List of Governors of Singapore
Governors of Singapore (1946–1959)
The Governors of Singapore ruled Singapore. The men that held this position governed the Crown Colony of Singapore from 1946 to 1959, on behalf of the Colonial Office until Singapore gained self-governance in 1959 in where the Office of the Governor was abolished.

List of Governors of Singapore

Section Title: Governors of Singapore (1946–1959)
Table Section Text: The Governors of Singapore ruled Singapore. The men that held this position governed the Crown Colony of Singapore from 1946 to 1959, on behalf of the Colonial Office until Singapore gained self-governance in 1959 in where the Office of the Governor was abolished.

#	Portrait	Name (Born–Died)	Term of office	Monarch

Took office	Left office	Duration

1	-	Sir Franklin Charles Gimson (1890–1975)	1 April 1946	20 March 1952	5 years, 11 months	George VI

Queen Elizabeth II

–	-	Wilfred Lawson Blythe (1896 – 1975) (Acting Governor of Singapore)	20 March 1952	21 April 1952	1 month and 1 day

2	-	Sir John Fearns Nicoll (1899–1981)	21 April 1952	2 June 1955	3 years, 1 month

–	-	William Allmond Codrington Goode (1907–1986) (Acting Governor of Singapore)	2 June 1955	30 June 1955	28 days

3	-	Sir Robert Brown Black (1906–1999)	30 June 1955	9 December 1957	2 years, 5 months

4	-	Sir William Allmond Codrington Goode (1907–1986)	9 December 1957	2 June 1959	1 year, 5 months

Singapore granted self-governance

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Robert Black was the Governor of Singapore from 1955 to 1957.
Robert Black was Governor of Singapore from 1955 to 1957.
Robert Black was the Governor of Singapore from 1955 to 1957.

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final_sentence: Robert Black was Governor of Singapore from 1955 to 1957.
final_sentence: Robert Black was the Governor of Singapore from 1955 to 1957.