List of colonial governors of British Somaliland

Governor of British Somaliland
Flag of the governor of British Somaliland (1903–1950)
Longest serving
Geoffrey Francis Archer

May 1914 – 17 August 1922
SeatBerbera (until 1941)
Hargeisa (from 1941)
AppointerBritish Monarch
Formation1884
First holderFrederick Mercer Hunter
Final holderDouglas Hall
Abolished1 July 1960
British Somaliland map.

This is a list of colonial governors of British Somaliland from 1884 to 1960. They administered the territory on behalf of the United Kingdom.

List

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Complete list of colonial governors of British Somaliland:[1]

Tenure[a] Portrait Incumbent Notes
British Suzerainty
1884 to 20 July 1887 Frederick Mercer Hunter,
Political Agent
British Somaliland Protectorate
20 July 1887 to 1888 Frederick Mercer Hunter,
Resident
1888 to 1893 Edward Vincent Stace,
Resident
1893 to 1896 Charles William Henry Sealy,
Resident
1896 to 1897 William Butler Ferris,
Resident
1897 to 1898 James Hayes Sadler,
Resident
1898 to 1901 James Hayes Sadler,
Consul-General
1901 to 1902 Harry Edward Spiller Cordeaux,
acting Consul-General
1st time
1902 to 1905 Eric John Eagles Swayne,
Consul-General
1905 to 8 May 1906 Vacant
8 May 1906 to 1909 Harry Edward Spiller Cordeaux,
Commissioner
2nd time
1909 to January 1910 Vacant
January 1910 to 1911 Sir William Henry Manning,
Commissioner
July 1911 to 1914 Horace Archer Byatt,
Commissioner
May 1914 to October 1919 Geoffrey Francis Archer,
Commissioner
October 1919 to 17 August 1922 Geoffrey Francis Archer,
Governor
From 5 June 1920, Sir Geoffrey Francis Archer
17 August 1922 to 29 November 1925 Gerald Henry Summers,
Governor
From 23 June 1925, Sir Gerald Henry Summers
29 November 1925 to 26 January 1926 Harold Baxter Kittermaster,
acting Governor
26 January 1926 to 18 June 1932 Harold Baxter Kittermaster,
Governor
From 4 June 1928, Sir Harold Baxter Kittermaster
18 June 1932 to 10 May 1935 Arthur Salisbury Lawrance,
Commissioner
From 1 January 1934, Sir Arthur Salisbury Lawrance
10 May 1935 to 2 March 1939 Arthur Salisbury Lawrance,
Governor
2 March 1939 to 18 August 1940 Vincent Glenday,
Governor
British Somaliland under Italian occupation
19 August 1940 to 27 August 1940 Guglielmo Nasi,
Military Governor
Commanding officer, Eastern Sector
27 August 1940 to 16 March 1941 Carlo De Simone,
Military Governor
General officer commanding, Somaliland Army
British Somaliland Protectorate
29 March 1941 to 3 March 1943 Arthur Reginald Chater,
Military Governor
Appointed following the British recapture of the colony
3 March 1943 to 3 March 1948 Gerald Thomas Fisher,
Military Governor
3 March 1948 to 15 November 1948 Gerald Thomas Fisher,
Governor
1948 to February 1954 Gerald Reece,
Governor
From 1950, Sir Gerald Reece
February 1954 to 1959 Theodore Pike,
Governor
From 2 January 1956, Sir Theodore Pike
11 July 1959 1 July 1960 Douglas Hall,
Governor
26 June 1960 Independence as the State of Somaliland

For continuation after independence, see: List of presidents of Somaliland

Notes

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  1. ^ Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office.

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