This is a list of colonial administrators in the

Gold Coast Gold Coast may refer to: Places Africa * Gold Coast (region), in West Africa, which was made up of the following colonies, before being established as the independent nation of Ghana: ** Portuguese Gold Coast (Portuguese, 1482–1642) ** Dutch G ...

(modern

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) from the start of English presence in 1621 until Ghana's independence from the

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in 1957. In addition to the Gold Coast Colony, the governor of the Gold Coast was for most of the period also responsible for the administration of the

Ashanti Colony Ashanti may refer to: * Ashanti people, an ethnic group in West Africa ** Ashanti Empire, a pre-colonial West African state in what is now southern Ghana ** Ashanti dialect or Asante, a literary dialect of the Akan language of southern Ghana ** ...

, the Northern Territories of the Gold Coast Protectorate and the League of Nations/United Nations mandate/trust territory of

British Togoland British Togoland, officially the Mandate Territory of Togoland and later officially the Trust Territory of Togoland, was a territory in West Africa, under the administration of the United Kingdom, which subsequently entered into union with Ghana ...

Governors of the Gold Coast (1621–1751)

Governors of the Committee of Merchants of the Gold Coast (1751–1822)

Governors of the Gold Coast (1822–1828)

* Sir Charles MacCarthy, 27 March 1822 – 17 May 1822, ''first time'' * James Chisholm, 17 May 1822–December 1822, ''first time'' * Sir Charles MacCarthy, December 1822–21 January 1824, ''second time'' * James Chisholm, 21 January 1824 – 17 October 1824, ''second time'' * Edward Purdon, 17 October 1824 – 22 March 1825 * Major-general Sir Charles Turner, 22 March 1825 – 8 March 1826 * Sir Neil Campbell, 18 May 1826 – 15 November 1826 * Major Henry John Ricketts, 15 November 1826 – 11 October 1827, ''first time'' *

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, 11 October 1827 – 10 March 1828 * George Hingston, 10 March 1828 – 5 June 1828 * Major Henry John Ricketts, 5 June 1828 – 25 June 1828, ''second time''

Governors of the Committee of Merchants of the Gold Coast (1828–1843)

John Jackson John or Johnny Jackson may refer to: Entertainment Art * John Baptist Jackson (1701–1780), British artist * John Jackson (painter) (1778–1831), British painter * John Jackson (engraver) (1801–1848), English wood engraver * John Richardson ...

, 25 June 1828 – 19 February 1830 * George Maclean, 19 February 1830 – 26 June 1836, ''first time'' *

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, 26 June 1836 – 15 August 1838 * George Maclean, 15 August 1838 – 1843, ''second time''

Governors of the Gold Coast (1843–1960)

In 1843 a governor was appointed subordinate to the

Governor of Sierra Leone This is a list of colonial administrators in Sierra Leone from the establishment of the Cline Town, Sierra Leone, Province of Freedom Colony by the Committee for the Relief of the Black Poor which lasted between 1787 and 1789 and the list of colo ...

until 1850. After the

Third Anglo-Ashanti War The Anglo-Ashanti wars were a series of five conflicts that took place between 1824 and 1900 between the Ashanti Empire—in the Akan interior of the Gold Coast—and the British Empire and its African allies. Though the Ashanti emerged victorio ...

of 1873–74, the Gold Coast was formally declared a crown colony. * Henry Worsley Hill, 1843–8 March 1845 * James Lelley, 8 March 1845 – 15 April 1846 *

William Winniett Sir William Robert Wolseley Winniett (b. 2 March 1793, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. - d. 4 Dec. 1850, Accra - Ghana) was the Governor General of Gold Coast at Cape Coast Castle (Ghana). He worked to abolish the slave trade on the Slave Coast of ...

, 15 April 1846 – 31 January 1849, ''first time'' * James Coleman Fitzpatrick, 31 January 1849 – 13 January 1850 * Sir

, 13 January 1850 – 4 December 1850, ''second time'' * James Bannerman, 4 December 1850 – 14 October 1851 *

Stephen John Hill Sir Stephen John Hill, , (June 10, 1809 – 20 October 1891) was a governor of, in turn, four British colonial possessions. Born in the West Indies, Hill began his colonial service in Africa, becoming governor of the Gold Coast (modern Ghana) ...

