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Administrators of Uganda during the Colonial Era

Before attaining independence, Uganda was governed by Britain through Her Majesty’s appointed representatives.

Administrator
26 Dec 1890 – May 1892 Frederick Lugard (born. 1858 – died. 1945)

Commissioners

1 Apr 1893 – May 1893	Sir Gerald Herbert Portal	(b. 1858 – d. 1897)
May 1893 – Nov 1893	James Ronald Leslie MacDonald	(b. 1862 – d. 1927)
Nov 1893 – 1895	Henry Edward Colville	(b. 1852 – d. 1907)
1895 – Dec 1899	Ernest James Berkeley	(b. 1857 – d. 1932)
Dec 1899 – Nov 1901	Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston	(b. 1858 – d. 1927)
Nov 1901 – Nov 1907	Sir James Hayes Sadler	(b. 1851 – d. 1910)
Nov 1907 – 1909	Henry Hesketh Joudou Bell	(b. 1864 – d. 1952)
1 Feb 1910 – Oct 1910	Harry Edward Spiller Cordeaux	(b. 1870 – d. 1943)

Governors

Oct 1910 – Apr 1911	Harry Edward Spiller Cordeaux	(s.a.)
3 Apr 1911 – 10 Feb 1918	Sir Frederick John Jackson	(b. 1859 – d. 1929)
10 Feb 1918 – 15 Aug 1922	Robert Thorne Coryndon	(b. 1870 – d. 1925)
15 Aug 1922 – 18 May 1925	Sir Geoffrey Francis Archer	(b. 1882 – d. 1964)
18 May 1925 – 23 Nov 1932	Sir William Frederick Gowers	(b. 1875 – d. 1954)
23 Nov 1932 – 17 Oct 1935	Sir Bernard Henry Bourdillon	(b. 1883 – d. 1948)
17 Oct 1935 – 7 Jul 1940	Philip Euen Mitchell	(b. 1890 – d. 1964)
7 Jul 1940 – 1 Jan 1945	Sir Charles Cecil Farquharson Dundas	(b. 1884 – d. 1956)
1 Jan 1945 – 17 Jan 1952	Sir John Hathorn Hall	(b. 1894 – d. 1979)
17 Jan 1952 – 26 Feb 1957	Sir Andrew Benjamin Cohen	(b. 1909 – d. 1968)
26 Feb 1957 – 19 Oct 1961	Sir Frederick Crawford	(b. 1906 – d. 1978)
19 Oct 1961 – 9 Oct 1963	Sir Walter Fleming Coutts	(b. 1912 – d. 1988)