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 Complete list of colonial governors of British Somaliland:Worldstatesmen.org TenurePortrait Incumbent NotesBritish Suzerainty1884 to 20 July 1887 Frederick Mercer Hunter, Political AgentBritish Somaliland Protectorate20 July 1887 to 1888 Frederick Mercer Hunter, Resident1888 to 1893 Edward Vincent Stace, Resident1893 to 1896 Charles William Henry Sealy, Resident1896 to 1897 William Butler Ferris, Resident1897 to 1898James Hayes Sadler, Resident1898 to 1901James Hayes Sadler, Consul-General1901 to 1902Harry Edward Spiller Cordeaux, acting Consul-General1st time1902 to 1905Eric John Eagles Swayne, Consul-General1905 to 8 May 1906Vacant8 May 1906 to 1909Harry Edward Spiller Cordeaux, Commissioner2nd time1909 to January 1910VacantJanuary 1910 to 1911Sir William Henry Manning, CommissionerJuly 1911 to 1914 Horace Archer Byatt, CommissionerMay 1914 to October 1919Geoffrey Francis Archer, CommissionerOctober 1919 to 17 August 1922Geoffrey Francis Archer, GovernorFrom 5 June 1920, Sir Geoffrey Francis Archer17 August 1922 to 29 November 1925 Gerald Henry Summers, GovernorFrom 23 June 1925, Sir Gerald Henry Summers29 November 1925 to 26 January 1926 Harold Baxter Kittermaster, acting Governor26 January 1926 to 18 June 1932Harold Baxter Kittermaster, GovernorFrom 4 June 1928, Sir Harold Baxter Kittermaster18 June 1932 to 10 May 1935Arthur Salisbury Lawrance, CommissionerFrom 1 January 1934, Sir Arthur Salisbury Lawrance10 May 1935 to 2 March 1939Arthur Salisbury Lawrance, Governor2 March 1939 to 18 August 1940 Vincent Glenday, GovernorBritish Somaliland under Italian occupation19 August 1940 to 27 August 1940Guglielmo Nasi, Military GovernorCommanding officer, Eastern Sector27 August 1940 to 16 March 1941 Carlo De Simone, Military GovernorGeneral officer commanding, Somaliland ArmyBritish Somaliland Protectorate29 March 1941 to 3 March 1943 Arthur Reginald Chater, Military GovernorAppointed following the British recapture of the colony3 March 1943 to 3 March 1948 Gerald Thomas Fisher, Military Governor3 March 1948 to 15 November 1948Gerald Thomas Fisher, Governor1948 to February 1954 Gerald Reece, GovernorFrom 1950, Sir Gerald ReeceFebruary 1954 to 1959 Theodore Pike, GovernorFrom 2 January 1956, Sir Theodore Pike11 July 1959 to 1 July 1960 Douglas Hall, Governor26 June 1960Independence as the State of Somaliland

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

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See also History of Somaliland Politics of Somaliland List of colonial governors of Italian Somaliland President of Somaliland List of presidents of Somaliland

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