Governor of Northern Rhodesia

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Governor of Northern Rhodesia
Flag of the Governor of Northern Rhodesia (1939–1964)
Style	His Excellency The Right Honourable
Appointer	British Monarch
Formation	1 April 1924
First holder	Herbert Stanley
Final holder	Evelyn Hone
Abolished	24 October 1964

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 of the Governor of Northern Rhodesia was established on 20 February 1924, when the Northern Rhodesia Order in Council, 1924 was adopted.^[1] 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
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Sir Herbert Stanley (1872–1955)	1 April 1924	25 July 1927	3 years, 115 days	George V	Position not established
–		(1873–1953) Acting	25 July 1927	31 August 1927	37 days
2		Sir James Maxwell (1869–1932)	31 August 1927	1 December 1932	5 years, 92 days
3		Sir Ronald Storrs (1881–1955)	1 December 1932	7 January 1935	2 years, 37 days
4		Major Sir Hubert Winthrop Young (1885–1950)	7 January 1935	July 1938	3 years, 175 days	George V Edward VIII George VI
5		(1889–1941)	1 September 1938	9 April 1941†	2 years, 220 days	George VI
–		William Marston Logan (1889–1968) Acting	9 April 1941	16 October 1941	190 days
6		Sir John Waddington (1890–1957)	16 October 1941	16 October 1947	6 years, 0 days
–		Robert Christopher Stafford Stanley (1899–1981) Acting	16 October 1947	19 February 1948	126 days
7		Sir Gilbert Rennie (1895–1981)	19 February 1948	8 March 1954	6 years, 17 days	George VI Elizabeth II
8		Alexander Williams (1903–1984)	8 March 1954	25 May 1954	78 days	Elizabeth II
9		Sir Arthur Benson (1907–1987)	25 May 1954	22 April 1959	4 years, 332 days
10		Sir Evelyn Hone (1911–1979)	22 April 1959	24 October 1964	5 years, 185 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

References[]