Governor of Northern Rhodesia

The governor of Northern Rhodesia was the representative of the British monarch in the colony of Northern Rhodesia from 1924 to 1964. The governor was appointed by the Crown and acted as the local head of state, receiving instructions from the British government.

Establishment of the office The office was established on 20 February 1924, when the Northern Rhodesia Order in Council, 1924 was adopted.Northern Rhodesia Order in Council, 1924 It provided that "In place of the Administrator for whose appointment provision is made by the Northern Rhodesia Order in Council, 1911, there shall be a Governor and Commander in Chief in and over Northern Rhodesia...".

List of governors of Northern Rhodesia Portrait Name Term of office Monarch Prime Minister of Northern Rhodesia Took office Left office Time in office 1 Sir Herbert Stanley 1924 1927 George VPosition not established – Richard Allmond Jeffrey Goode 1927 1927 2 Sir James Maxwell 1927 1932 3 Sir Ronald Storrs 1932 1935 4 Major Sir Hubert Winthrop Young 1935 1938 George VEdward VIIIGeorge VI 5 Sir John Maybin 1938 1941† George VI – William Marston Logan 1941 1941 6 Sir John Waddington 1941 1947 years – Robert Christopher Stafford Stanley 1947 1948 7 Sir Gilbert Rennie 1948 1954 George VIElizabeth II 8 Alexander Williams 1954 1954 Elizabeth II 9 Sir Arthur Benson 1954 1959 10 Sir Evelyn Hone 1959 1964 Kaunda

For continuation after independence, see: President of Zambia

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See also President of Zambia Vice President of Zambia Prime Minister of Zambia Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland

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