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Africa
Governor of the Cape Colony
Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere, 1st Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1815; d. May 29 1884
1877 – 1880
Alfred Milner
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 23 1854; d. May 13 1925
Noble titles: Baron Milner (1901 – 1925); Viscount Milner (1902 – 1925)
1897 – 1901
Governor of Kenya
Malcolm John MacDonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 17 1901; d. January 11 1981
1963
Governor of the Orange River Colony
William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 17 1859; d. February 26 1942
Titles of nobility: Earl of Selborne in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1895 – 1942)
1905 – 1907
High Commissioner for Southern Africa
Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere, 1st Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1815; d. May 29 1884
1877 – 1880
Alfred Milner
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 23 1854; d. May 13 1925
Noble titles: Baron Milner (1901 – 1925); Viscount Milner (1902 – 1925)
1897 – 1901
William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 17 1859; d. February 26 1942
Titles of nobility: Earl of Selborne in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1895 – 1942)
1905 – 1910
Administrator of Southern Rhodesia
Sir Leander Starr Jameson
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1853; d. November 26 1917
1894 – 1896
Albert Henry George Grey, 4th Earl Grey
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 28 1851; d. August 29 1917
Titles of nobility: Earl Grey in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1894 – 1917)
1896 – 1898
Governor-General of the Sudan
Major-General Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Baron Kitchener of Khartoum
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 24 1850; d. June 5 1916
Titles of nobility: Baron Kitchener of Khartoum in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1898 – 1916); Viscount Kitchener of Khartoum (1902 – 1916); Earl Kitchener (1914 – 1916).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1896. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1900. Promoted to general, 1902. Promoted to field marshal, 1909.
1899
Governor of the Transvaal
William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 17 1859; d. February 26 1942
Titles of nobility: Earl of Selborne in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1895 – 1942)
1905 – 1910
Uganda
Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 25 1848; d. March 19 1930
Titles of nobility: Earl of Balfour in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1922 – 1930)
1919 – 1930
The Americas
The Bahamas
Governor of the Bahamas
Edward, Duke of Windsor
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1894; d. May 28 1972
Spouse: Wallis Simpson (b. June 19 1896; d. April 24 1986)
Children: None
Royal titles: Prince of Wales (1910 – 1936); Duke of Cornwall (1910 – 1936); Duke of Rothesay (1910 – 1936)
1940 – 1945
Canada
Governor General of British North America
General Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 3 1724; d. November 10 1808.
Titles of nobility: Baron Dorchester in the Peerage of Great Britain (1786 – 1808).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1772. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1777. Promoted to general, ??.
1786 – 1796
Lieutenant-General Sir George Prevost, 1st Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 19 1767; d. January 5 1816.
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1805. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1808.
1812 – 1815
Governor General of the Province of Canada
John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1792; d. July 28 1840.
1838 – 1839
James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, 12th Earl of Kincardine
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 20 1811; d. November 20 1863.
Titles of nobility: Earl of Elgin in the Peerage of Scotland (1841 – 1863); Earl of Kincardine in the Peerage of Scotland (1841 – 1863); Baron Elgin in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1849 – 1863).
1847 – 1854
Sir Edmund Walker Head, 8th Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 16 1805; d. January 28 1868.
1854 – 1861
Charles Stanley Monck, 4th Viscount Monck
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 10 1819; d. November 29 1894
Other offices held: Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (1852 – 1857); Governor General of the Province of Canada (1861 – 1867)
1861 – 1867
Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
Edmund Walker Head, 8th Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 16 1805; d. January 28 1868.
1848 – 1854
Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
Lieutenant-General Sir George Prevost, 1st Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 19 1767; d. January 5 1816.
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1805. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1808.
1808 – 1811
George Augustus Constantine Phipps, Earl of Mulgrave
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1819; d. April 3 1890.
1858 – 1863
Governor of the Province of Quebec
General Sir Guy Carleton
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 3 1724; d. November 10 1808.
Titles of nobility: Baron Dorchester in the Peerage of Great Britain (1786 – 1808).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1772. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1777. Promoted to general, ??.
