List of colonial heads of The Gambia

This is a list of colonial administrators in The Gambia from when Fort James was created by the United Kingdom in 1815 until The Gambia's independence in 1965.

Commandants of Fort James (1815–1829)
 Alexander Grant, 1815–1821

Lieutenant Governors of The Gambia (1829–1843)
In 1821, The Gambia became a British colony.  A lieutenant governor was appointed in 1829. They reported to the Governor of Sierra Leone.
 Alexander Findlay, 1829–1830
 George Rendall, 1830–1837
 Thomas Lewis Ingram, 1837–1838, first time
 William Mackie, 1838–1839
 Thomas Lewis Ingram, 1839–1840, second time
 Sir Henry Vere Huntley, 1840–1841
 Thomas Lewis Ingram, 1841–1843, third time

Governors of The Gambia (1843–1866)
Between 1843 and 1866, a governor was appointed who was independent of the Governor of Sierra Leone.
 Henry Froude Seagram, 1843
 Edmund Norcott, 1843–1844
 Charles Fitzgerald, 1844–1847
 Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, 1847–1851
 Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy, 1851–1852
 Luke Smythe O'Connor, 1852–1859
 George Abbas Kooli D'Arcy, 1859–1866

Administrators of The Gambia (1866–1901)
In 1866 the job of governor was replaced with that of an administrator who reported to the Governor of Sierra Leone.
 Charles George Edward Patey, 1866–1869
 Alexander Bravo, 1869–1871
 Jeremiah Thomas Fitzgerald Callaghan, 1871–1873
 Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright, 1873–1875
 Sir Samuel Rowe, 1875–1877
 Valerius Skipton Gouldsbury, 1877–1884
 Sir Cornelius Alfred Moloney, 1884–1886
 Sir James Shaw Hay, 1886–1888
 Sir Gilbert Thomas Carter, 1888–1891
 Sir Robert Baxter Llewelyn, 1891–1900
 Sir George Chardin Denton, 1900–11 January 1901

Governors of The Gambia (1901–1965)
In 1901, an independent governor was again created.
 Sir George Chardin Denton, 11 January 1901–21 December 1911, continued
 Henry Lionel Galway, 21 December 1911–11 April 1914
 Edward John Cameron, 11 April 1914–1918
 Herbert Henniker, 1918–1919, acting, first time
 Sir Edward John Cameron, 1919–1920, continued
 Herbert Henniker, 1920–3 January 1921, acting, second time
 Sir Cecil Hamilton Armitage, 3 January 1921–10 March 1927
 Sir John Middleton, 10 March 1927–29 November 1928
 Sir Edward Brandis Denham, 29 November 1928–11 September 1930
 Sir Herbert Richmond Palmer, 11 September 1930–12 April 1934
 Sir Arthur Frederick Richards, 12 April 1934–22 October 1936
 Sir Thomas Southorn, 22 October 1936–23 March 1942
 Hilary Rudolph Robert Blood, 23 March 1942–29 March 1947
 Andrew Barkworth Wright, 29 March 1947–December 1949
 Percy Wyn-Harris, December 1949–19 June 1958
 Sir Edward Henry Windley, 19 June 1958–29 March 1962
 Sir John Warburton Paul, 29 March 1962–18 February 1965

In 1965, The Gambia achieved independence from the United Kingdom.  After independence, the viceroy in The Gambia was the Governor-General of the Gambia.

References
 Rulers: The Gambia
 Guinness Book of Kings, Rulers & Statesmen, Clive Carpenter, Guinness Superlatives Ltd
 African States and Rulers, John Stewart, McFarland

Category:Gambia Colony and Protectorate
colonial heads
Category:British colonial officials