This is a list of the commissioners of the Protectorate, which gained full independence as Botswana in 1966. From 1885 to 1891, the post was known as Deputy Commissioner; from 1891 to 1964 as Resident Commissioner; and from 1964 to independence as Queen's Commissioner.
In the table below, dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office. List of commissioners
NoPortraitNameTenureNotesBritish SuzeraintyBechuanaland ProtectorateJohn Mackenzie, 1884 January 1885 Charles Warren, 23 March 1885 24 September 1885 Frederick Carrington, 24 September 1885 30 September 1885(30 September 1885 to 16 November 1885) Divided into British Bechuanaland Crown Colony (south) and Bechuanaland Protectorate (north) Frederick Carrington, 30 September 1885 23 October 1885Sidney Godolphin Alexander Shippard, 23 October 1885 16 November 1885Bechuanaland ProtectorateSidney Godolphin Alexander Shippard, 30 September 1885 9 May 1891Bechuanaland High Commission Territory Sidney Godolphin Alexander Shippard, 9 May 1891 1895 Under the High Commissioner for Southern Africa to 3 October 1963Francis James Newton, 1895 1897 Hamilton John Goold-Adams, 1897 1901 Ralph Champneys Williams, 1901 1906 Francis William Panzera, 1906 1917 Edward Charles Frederick Garraway, 1917 1917 James Comyn Macgregor, 1917 1923 Jules Ellenberger, 1923 1928 Rowland Mortimer Daniel, 1928 1930 Charles Fernand Rey, 1930 1937 Charles Noble Arden-Clarke, 1937 1942 Aubrey Denzil Forsyth-Thompson, 1942 1946 Anthony Sillery, 1946 1950 Edward Betham Beetham, 1950 1953 Martin Osterfield Wray, 1953 1953 William Forbes Mackenzie, 1954 1959 John Redcliffe Maud, 1959 1960 Independence Day Republic of Botswana30 September 1960Peter Fawcus, 1960 1965 Hugh Selby Norman-Walker, 1965 30 September 196630 September 1966Independence Day Republic of Botswana
For continuation after independence see: Heads of State of Botswana
Sources http://www.rulers.org/rulb1.html#botswana African States and Rulers, John Stewart, McFarland Heads of State and Government, 2nd Edition, John V da Graca, MacMillan Press 2000 Whitaker's Almanack 1965, J. Whitaker and Sons Ltd
See also High Commissioner for Southern Africa Botswana Heads of state of Botswana Heads of government of Botswana Vice-Presidents of Botswana Lists of office-holders
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