Governor of Northern Rhodesia

Template:Short description Template:EngvarB Template:Use dmy dates The governor of Northern Rhodesia was the representative of the British monarch in the self-governing 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. 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

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Monarch	Prime Minister of Northern Rhodesia
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1	File:Sir Herbert James Stanley.jpg	Sir Herbert Stanley (1872–1955)	1 April 1924	25 July 1927	Template:Age in years and days	George V	Position not established
–	File:No image.svg	Richard Allmond Jeffrey Goode (1873–1953) Acting	25 July 1927	31 August 1927	Template:Age in years and days
2	File:No image.svg	Sir James Maxwell (1869–1932)	31 August 1927	1 December 1932	Template:Age in years and days
3	File:Sir Ronald Storrs LCCN2014717333 (cropped).jpg	Sir Ronald Storrs (1881–1955)	1 December 1932	7 January 1935	Template:Age in years and days
4	File:No image.svg	Major Sir Hubert Winthrop Young (1885–1950)	7 January 1935	July 1938	Template:Age in years and days	George V Edward VIII George VI
5	File:No image.svg	Sir John Maybin (1889–1941)	1 September 1938	9 April 1941†	Template:Age in years and days	George VI
–	File:No image.svg	William Marston Logan (1889–1968) Acting	9 April 1941	16 October 1941	Template:Age in years and days
6	File:No image.svg	Sir John Waddington (1890–1957)	16 October 1941	16 October 1947	Template:Age in years years
–	File:No image.svg	Robert Christopher Stafford Stanley (1899–1981) Acting	16 October 1947	19 February 1948	Template:Age in years and days
7	File:No image.svg	Sir Gilbert Rennie (1895–1981)	19 February 1948	8 March 1954	Template:Age in years and days	George VI Elizabeth II
8	File:No image.svg	Alexander Williams (1903–1984)	8 March 1954	25 May 1954	Template:Age in years and days	Elizabeth II
9	File:No image.svg	Sir Arthur Benson (1907–1987)	25 May 1954	22 April 1959	Template:Age in years and days
10	File:No image.svg	Sir Evelyn Hone (1911–1979)	22 April 1959	24 October 1964	Template:Age in years and days		Kaunda (22 April–24 October 1964)

For continuation after independence, see: President of Zambia

See also

• President of Zambia
• Prime Minister of Zambia
• Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland