Colonial Heads of Ghana

List of Colonial Heads of Ghana

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)


Tenure Incumbent Notes
British Suzerainty
Gold Coast
23 June 1751 to 23 January 1756Thomas Melvil, Governor of the Committee of Merchants
23 January 1756 to 17 February 1756William Tymewell, Governor of the Committee of Merchants
17 February 1756 to 15 October 1757Charles Bell, Governor of the Committee of Merchants1st Term
15 October 1757 to 10 May 1761Nassau Senior, acting Governor of the Committee of Merchants
10 May 1761 to 15 August 1763Charles Bell, Governor of the Committee of Merchants2nd Term
15 August 1763 to 1 March 1766William Mutter, Governor of the Committee of Merchants
1 March 1766 to 11 August 1766John Hippersley, Governor of the Committee of Merchants
11 August 1766 to 21 April 1769Gilbert Petrie, Governor of the Committee of Merchants
21 April 1769 to 11 August 1770John Crossle, Governor of the Committee of Merchants
11 August 1770 to 20 January 1777David Mill, Governor of the Committee of Merchants
20 January 1777 to 25 March 1780Richard Miles, Governor of the Committee of Merchants1st Term
25 March 1780 to 20 May 1781John Roberts, Governor of the Committee of Merchants
20 May 1781 to 29 April 1782John B. Weuves, acting Governor of the Committee of Merchants
29 April 1782 to 29 January 1784Richard Miles, Governor of the Committee of Merchants2nd Term
29 January 1784 to 24 January 1787James Morgue, Governor of the Committee of Merchants
24 January 1787 to 27 April 1787Thomas Price, Governor of the Committee of Merchants
27 April 1787 to 20 June 1789Thomas Morris, Governor of the Committee of Merchants
20 June 1789 to 15 November 1791William Fielde, Governor of the Committee of Merchants
15 November 1791 to 31 March 1792John Gordon, Governor of the Committee of Merchants1st Term
31 March 1792 to 16 December 1798Archibald Dalzel, Governor of the Committee of Merchants1st Term
16 December 1798 to 4 January 1799Jacob Mould, Governor of the Committee of Merchants1st Term
4 January 1799 to 28 April 1800John Gordon, Governor of the Committee of Merchants2nd Term
28 April 1800 to 30 September 1802Archibald Dalzel, Governor of the Committee of Merchants2nd Term
30 September 1802 to 8 February 1805Jacob Mould, Governor of the Committee of Merchants2nd Term
8 February 1805 to 4 December 1807George Torrane, Governor of the Committee of Merchants
4 December 1807 to 21 April 1816Edward White, Governor of the Committee of Merchants
21 April 1816 to 19 January 1817Joseph Dawson, Governor of the Committee of Merchants
19 January 1817 to 27 March 1822John Hope Smith, Governor of the Committee of Merchants
27 March 1822 to 17 May 1822Sir Charles Macarthy, Governor1st Term
17 May 1822 to December 1822James Chisholm, Governor1st Term
December 1822 to 21 January 1824Sir Charles Macarthy, Governor2nd Term
21 January 1824 to 17 October 1824James Chisholm, Governor2nd Term
17 October 1824 to 22 March 1825Edward Purdon, Governor
22 March 1825 to 8 March 1826Charles Turner, Governor
18 May 1826 to 15 November 1826Sir Neil Campbell, Governor
15 November 1826 to 11 October 1827Henry John Ricketts, Governor1st Term
11 October 1827 to 10 March 1828Hugh Lumley, Governor
10 March 1828 to 5 June 1828George Hingston, Governor
5 June 1828 to 25 June 1828Henry John Ricketts, Governor2nd Term
25 June 1828 to 19 February 1830John Jackson, Governor of the Committee of Merchants
19 February 1830 to 26 June 1836George Maclean, Governor of the Committee of Merchants1st Term
26 June 1836 to 15 August 1838William Topp, Governor of the Committee of Merchants
15 August 1838 to 1843George Maclean, Governor of the Committee of Merchants2nd Term
Crown colony under Sierra Leone
1843 to 8 March 1845R.M. Worsley Hill, Governor
8 March 1845 to 15 April 1846James Lelley, Governor
15 April 1846 to 31 January 1849William Winniett, Governor1st Term
31 January 1849 to 13 January 1850James Coleman Fitzpatrick, Governor
13 January 1850 to 4 December 1850Sir William Winniett, Governor2nd Term
4 December 1850 to 14 October 1851James Bannerman, Governor
14 October 1851 to December 1854Stephen John Hill, Governor
December 1854 to March 1857Henry Connor, acting Governor
March 1857 to April 1858Sir Benjamin Chilley Campbell Pine, Governor
April 1858 to 20 April 1860Henry Bird, acting Governor
20 April 1860 to 14 April 1862Edward B. Andrews, Governor
14 April 1862 to 20 September 1862William A. Ross, acting Governor
20 September 1862 to 1865Richard Pine, Governor
1865 to 1865Rokeby Jones, acting Governor
1865 to 1865W.E. Mockler, acting Governor
April 1865 to February 1867Edward Conran, Governor
February 1867 to April 1872Herbert Taylor Ussher, Governor1st Term
April 1872 to 1872John Pope Hennessy, Governor
1872 to September 1872Charles Spencer Salmon, acting Governor
September 1872 to 2 October 1873Robert William Harley, Governor
2 October 1873 to 4 March 1874Garnet Joseph Wolseley, Governor
Crown colony
4 March 1874 to 30 March 1874James Maxwell, acting Governor
30 March 1874 to June 1874Charles Cameron Lees, acting Governor1st Term
June 1874 to 7 April 1876George Cumine Strahan, Governor
7 April 1876 to December 1876Charles Cameron Lees, acting Governor2nd Term
December 1876 to 5 June 1877Sanford Freeling, acting Governor
5 June 1877 to 13 May 1878Sanford Freeling, Governor
13 May 1878 to June 1879Charles Cameron Lees, acting Governor3rd Term
June 1879 to 1 December 1880Herbert Taylor Ussher, Governor2nd Term
1 December 1880 to 4 March 1881William Brandford Griffith, acting Governor1st Term
4 March 1881 to 29 April 1884Sir Samuel Rowe, Governor
29 April 1884 to 24 April 1885W.A.G. Young, Governor
24 April 1885 to 1877William Brandford Griffith, Governor
1887 to 7 April 1895Sir William Brandford Griffith, Governor2nd Term
7 April 1895 to 1896William Edward Maxwell, Governor
1896 to 6 December 1897Sir William Edward Maxwell, Governor
1897 to 29 May 1898Frederick Mitchell Hodgson, acting Governor
29 May 1898 to 29 August 1900Frederick Mitchell Hodgson, Governor
29 August 1900 to 17 December 1900W. Low, acting Governor
17 December 1900 to 9 February 1904Sir Matthew Nathan, Governor
9 February 1904 to 3 March 1904Herbert Bryan, acting Governor1st Term
3 March 1904 to 1 September 1910John Pickersgill Rodger, Governor
1 September 1910 to 20 November 1910Herbert Bryan, acting Governor2nd Term
21 November 1910 to 29 June 1912James Jamieson Thorburn, Governor
29 June 1912 to 26 December 1912Herbert Bryan, Governor3rd Term
26 December 1912 to 1 April 1919Sir Hugh Charles Clifford, Governor
1 April 1919 to 8 October 1919Alexander Ransford Slater, Governor1st Term
October 1919 to 24 April 1927Frederick Gordon Guggisberg, Governor
24 April 1927 to 5 June 1927Sir James Crawford Maxwell, acting Governor
5 June 1927 to July 1927John Maxwell, acting Governor
July 1927 to 5 April 1932Sir Alexander Ransford Slater, Governor2nd Term
5 April 1932 to 29 November 1932Geoffry Northcote, acting Governor1st Term
30 November 1932 to 13 May 1934Sir Shenton Thomas, Governor
13 May 1934 to 23 October 1934Geoffry Northcote, acting Governor2nd Term
24 October 1934 to 24 October 1941Sir Arnold Wienholt Hodgson, Governor
24 October 1941 to 29 June 1942George Ernest London, acting Governor
29 June 1942 to 2 August 1947Sir Alan Cuthbert Maxwell Burns, Governor
12 January 1948 to 15 February 1949Sir Gerald Hallen Creasy, Governor
15 February 1949 to 28 March 1949Sir Robert Scott, acting Governor1st Term
28 March 1949 to 11 June 1949Thorleif Rattray Orde Mangin, acting Governor
11 June 1949 to 11 August 1949Sir Robert Scott, acting Governor2nd Term
11 August 1949 to 6 March 1957Sir Charles Noble Arden-Clarke, Governor
6 March 1957Independence as Ghana

