Governor of Northern Rhodesia
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Representative of the monarch in Northern Rhodesia
| Governor of Northern Rhodesia | |
|---|---|
.svg) Flag of the governor of Northern Rhodesia (1939–1964) | |
| Style | His Excellency The Right Honourable |
| Appointer | British monarch |
| Formation | 1 April 1924 |
| First holder | Herbert Stanley |
| Final holder | Evelyn Hone |
| Abolished | 24 October 1964 |
The governor of Northern Rhodesia was the representative of the British monarch in the colony of Northern Rhodesia from 1924 to 1964. The governor was appointed by the Crown and acted as the local head of state, receiving instructions from the British government.
The office was established on 20 February 1924, when the Northern Rhodesia Order in Council, 1924 was adopted.[1] It provided that "In place of the Administrator for whose appointment provision is made by the Northern Rhodesia Order in Council, 1911, there shall be a Governor and Commander in Chief in and over Northern Rhodesia...".
List of governors of Northern Rhodesia
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Monarch | Prime Minister of Northern Rhodesia | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 |  |
Sir Herbert Stanley (1872–1955) |
1 April 1924 | 25 July 1927 | 3 years, 115 days | George V | Position not established |
| – |  |
Richard Allmond Jeffrey Goode (1873–1953) Acting |
25 July 1927 | 31 August 1927 | 37 days | ||
| 2 | |
Sir James Maxwell (1869–1932) |
31 August 1927 | 1 December 1932 | 5 years, 92 days | ||
| 3 | .jpg) |
Sir Ronald Storrs (1881–1955) |
1 December 1932 | 7 January 1935 | 2 years, 37 days | ||
| 4 | |
Major Sir Hubert Winthrop Young (1885–1950) |
7 January 1935 | July 1938 | 3 years, 175 days | George V Edward VIII George VI | |
| 5 | |
Sir John Maybin (1889–1941) |
1 September 1938 | 9 April 1941† | 2 years, 220 days | George VI | |
| – | |
William Marston Logan (1889–1968) Acting |
9 April 1941 | 16 October 1941 | 190 days | ||
| 6 |  |
Sir John Waddington (1890–1957) |
16 October 1941 | 16 October 1947 | 6 years | ||
| – | |
Robert Christopher Stafford Stanley (1899–1981) Acting |
16 October 1947 | 19 February 1948 | 126 days | ||
| 7 | |
Sir Gilbert Rennie (1895–1981) |
19 February 1948 | 8 March 1954 | 6 years, 17 days | George VI Elizabeth II | |
| 8 | |
Alexander Williams (1903–1984) |
8 March 1954 | 25 May 1954 | 78 days | Elizabeth II | |
| 9 | |
Sir Arthur Benson (1907–1987) |
25 May 1954 | 22 April 1959 | 4 years, 332 days | ||
| 10 | |
Sir Evelyn Hone (1911–1979) |
22 April 1959 | 24 October 1964 | 5 years, 185 days | Kaunda (22 April–24 October 1964) | |
For continuation after independence, see: President of Zambia
See also
References
- ↑ Northern Rhodesia Order in Council, 1924
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* Acting Governor | ||
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