List of colonial governors of the Gambia
Governors of the Gambia (1901–1965)

List of colonial governors of the Gambia

Section Title: Governors of the Gambia (1901–1965)
Table Section Text: None

Governor	Term of office	Prior or concurrent offices	Colonial Secretary	Monarch	Ref

-	Sir George Chardin Denton KCMG FRGS FZS (1851–1928)	11 January 1901	21 December 1911	– Administrator of the Gambia (1901)	Charles O'Brien	-

Death of Fodi Kabba in 1901. Establishment of the Gambia Company in 1901.

Henry Galway 2.jpeg	Lieutenant Colonel Sir Henry Galway KCMG DSO (1859–1949)	21 December 1911	30 January 1914	– Governor of Saint Helena (1903–1911)	Charles O'Brien	-

Ordnance for governing the protectorate revised in 1913.

Cecil Gwyn (18??–19??)	30 January 1914	10 April 1914	– Unknown

Sir Edward John Cameron KCMG (1858–1947)	11 April 1914	July 1920	– Commissioner of Saint Lucia (1909–1914)

Governor during World War I. Establishment of the Gambia Section of the National Congress of British West Africa in 1920.

Herbert Henniker-Heaton (1880–1961)	1920	1921	– Lieutenant Governor of Tobago (1864–1872)

Sir Cecil Hamilton Armitage KBE CMG DSO (1869–1833)	3 January 1921	10 March 1927	– Chief Commissioner of the Northern Territories of the Gold Coast (1910–1920)	Charles R. M. Workman

Demonetization of the French franc in 1922. Ousman Jeng appointed to the Legislative Council representing the Muslims of Bathurst in 1922.

Sir John Middleton KBE CMG (1870–1954)	10 March 1927	October 1928	– Governor of the Falkland Islands (1920–1927)	Charles R. M. Workman

Charles Rufus Marshall Workman (1874–1942)	October 1928	29 November 1928	– Unknown

Acting Governor between Middleton's departure and Denham's arrival.

Sir Edward Brandis Denham GCMG KBE (1876–1938)	29 November 1928	13 January 1930	– Colonial Secretary of Kenya (1923–1928)	Charles R. M. Workman

Bathurst Trade Union formed in 1929. BTU organises successful strike the same year.

Charles Rufus Marshall Workman (1874–1942)	13 January 1930	11 September 1930	– Unknown

Acting Governor between Denham's departure and Palmer's arrival.

Sir Richmond Palmer KCMG CBE (1877–1958)	11 September 1930	12 April 1933	– Governor of Northern Nigeria (1925–1930)	Charles R. M. Workman Godfrey C. B. Parish

Bathurst Urban District Council (BUDC) formed in 1930. Sheikh Omar Fye appointed as Muslim member of the Legislative Council in 1932, replacing Jeng.

Godfrey C. B. Parish (1897–1934)	12 April 1933	April 1934	– Unknown	Himself

Acting Governor between the departure of Palmer and the arrival of Richards.

Sir Arthur Richards GCMG (1885–1978)	April 1934	30 May 1936	– Governor of North Borneo (1930–1934)

Establishment of the Bathurst Advisory Town Council (BATC) in 1935, replacing the BUDC.

Harris Rendell Oke (1891–1940)	30 May 1936	22 October 1936	– Unknown	Himself	-

Acting Governor between Richards' departure and Southorn's arrival.

Sir Thomas Southorn KCMG KBE (1879–1957)	22 October 1936	23 March 1942	– Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong (1925–1936)	Kenneth Blackburne

Governor during home front build-up in early World War II.

-	Sir Hilary Blood GBE KCMG (1893–1967)	23 March 1942	October 1946	– Colonial Secretary of Sierra Leone (1934–1942)	Kenneth Blackburne George D. Chamberlain	-

Governor during the deployment of Gambia Regiment soldiers to Burma in 1944 and 1945. Drew up plans on how the Colonial Development and Welfare Acts funds were to be spent.

George D. Chamberlain (1???–19??)	October 1946	29 March 1947	– Unknown	Himself

Acting Governor between Blood's departure and Wright's arrival.

Lieutenant Colonel Sir Andrew Barkworth Wright KCMG CBE MC (1895–1971)	29 March 1947	May 1949	– Colonial Secretary of the Windward Islands (1943–1947)

Yundum Egg Scheme failure. Organised first direct election to Legislative Council of Edward Francis Small in 1947.

Edward Rex Ward (1902–19??)	May 1949	December 1949	– Unknown	Himself

Acting Governor between Wright's departure and Wyn-Harris' arrival.

Sir Percy Wyn-Harris KCMG MBE KStJ (1903–1979)	December 1949	9 April 1958	– Chief Native Commissioner of Kenya (1947–1949)

Opposed broadly to the development of self-government. Expanded elected and unofficial places on the Executive and Legislative Councils.

Alexander Nicol Anton Waddell (1913–1999)	9 April 1958	19 June 1958	– Unknown	Himself	-

Acting Governor between Wyn-Harris' departure and Windley's arrival.

Sir Edward Henry Windley KCMG KCVO (1909–1972)	19 June 1958	29 March 1962	– Chief Native Commissioner of Kenya (1953–1958)

Drew up 1959 Constitution which established the House of Representatives. Foundation of the People's Progressive Party in 1959.

Kenneth G. S. Smith (1918–2001)	28 February 1962	29 March 1962	– Unknown	Himself

Acting Governor between Windley's departure and Paul's arrival.

Captain Sir John Paul GCMG OBE MC (1916–2004)	29 March 1962	18 February 1965	– Secretary to the Cabinet of Sierra Leone (1960–1962)

Appointed Dawda Jawara as Prime Minister in 1962 following the 1962 election. First major census of the Gambia in 1963.

Sentence(s)

In 1942, Blood became Governor of the Gambia.

final_sentence: In 1942, Blood became Governor of the Gambia.