This is a list of the commissioners of the Bechuanaland Protectorate, which gained full independence as Botswana in 1966. From 1885 to 1891 the post was known as Deputy Commissioner; from 1891 to 1964 as Resident Commissioner; and from 1964 to independence as Queen's Commissioner.[1]

In the table below, dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office.

No Tenure Name Notes
British Suzerainty
Bechuanaland Protectorate
1884 to January 1885John Mackenzie, Resident 
23 March 1885 to 24 September 1885Sir Charles Warren, Special Commissioner, Military Commander
24 September 1885 to 30 September 1885Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Carrington, Special Commissioner, Military Commander
(30 September 1885 to 16 November 1885) Divided into British Bechuanaland Crown Colony (south) and Bechuanaland Protectorate (north)
British Bechuanaland Crown Colony
30 September 1885 to 23 October 1885Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Carrington, Special Commissioner, Military Commander
23 October 1885 to 16 November 1885Sidney Godolphin Alexander Shippard, Administrator
Bechuanaland Protectorate
30 September 1885 to 9 May 1891Sidney Godolphin Alexander Shippard, Administratorknighted during tenure
Bechuanaland High Commission Territory
9 May 1891 to 1895Sir Sidney Godolphin Alexander Shippard, Resident Commissioner 
Under the High Commissioner for Southern Africa to 3 October 1963
19 November 1895 to 1897Francis James Newton, Resident Commissioner 
21 December 1897 to 1900Hamilton John Goold-Adams, Resident Commissioner 
January 1901 to 1906Sir Ralph Champneys Williams, Resident Commissioner 
1906 to 1916Francis William Panzera, Resident Commissioner 
1916 to 1917Edward Charles Frederick Garraway, Resident Commissioner 
1917 to 1923James Comyn Macgregor, Resident Commissioner knighted during tenure
1923 to 1927Jules Ellenberger, Resident Commissioner 
1928 to 1930Rowland Mortimer Daniel, Resident Commissioner 
1930 to 1937Charles Fernand Rey, Resident Commissioner 
1937 to 1942Charles Noble Arden-Clarke, Resident Commissioner 
1942 to 1946Aubrey Denzil Forsyth-Thompson, Resident Commissioner 
1946 to 1950Anthony Sillery, Resident Commissioner 
1950 to 1953Edward Betham Beetham, Resident Commissioner 
1955 to 1959Martin Osterfield Wray, Resident Commissioner 
1953 to 1955William Forbes Mackenzie, Resident Commissioner 
1959 to 1960John Redcliffe Maud, Resident Commissioner 
30 September 1960 Independence Day Republic of Botswana
1960 to 3 October 1963Peter Fawcus, Resident Commissioner  
3 October 1963 to 1 August 1964Peter Fawcus, Commissioner knighted during tenure
Bechuanaland
1 August 1964 to 3 March 1965Sir Peter Fawcus, KBE, CMG, Commissioner 
BechuanalandSelf-Rule
3 March 1965 to 1965Sir Peter Fawcus, KBE, CMG, Commissioner 
1965 to 30 September 1966Hugh Selby Norman-Walker, Commissioner knighted during tenure
30 September 1966Independence Day Republic of Botswana

For continuation after independence see: Heads of State of Botswana

Sources

  • http://www.rulers.org/rulb1.html#botswana
  • African States and Rulers, John Stewart, McFarland
  • Heads of State and Government, 2nd Edition, John V da Graca, MacMillan Press 2000
  • Whitaker's Almanack 1965, J. Whitaker and Sons Ltd

See also

References

  1. Morton, Fred; Ramsay, Jeff; Mgadla, Part Themba (2008). "Resident Commissioner". Historical Dictionary of Botswana. African Historical Dictionaries. Vol. 108 (4th ed.). Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press. pp. 288–9. ISBN 978-0-8108-5467-3.
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