The governor of Mauritius was the official who governed the Crown Colony of Mauritius (now Republic of Mauritius) during the British colonial period between 1810 and 1968. Upon the end of British rule and the independence of Mauritius in 1968, this office was replaced by the governor-general, who represented the British monarch and not the Government of the United Kingdom as did the governor. The office of Governor-General was itself abolished in 1992 and replaced by the post of President when Mauritius became a republic.

List of governors (1810–1968) A list of British governors of Mauritius from 1810 to 1968.

Portrait Name Term of officeTook officeLeft officeMauritius 1 Sir Robert Farquhar 4 December 1810 20 May 1823 Henry Warde 18 April 1811 15 July 1811 Gage John Hall 10 November 1817 10 December 1818 Sir John Dalrymple 10 December 1818 6 February 1819 Sir Ralph Darling 6 February 1819 6 July 1820 Sir Ralph Darling 20 May 1823 12 June 1823 2 Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole 12 June 1823 17 June 1828 3 Sir Charles Colville 17 June 1828 3 February 1833 4 Sir William Nicolay 4 February 1833 20 February 1840 James Power 20 February 1840 16 July 1840 5 Sir Lionel Smith 16 July 1840 2 January 1842 William Staveley 3 January 1842 21 November 1842 6 Sir William Maynard Gomm 21 November 1842 5 May 1849 Thomas Blanchard 5 May 1849 8 June 1849 7 Sir George William Anderson 8 June 1849 19 October 1850 William Sutherland 19 October 1850 8 January 1851 8 Sir James Macaulay Higginson 8 January 1851 20 September 1857 William Sutherland 14 April 1854 18 January 1855 Charles Murray Hay 18 January 1855 12 June 1855 9 Sir William Stevenson 20 September 1857 9 January 1863 Montague Cholmeley Johnstone 10 January 1863 21 August 1863 10 Sir Henry Barkly 21 August 1863 3 June 1870 Edward Selby Smyth 4 June 1870 21 February 1871 11 Sir Arthur Charles Hamilton-Gordon 21 February 1871 18 August 1874 Edward Selby Smyth 4 June 1870 21 February 1871 Edward Norton 21 October 1871 28 October 1872 Edward Norton 20 January 1873 20 October 1873 Edward Norton 18 August 1874 21 September 1874 12 Sir Arthur Purves Phayre 21 September 1874 31 December 1878 Sir Frederick Napier Broome 31 December 1878 4 April 1879 13 Sir George Ferguson Bowen 4 April 1879 9 December 1880 14 Sir Frederick Napier Broome 9 December 1880 5 May 1883 Sir Charles Bruce 5 May 1883 1 June 1883 15 Sir John Pope Hennessy 1 June 1883 11 December 1889 Henry Nicholas Duverger-Beyts 24 September 1884 15 October 1884 Henry Nicholas Duverger-Beyts 29 September 1886 12 December 1886 Sir Hercules George Robert Robinson 15 December 1886 18 December 1886 William Hanbury Hawley 18 December 1886 2 July 1887 Sir Francis Fleming 2 July 1887 11 December 1888 Thomas Erskine Arthur Hall 11 December 1888 22 December 1888 Sir Francis Fleming 11 December 1889 17 December 1889 Thomas Erskine Arthur Hall 17 December 1889 20 December 1889 16 Sir Charles Cameron Lees 21 December 1889 12 March 1892 Sir Hubert Edward Henry Jerningham 12 March 1892 20 September 1892 17 Sir Hubert Edward Henry Jerningham 20 September 1892 15 January 1897 Charles Anthony King-Harman 17 January 1894 24 July 1894 Charles Anthony King-Harman 2 March 1896 19 September 1896 Charles Anthony King-Harman 15 January 1897 11 May 1897 18 Sir Charles Bruce 11 May 1897 30 October 1903 Sir Graham John Bower 12 July 1900 11 May 1901 Sir Graham John Bower 30 October 1903 20 August 1904 19 Sir Charles Cavendish Boyle 20 August 1904 10 April 1911 Sir Graham John Bower 14 April 1906 14 September 1906 Sir Graham John Bower 17 October 1908 23 April 1909 George Smith 10 April 1911 13 September 1911 20 Sir John Robert Chancellor 13 September 1911 28 January 1916 Sir John Middleton 10 March 1914 22 September 1914 Sir John Middleton 28 January 1916 18 May 1916 21 Sir Henry Hesketh Joudou Bell 18 May 1916 16 August 1924 Sir John Middleton 8 February 1919 17 November 1919 Sir Edward Brandis Denham 2 February 1921 3 April 1921 Sir Edward Brandis Denham 8 May 1922 3 March 1923 Sir Edward Allan Grannum 16 August 1924 19 February 1925 22 Sir Herbert James Read 19 February 1925 9 December 1929 Sir Edward Allan Grannum 2 September 1926 17 October 1926 Sir Edward Allan Grannum 3 August 1927 17 May 1928 Sir Edward Allan Grannum 9 December 1929 30 August 1930 23 Sir Wilfrid Edward Francis Jackson 30 August 1930 7 June 1937 Edward Walter Evans 24 August 1932 29 April 1933 Edward Walter Evans 3 September 1934 26 October 1934 Edward Walter Evans 7 April 1936 4 December 1936 Edward Walter Evans 7 June 1937 23 October 1937 24 Sir Bede Edward Hugh Clifford 23 October 1937 16 April 1942 Sydney Moody 29 January 1940 10 September 1940 Sydney Moody 16 April 1942 5 July 1942 1940 25 Sir Donald Mackenzie-Kennedy 5 July 1942 5 December 1948 Sydney Moody 23 May 1945 3 January 1946 Sydney Moody 8 May 1947 10 January 1948 Sir James Dundas Harford 5 December 1948 26 September 1949 26 Sir Hilary Blood 26 September 1949 11 January 1954 Sir James Dundas Harford 26 June 1950 17 November 1950 Sir James Dundas Harford 22 May 1952 14 October 1952 Robert Newton 11 January 1954 22 March 1954 27 Sir Robert Scott 22 March 1954 10 July 1959 Robert Newton 8 November 1956 18 April 1957 Robert Newton 10 July 1959 2 November 1959 28 Sir Colville Montgomery Deverell 2 November 1959 10 July 1962 Thomas Douglas Vickers 11 June 1961 20 July 1961 Thomas Douglas Vickers 10 July 1962 17 September 1962 29 Sir John Shaw Rennie 17 September 1962 12 March 1968 Thomas Douglas Vickers 24 August 1964 30 November 1964 Thomas Douglas Vickers 11 October 1966 28 December 1966

Flag of the governor

See also

Governor of Mauritius

References