 | |||
| Sidney Godolphin Alexander Shippard, Administrator | 23 October 1885 | 16 November 1885 | |||
| Bechuanaland Protectorate | |||||
| Sidney Godolphin Alexander Shippard, Administrator | 30 September 1885 | 9 May 1891 | knighted during tenure | ||
| Bechuanaland High Commission Territory | |||||
| Sir Sidney Godolphin Alexander Shippard, Resident Commissioner | 9 May 1891 | 1895 | |||
| Under the High Commissioner for Southern Africa to 3 October 1963 | |||||
| Francis James Newton, Resident Commissioner | 1895 | 1897 | |||
| Hamilton John Goold-Adams, Resident Commissioner | 1897 | 1901 | |||
| Sir Ralph Champneys Williams, Resident Commissioner | 1901 | 1906 | |||
| Francis William Panzera, Resident Commissioner | 1906 | 1917 | |||
| Edward Charles Frederick Garraway, Resident Commissioner | 1917 | 1917 | |||
| James Comyn Macgregor, Resident Commissioner | 1917 | 1923 | knighted during tenure | ||
| Jules Ellenberger, Resident Commissioner | 1923 | 1928 | |||
| Rowland Mortimer Daniel, Resident Commissioner | 1928 | 1930 | |||
| Charles Fernand Rey, Resident Commissioner | 1930 | 1937 | |||
| Charles Noble Arden-Clarke, Resident Commissioner | 1937 | 1942 | |||
| Aubrey Denzil Forsyth-Thompson, Resident Commissioner | 1942 | 1946 | |||
| Anthony Sillery, Resident Commissioner | 1946 | 1950 | |||
| Edward Betham Beetham, Resident Commissioner | 1950 | 1953 | |||
| Martin Osterfield Wray, Resident Commissioner | 1953 | 1953 | |||
| William Forbes Mackenzie, Resident Commissioner | 1954 | 1959 | |||
| John Redcliffe Maud, Resident Commissioner | 1959 | 1960 | |||
| Independence Day Republic of Botswana | 30 September 1960 | ||||
| Peter Fawcus, Resident Commissioner | 1960 | 1965 | |||
| Hugh Selby Norman-Walker, Commissioner | 1965 | 30 September 1966 | knighted during tenure | ||
| 30 September 1966 | Independence Day Republic of Botswana | ||||
For continuation after independence see: Heads of State of Botswana
Sources
- http://www.rulers.org/rulb1.html#botswana
- African States and Rulers, John Stewart, McFarland
- Heads of State and Government, 2nd Edition, John V da Graca, MacMillan Press 2000
- Whitaker's Almanack 1965, J. Whitaker and Sons Ltd