For continuation, see: Governors-General of Ghana

See also

Retrieved from "https://academickids.com:443/encyclopedia/index.php/Colonial_Heads_of_Ghana"
Navigation

  • Art and Cultures
    • Art (https://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Art)
    • Architecture (https://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Architecture)
    • Cultures (https://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Cultures)
    • Music (https://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Music)
    • Musical Instruments (http://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/List_of_musical_instruments)
  • Biographies (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Biographies)
  • Clipart (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Clipart)
  • Geography (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Geography)
    • Countries of the World (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Countries)
    • Maps (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Maps)
    • Flags (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Flags)
    • Continents (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Continents)
  • History (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/History)
    • Ancient Civilizations (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Ancient_Civilizations)
    • Industrial Revolution (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Industrial_Revolution)
    • Middle Ages (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Middle_Ages)
    • Prehistory (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Prehistory)
    • Renaissance (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Renaissance)
    • Timelines (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Timelines)
    • United States (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/United_States)
    • Wars (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Wars)
    • World History (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/History_of_the_world)
  • Human Body (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Human_Body)
  • Mathematics (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Mathematics)
  • Reference (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Reference)
  • Science (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Science)
    • Animals (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Animals)
    • Aviation (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Aviation)
    • Dinosaurs (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Dinosaurs)
    • Earth (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Earth)
    • Inventions (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Inventions)
    • Physical Science (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Physical_Science)
    • Plants (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Plants)
    • Scientists (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Scientists)
  • Social Studies (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Social_Studies)
    • Anthropology (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Anthropology)
    • Economics (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Economics)
    • Government (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Government)
    • Religion (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Religion)
    • Holidays (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Holidays)
  • Space and Astronomy
    • Solar System (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Solar_System)
    • Planets (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Planets)
  • Sports (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Sports)
  • Timelines (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Timelines)
  • Weather (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Weather)
  • US States (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/US_States)

Information

  • Home Page (http://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php)
  • Contact Us (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Contactus)
  • Clip Art (http://classroomclipart.com)
Toolbox
Personal tools