Tenure[a]
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Portrait
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Incumbent
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Notes
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British Suzerainty
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1884 to 20 July 1887 |
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Frederick Mercer Hunter, Political Agent |
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British Somaliland Protectorate
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20 July 1887 to 1888 |
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Frederick Mercer Hunter, Resident |
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1888 to 1893 |
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Edward Vincent Stace, Resident |
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1893 to 1896 |
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Charles William Henry Sealy, Resident |
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1896 to 1897 |
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William Butler Ferris, Resident |
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1897 to 1898 |
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James Hayes Sadler, Resident |
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1898 to 1901 |
James Hayes Sadler, Consul-General |
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1901 to 1902 |
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Harry Edward Spiller Cordeaux, acting Consul-General |
1st time
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1902 to 1905 |
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Eric John Eagles Swayne, Consul-General |
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1905 to 8 May 1906 |
Vacant |
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8 May 1906 to 1909 |
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Harry Edward Spiller Cordeaux, Commissioner |
2nd time
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1909 to January 1910 |
Vacant |
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January 1910 to 1911 |
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Sir William Henry Manning, Commissioner |
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July 1911 to 1914 |
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Horace Archer Byatt, Commissioner |
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May 1914 to October 1919 |
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Geoffrey Francis Archer, Commissioner |
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October 1919 to 17 August 1922 |
Geoffrey Francis Archer, Governor |
From 5 June 1920, Sir Geoffrey Francis Archer
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17 August 1922 to 29 November 1925 |
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Gerald Henry Summers, Governor |
From 23 June 1925, Sir Gerald Henry Summers
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29 November 1925 to 26 January 1926 |
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Harold Baxter Kittermaster, acting Governor |
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26 January 1926 to 18 June 1932 |
Harold Baxter Kittermaster, Governor |
From 4 June 1928, Sir Harold Baxter Kittermaster
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18 June 1932 to 10 May 1935 |
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Arthur Salisbury Lawrance, Commissioner |
From 1 January 1934, Sir Arthur Salisbury Lawrance
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10 May 1935 to 2 March 1939 |
Arthur Salisbury Lawrance, Governor |
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2 March 1939 to 18 August 1940 |
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Vincent Glenday, Governor |
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British Somaliland under Italian occupation
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19 August 1940 to 27 August 1940 |
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Guglielmo Nasi, Military Governor |
Commanding officer, Eastern Sector
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27 August 1940 to 16 March 1941 |
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Carlo De Simone, Military Governor |
General officer commanding, Somaliland Army
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British Somaliland Protectorate
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29 March 1941 to 3 March 1943 |
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Arthur Reginald Chater, Military Governor |
Appointed following the British recapture of the colony
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3 March 1943 to 3 March 1948 |
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Gerald Thomas Fisher, Military Governor |
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3 March 1948 to 15 November 1948 |
Gerald Thomas Fisher, Governor |
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1948 to February 1954 |
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Gerald Reece, Governor |
From 1950, Sir Gerald Reece
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February 1954 to 1959 |
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Theodore Pike, Governor |
From 2 January 1956, Sir Theodore Pike
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11 July 1959 1 July 1960 |
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Douglas Hall, Governor |
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26 June 1960 |
Independence as the State of Somaliland
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