List of colonial governors of the Danish Gold Coast

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The Danish Gold Coast was established on the eastern Gold Coast (present-day Ghana):

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure Incumbent Notes
Danish Suzerainty
1657–8 Danish Gold Coast Settlements established on the eastern Gold Coast
1658 Heinrich Carloff, OpperhovedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[1]  
1659 Samuel Schmidt, OpperhovedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
1659 to 1662 Jost Cramer, OpperhovedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
1662 to 1668 Henning Albrecht, OpperhovedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
1668 to 1674 Bartholomaus von Gronstein, Governor—1st to be designated as governorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
1674 to 1677 Conrad Crull, GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[2]  
1677 to 1681 Peter With, OpperhovedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
1681 Magnus Prang, GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[3]  
to 1698 Erik Tylleman, OpperhovedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
10 June 1698 to 23 December 1698 Erik Oehlsen, OpperhovedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
23 December 1698 to 31 August 1703 John Trawne, OpperhovedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
11 September 1703 to 23 April 1704 Hartvig Meyer, OpperhovedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
23 April 1704 to 5 May 1705 Peter Sverdrup, acting OpperhovedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
5 May 1705 to 25 May 1705 Peter Petersen, acting OpperhovedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
25 May 1705 to 17 August 1711 Erik Olsen Lygaard, OpperhovedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2nd TermScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
17 August 1711 to 26 November 1717 Bfantz Boye, OpperhovedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
26 November 1717 to 6 August 1720 Knud Røst, OpperhovedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
6 August 1720 to 24 January 1722 Peter Østrup, OpperhovedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
25 January 1722 to 22 January 1723 Niels Jensen Østrup, OpperhovedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
22 January 1723 to 27 April 1724 Christian Andreas Syndermann, OpperhovedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
27 April 1724 to 1 March 1727 Hendrik von Suhm, OpperhovedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
4 March 1727 to 18 September 1727 Fred Pahl, OpperhovedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
18 September 1727 to 24 December 1728 Andreas Willumsen, OpperhovedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
24 December 1728 to 12 August 1735 Anders Pedersen Waerøe, OpperhovedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
12 August 1735 to 14 June 1736 Severin Schilderup, OpperhovedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
14 June 1736 to 20 June 1740 Enevold Nielson Boris, OpperhovedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
20 June 1740 to 26 May 1743 Peter Nikolaj Jørgensen, OpperhovedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
26 May 1743 to 3 February 1744 Christian Glob Dorph, OpperhovedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
3 February 1744 to 11 March 1745 Jørgen Billsen, OpperhovedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
11 March 1745 to 23 March 1745 Thomas Brock, OpperhovedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
23 March 1745 to 23 April 1745 Johan Wilder, OpperhovedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
23 April 1745 to 21 June 1746 August Frederik Hackenburg, OpperhovedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
21 June 1746 to 1750 Joost Platfusz, OpperhovedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
Danish crown colony
1750 to 6 March 1751 Joost Platfusz, OpperhovedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
6 March 1751 to 8 March 1751 Magnus Christopher Lützow, OpperhovedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
8 March 1751 to 21 July 1752 Magnus Hacksen, acting OpperhovedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
21 July 1752 to 11 March 1757 Carl Engman, OpperhovedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
11 March 1757 to 14 February 1762 Christian Jessen, OpperhovedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
14 February 1762 to 20 October 1766 Carl Gottleb Resch, OpperhovedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
20 October 1766 to 11 January 1768 Christian Tychsen, GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
11 January 1768 to 2 July 1769 Frantz Joachim Kuhberg, GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
2 July 1769 to 11 June 1770 Joachim Christian Otto, acting GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
11 June 1770 to 15 June 1772 Johan Daniel Frøhlich, acting GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
15 June 1772 to 24 June 1777 Niels Urban Aarestrup, acting GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
24 June 1777 to 2 December 1780 Johan Conrad von Hemsen, GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
2 December 1780 to 21 April 1788 Jens Adolph Kjoge, acting GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
21 April 1788 to 23 October 1789 Johan Friedrich Kipnasse, acting GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
23 October 1789 to July 1792 Andreas Rieselsen Bjørn, GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
July 1792 to 25 January 1793 Andreas Hammer, acting GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
25 January 1793 to 30 June 1793 Andreas Hammer, GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
30 June 1793 to 3 August 1793 Bendt Olrich, GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
3 August 1793 to 17 August 1795 Baron Christian Friedrich von Hager, GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
October 1795 to 31 December 1799 Johan Peter David Wrisberg, GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1st TermScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
31 December 1799 to 3 December 1802 Johan David Ahnholm, acting GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
3 December 1802 to 15 April 1807 Johan Peter David Wrisberg, GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2nd TermScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
15 April 1807 to 1 March 1817 Christian Schiønning, GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
3 March 1817 to 5 October 1817 Johan Emanuel Rechter, GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
5 October 1817 to 6 May 1819 Jens Nikolas Cornelius Reiersen, acting GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
6 May 1819 to 1 January 1821 Christian Svanekjaer, acting GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
1 January 1821 to 5 September 1821 Peter Svane Steffens, GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
5 September 1821 to 23 December 1823 Matthias Thønning, acting GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
23 December 1823 to 7 May 1825 Johan Christopher von Richelieu, GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
7 May 1825 to 30 September 1827 Niels Brøch, acting GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1st TermScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
30 September 1827 to 1 August 1828 Jens Peter Flindt, GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
1 August 1828 to 20 January 1831 Heinrich Gerhard Lind, acting GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1st TermScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
29 January 1831 to 21 October 1831 Ludwig Vincent von Hein, GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
21 October 1831 to 4 December 1831 Helmut von Arenstorff, GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
4 December 1831 to 1 March 1833 Niels Brøch, GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2nd TermScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 March 1833 to 21 July 1833 Heinrich Gerhard Lind, acting GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2nd TermScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
21 July 1833 to 26 December 1834 Edvard von Gandil, acting GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
26 December 1834 to 19 August 1837 Frederik Segfried Mørch, acting GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
19 August 1837 to 18 March 1839 Frederik Segfried Mørch, GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
19 March 1839 to 18 August 1839 Hans Angel Giede, acting GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
18 August 1839 to 24 May 1842 Lucas Dall, acting GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
24 May 1842 to 26 August 1842 Bernhard Johan Christian Wilkens, acting GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
26 August 1842 to 15 March 1844 Edvard James Arnold Carstensen, acting GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[4] 1st TermScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
18 March 1844 to 5 July 1844 Edvard Ericksen, acting GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
5 July 1844 to 9 October 1844 George Lutterodt, acting GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
9 August 1844 to 10 April 1847 Edvard James Arnold Carstensen, GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2nd TermScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
10 April 1847 to 20 February 1850 Rasmus Eric Schmidt, acting GovernorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".  
30 March 1850 Gold Coast Settlements sold to Britain and incorporated into the Gold Coast Colony

References

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  1. Danish: means Factor (agent); Factor, also rendered as Station Chief
  2. Ole Justesen, ed. Danish Sources for the History of Ghana 1657–1754 Vol. 1 (1657–1735). Copenhagen: The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, 2005. p. 48 Template:ISBN
  3. The title of Governor was bestowed on three individuals before 1766: von Gronstein; Crull; and Prang.
  4. Closing the Books: Governor Edward Carstensen on Danish Guinea, 1842–50. Translated from the Danish by Tove Storsveen. Accra, Ghana: Sub-Saharan Publishers, 2010.

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