# List of colonial governors of the Gambia

**Section:** Governors of the Gambia (1843–1866)

| Governor | Governor | Term of office | Term of office | Prior or concurrent offices | Colonial Secretary | Monarch | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Henry Froude Seagram (1802–1843) | 1 April 1843 | 26 August 1843 | – Unknown | Thomas Lewis Ingram | - | - |
| - | Henry Froude Seagram (1802–1843) | First Governor as a distinct colony. Almost immediately appointed as Lieutenant Governor of Sierra Leone. | First Governor as a distinct colony. Almost immediately appointed as Lieutenant Governor of Sierra Leone. | First Governor as a distinct colony. Almost immediately appointed as Lieutenant Governor of Sierra Leone. | First Governor as a distinct colony. Almost immediately appointed as Lieutenant Governor of Sierra Leone. | - | - |
| - | Thomas Lewis Ingram (1807–1868) | 26 August 1843 | 7 August 1844 | – Colonial Secretary of the Gambia (1837–1849) | Himself | - | - |
| - | Thomas Lewis Ingram (1807–1868) | Established a Liberated Africans Department in 1831. Failed expedition against Kemintang Kamara in 1835. Died of yellow fever in office. | Established a Liberated Africans Department in 1831. Failed expedition against Kemintang Kamara in 1835. Died of yellow fever in office. | Established a Liberated Africans Department in 1831. Failed expedition against Kemintang Kamara in 1835. Died of yellow fever in office. | Established a Liberated Africans Department in 1831. Failed expedition against Kemintang Kamara in 1835. Died of yellow fever in office. | - | - |
| - | Edmund Nash Norcott (1794–1874) | 30 October 1843 | 15 March 1844 | – Unknown | Thomas Lewis Ingram | - | - |
| - | Edmund Nash Norcott (1794–1874) | Did not take office. | Did not take office. | Did not take office. | Did not take office. | - | - |
| - | Sir John Iles Mantell (1813–1893) | 7 August 1844 | 9 December 1844 | – Queen's Advocate in the Gambia (1841–1847) | Himself | - | - |
| - | Sir John Iles Mantell (1813–1893) | Acting Governor while serving as Queen's Advocate. | Acting Governor while serving as Queen's Advocate. | Acting Governor while serving as Queen's Advocate. | Acting Governor while serving as Queen's Advocate. | - | - |
| Captain Charles Fitzgerald RN (1791–1887) | 9 December 1844 | 18 April 1847 | – Unknown | Thomas Lewis Ingram | - | - | - |
| Captain Charles Fitzgerald RN (1791–1887) | Agreed cession of part of Kombo from King of Kombo, creating British Kombo. Left in May 1841. | Agreed cession of part of Kombo from King of Kombo, creating British Kombo. Left in May 1841. | Agreed cession of part of Kombo from King of Kombo, creating British Kombo. Left in May 1841. | Agreed cession of part of Kombo from King of Kombo, creating British Kombo. Left in May 1841. | - | - | - |
| - | Thomas Lewis Ingram (1807–1868) | 18 April 1847 | 21 December 1847 | – Colonial Secretary of the Gambia (1837–1849) | Himself | - | - |
| - | Thomas Lewis Ingram (1807–1868) | Re-appointed after Fitzgerald left the Gambia. | Re-appointed after Fitzgerald left the Gambia. | Re-appointed after Fitzgerald left the Gambia. | Re-appointed after Fitzgerald left the Gambia. | - | - |
| Richard Graves MacDonnell (1814–1881) | 21 December 1847 | 18 August 1852 | – Chief Justice of the Gambia (1843–1847) | Thomas Lewis Ingram | - | - | - |
| Richard Graves MacDonnell (1814–1881) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Daniel Robertson (1813–1892) | 11 August 1851 | 12 March 1852 | – Colonial Secretary of the Gambia (1849–1865) | Himself | - | - |
| - | Daniel Robertson (1813–1892) | Brief period as Acting Governor in place of MacDonnell. | Brief period as Acting Governor in place of MacDonnell. | Brief period as Acting Governor in place of MacDonnell. | Brief period as Acting Governor in place of MacDonnell. | - | - |
| Arthur Kennedy (1809–1883) | May 1852 | May 1852 | – Poor Law Commission administrator (1846–1851) | Daniel Robertson | - | - | - |
| Arthur Kennedy (1809–1883) | Before formally taking up role, was re-appointed to Governor of Sierra Leone, so never entered office. | Before formally taking up role, was re-appointed to Governor of Sierra Leone, so never entered office. | Before formally taking up role, was re-appointed to Governor of Sierra Leone, so never entered office. | Before formally taking up role, was re-appointed to Governor of Sierra Leone, so never entered office. | - | - | - |
| - | Daniel Robertson (1813–1892) | 18 August 1852 | 21 October 1852 | – Colonial Secretary of the Gambia (1849–1865) | Himself | - | - |
| - | Daniel Robertson (1813–1892) | Appointed Acting Governor after MacDonnell left the Gambia, and after Kennedy did not take up role. | Appointed Acting Governor after MacDonnell left the Gambia, and after Kennedy did not take up role. | Appointed Acting Governor after MacDonnell left the Gambia, and after Kennedy did not take up role. | Appointed Acting Governor after MacDonnell left the Gambia, and after Kennedy did not take up role. | - | - |
| Lieutenant Colonel Luke Smythe O'Connor (1806–1873) | 21 October 1852 | 23 April 1859 | – Officer with the 1st West India Regiment | Daniel Robertson | - | - | - |
| Lieutenant Colonel Luke Smythe O'Connor (1806–1873) | Upper Kombo ceded to the British by the King of Kombo in 1853. Commanded British soldiers at both sackings of Sabbajee. | Upper Kombo ceded to the British by the King of Kombo in 1853. Commanded British soldiers at both sackings of Sabbajee. | Upper Kombo ceded to the British by the King of Kombo in 1853. Commanded British soldiers at both sackings of Sabbajee. | Upper Kombo ceded to the British by the King of Kombo in 1853. Commanded British soldiers at both sackings of Sabbajee. | - | - | - |
| - | Daniel Robertson (1813–1883) | 23 April 1859 | 6 September 1859 | – Colonial Secretary of the Gambia (1849–1865) | Himself | - | - |
| - | Daniel Robertson (1813–1883) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samuel Hodge.JPG | George Abbas Kooli D'Arcy (1818–1885) | 6 September 1859 | 19 February 1866 | – Officer with the 3rd West India Regiment | Daniel Robertson | - | - |
| Samuel Hodge.JPG | George Abbas Kooli D'Arcy (1818–1885) | Ma Bah begins attacks on the Soninke at Baddibu in 1862. Death of Maba Diakhou Bâ at the Battle of Fandane-Thiouthioune in 1867. | Ma Bah begins attacks on the Soninke at Baddibu in 1862. Death of Maba Diakhou Bâ at the Battle of Fandane-Thiouthioune in 1867. | Ma Bah begins attacks on the Soninke at Baddibu in 1862. Death of Maba Diakhou Bâ at the Battle of Fandane-Thiouthioune in 1867. | Ma Bah begins attacks on the Soninke at Baddibu in 1862. Death of Maba Diakhou Bâ at the Battle of Fandane-Thiouthioune in 1867. | - | - |