, 14 October 1851–December 1854 * '' Henry Connor, December 1854–March 1857, acting'' * Sir

Benjamin Chilley Campbell Pine Sir Benjamin Chilley Campbell Pine (1809–1891) was at various times administrator of Natal, the Gold Coast, Antigua, the Leeward Islands and Western Australia. Life Born in 1809 in London, Benjamin Pine was educated in Brighton and at Trinit ...

, March 1857–April 1858 * '' Henry Bird, April 1858–20 April 1860, acting'' * Edward B. Andrews, 20 April 1860 – 14 April 1862 * '' William A. Ross, 14 April 1862 – 20 September 1862, acting'' *

Richard Pine Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stron ...

, 20 September 1862 – 1865 * '' Rokeby Jones, 1865, acting'' * '' William Elliot Mockler, 1865, acting'' * Edward Conran, April 1865–February 1867 *

Herbert Taylor Ussher Herbert Taylor John Ussher (22 April 1836 – 2 December 1880) was a British colonial administrator who became Governor of the Gold Coast (now Ghana). In private life, he was a keen naturalist and wrote ''"Notes on the ornithology of the Gold Coa ...

, February 1867–April 1872, ''first time'' *

John Pope Hennessy Sir John Pope Hennessy (; 8 August 1834 – 7 October 1891), was an Irish and British politician and colonial administrator who served as the eighth Governor of Hong Kong and the fifteenth Governor of Mauritius. Early life John Pope Henness ...

, April 1872 – 1872 * '' Charles Spencer Salmon, 1872–September 1872, acting'' *

Robert William Keate Robert William Keate (16 June 1814 – 17 March 1873) was a career British colonial governor, serving as Commissioner of the Seychelles from 1850 to 1852, Governor of Trinidad from 1857 to 1864, Lieutenant-governor of the Colony of Natal from ...

7 Mar 1873 – 17 Mar 1873 *

Robert William Harley Colonel Sir Robert William Harley (1829 – 23 August 1892) was a British colonial administrator. He served as governor-in-chief of the Gold Coast, between September 1872 and 2 October 1873. Harley was born in 1829 and joined the Army in 1847 ...

, September 1872–2 October 1873 *

Garnet Joseph Wolseley Field marshal (United Kingdom), Field Marshal Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley, (4 June 183325 March 1913), was an Anglo-Irish officer in the British Army. He became one of the most influential and admired British generals after a s ...

, 2 October 1873 – 4 March 1874 * '' James Maxwell, 4 March 1874 – 30 March 1874, acting'' * '' Charles Lees, 30 March 1874–June 1874, acting, first time'' * George Cumine Strahan, June 1874–7 April 1876 * '' Charles Lees, 7 April 1876–December 1876, acting, second time'' *

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, December 1876–13 May 1878, ''acting to 5 June 1877'' * '' Charles Lees, 13 May 1878–June 1879, acting, third time'' *

, June 1879–1 December 1880, ''second time'' * '' William Brandford Griffith, 1 December 1880 – 4 March 1881, acting, first time'' * Sir Samuel Rowe, 4 March 1881 – 29 April 1884 *

W. A. G. Young Sir William Alexander George Young, (c. 1827 – 25 April 1885), was a British colonial administrator who acted in an interim capacity as Governor of Jamaica in 1874, and later served as Governor of Gold Coast from 1884 to his death in 1885. ...

, 29 April 1884 – 24 April 1885 * William Brandford Griffith, 24 April 1885 – 7 April 1895, ''second time'' *

William Edward Maxwell Sir William Edward Maxwell, (5 August 1846 – 14 December 1897) was a British colonial official who served as Colonial Secretary of the Straits Settlements and Governor of the Gold Coast, then a British colony. Early days Born on 5 August 18 ...

, 7 April 1895 – 6 December 1897 * Frederick Mitchell Hodgson, 6 December 1897 – 29 August 1900, ''acting to 29 May 1898'' * '' W. Low, 29 August 1900 – 17 December 1900, acting'' * Sir

Matthew Nathan Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Matthew Nathan (3 January 1862 – 18 April 1939) was a British soldier and colonial administrator, who variously served as the Governor of Sierra Leone, Gold Coast (British colony), Gold Coast, Hong Kong, Natal and Quee ...

, 17 December 1900 – 9 February 1904 * ''

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, 9 February 1904 – 3 March 1904, acting, first time'' * John Pickersgill Rodger, 3 March 1904 – 19 September 1910 * ''

, 19 September 1910 – 20 November 1910, acting, second time'' * James Jamieson Thorburn, 21 November 1910 – 29 June 1912 * ''

, 29 June 1912 – 26 December 1912, acting, third time'' * Sir

Hugh Charles Clifford Sir Hugh Charles Clifford, (5 March 1866 – 18 December 1941) was a British colonial administrator. Early life Clifford was born in Roehampton, London, the sixth of the eight children of Major-General Sir Henry Hugh Clifford and his wife Jos ...

, 26 December 1912 – 1 April 1919 * ''

Alexander Ransford Slater Sir Alexander Ransford Slater (28 November 1874 – 1940) was a British colonial administrator, who served as governor of Sierra Leone, the Gold Coast and Jamaica. Biography The son of Rev. C. S. Slater, Plymouth, Slater was educated at King E ...

, 1 April 1919 – 8 October 1919, acting, first time'' *

Frederick Gordon Guggisberg Brigadier general (United Kingdom), Brigadier-General Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg, (20 July 1869 – 21 April 1930) was a senior Canada, Canadian-born British Army officer and British Empire colonial administrator. He published a number of w ...

, 9 October 1919 – 24 April 1927 * ''Sir James Crawford Maxwell, 24 April 1927 – 5 June 1927, acting'' * '' John Maxwell, 5 June 1927–July 1927, acting'' * Sir

, July 1927–5 April 1932, ''second time'' * ''

Geoffry Northcote Sir Geoffry Alexander Stafford Northcote, Order of St Michael and St George, KCMG KStJ (羅富國;9 February 1881 – 10 July 1948) was a British colonial administrator. Early life, education, and early colonial services career Northcote was th ...

, 5 April 1932 – 29 November 1932, acting, first time'' * Sir

Shenton Thomas Sir Thomas Shenton Whitelegge Thomas (10 October 1879 – 15 January 1962), commonly known as Sir Shenton Thomas, was a British colonial administrator most notable for his role as Governor of the Straits Settlements in Singapore. He served fr ...

, 30 November 1932 – 13 May 1934 * ''

, 13 May 1934 – 23 October 1934, acting, second time'' * Sir

Arnold Weinholt Hodson Sir Arnold Wienholt Hodson (12 February 1881 – 26 May 1944)"Sir Arnold Hodson"
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, 24 October 1934 – 24 October 1941 * ''Sir George Ernest London, 24 October 1941 – 29 June 1942, acting, first time'' * Sir

Alan Cuthbert Maxwell Burns Sir Alan Cuthbert Maxwell Burns (9 November 1887 – 29 September 1980) was a British civil servant who rose through the ranks to become governor of several colonies. He also wrote a number of books on politics and history, including a book o ...

, 29 June 1942 – 2 August 1947 * ''Sir George Ernest London, 2 August 1947 – 12 January 1948, acting, second time'' * Sir Gerald Hallen Creasy, 12 January 1948 – 15 February 1949 * ''Sir Robert Scott, 15 February 1949 – 28 March 1949, acting, first time'' * '' Thorleif Rattray Orde Mangin, 28 March 1949 – 11 June 1949, acting'' * ''Sir Robert Scott, 11 June 1949 – 11 August 1949, acting, second time'' * Sir

Charles Noble Arden-Clarke Sir Charles Noble Arden-Clarke (25 July 1898 – 16 December 1962) was a British colonial administrator. Biography Arden-Clarke was educated at Rossall School. He was the Resident Commissioner of the Bechuanaland Protectorate (later Botswa ...

, 11 August 1949 – 6 March 1957.

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(1957–1960)

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, March 1957 – July 1960 In 1957, the Gold Coast Colony, the Ashanti Colony, the Northern Territories of the Gold Coast Protectorate and the British Togoland Trust Territory, became an independent dominion within the

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called

. The Governor-General of Ghana served as the representative of the Queen of Ghana, whose formal title in Ghana was ‘Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Ghana and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth’. The entire dominion formed part of Her Majesty's dominions until the country became a republic in 1960.

References

* http://www.rulers.org/rulg1.html#ghana * http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Ghana.html * http://www.britishempire.co.uk/maproom/goldcoast/goldcoastadmin.htm {{British dependencies governors, state= collapsed

Governor of the Gold Coast This is a list of colonial administrators in the Gold Coast (modern Ghana) from the start of English presence in 1621 until Ghana's independence from the United Kingdom in 1957. In addition to the Gold Coast Colony, the governor of the Gold Coast ...