1768 – 1778
Lieutenant Governor of Lower Canada
John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1792; d. July 28 1840.
1838 – 1839
Jamaica
Governor of Jamaica
James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, 12th Earl of Kincardine
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 20 1811; d. November 20 1863.
Titles of nobility: Earl of Elgin in the Peerage of Scotland (1841 – 1863); Earl of Kincardine in the Peerage of Scotland (1841 – 1863); Baron Elgin in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1849 – 1863).
1842 – 1846
Australia and Oceania
New South Wales
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Sir John Young, 2nd Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 31 1807; d. October 6 1876
Also known as: John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar (1870 – 1876)
Other offices held: Governor General of Canada (1869 – 1872); Chief Secretary for Ireland (1853 – 1855); Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (1831 – 1855)
1861 – 1867
Governor of Queensland
George Augustus Constantine Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1819; d. April 3 1890.
1871 – 1874
Governor of Victoria
George Augustus Constantine Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1819; d. April 3 1890.
1879 – 1884
Thomas Brassey, 1st Baron Brassey
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 11 1836; d. February 23 1918
Noble titles: Baron Brassey in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1886 – 1918); Earl Brassey in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1911 – 1918).
1895 – 1900
New Zealand
Governor of New Zealand
George Augustus Constantine Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1819; d. April 3 1890.
1874 – 1879
East Asia and the Pacific
China
Commissioner of Weihaiwei
Reginald Fleming Johnston
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1874; d. March 6 1938
1927 – 1930
Europe and the Mediterranean
Cyprus
Governor of Cyprus
Field Marshal Sir Allan Francis “John” Harding
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 10 1896; d. January 20 1989
Titles of nobility: Baron Harding of Petherton in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1958 – 1989).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1944. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1946. Promoted to general, 1949. Promoted to field marshal, 1953.
1955 – 1957
Gibraltar
Governor of Gibraltar
General Sir William Edmund Ironside
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 6 1880; d. September 22 1959
Titles of nobility: Baron Ironside in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1941 – 1959).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1919. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1931. Promoted to general, 1936. Promoted to field marshal, 1940.
1938 – 1939
General Sir Kenneth Arthur Noel Anderson
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 25 1891; d. April 29 1959
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1940. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1942. Promoted to general, 1949.
1947 – 1952
Ireland
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Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 6 1766; d. October 20 1839
Titles of nobility: Duke of Bedford in the Peerage of England (1802 – 1839)
1806 – 1807
George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 12 1800; d. June 27 1870
Noble titles: Earl of Clarendon in the Peerage of Great Britain (1838 – 1870)
1847 – 1852
James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Abercorn
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 21 1811; d. October 31 1885
Titles of nobility: Marquess of Abercorn in the Peerage of Great Britain (1818 – 1885); Duke of Abercorn in the Peerage of Ireland (1868 – 1885)
1866 – 1868
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 21 1811; d. October 31 1885
Titles of nobility: Marquess of Abercorn in the Peerage of Great Britain (1818 – 1885); Duke of Abercorn in the Peerage of Ireland (1868 – 1885)
1874 – 1876
John Morley
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 24 1838; d. September 23 1923
Titles of nobility: Viscount Morley of Blackburn (1908 – 1923)
1886
John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 7th Earl of Aberdeen
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 3 1847; d. March 7 1934
Titles of nobility: Earl of Aberdeen in the Peerage of Scotland (1870 – 1934); Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1916 – 1934)
1886
John Morley
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 24 1838; d. September 23 1923
Titles of nobility: Viscount Morley of Blackburn (1908 – 1923)
1892 – 1895
John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 7th Earl of Aberdeen
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 3 1847; d. March 7 1934
Titles of nobility: Earl of Aberdeen in the Peerage of Scotland (1870 – 1934); Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1916 – 1934)
1905 – 1915
Ivor Churchill Guest, 1st Baron Wimborne
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1873; d. June 14 1939
Noble titles: Baron Ashby St Ledgers (1910 – 1939); Baron Wimborne (1914 – 1939); Viscount Wimborne (1918 – 1939)
1915 – 1918
Chief Secretary for Ireland
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Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Wellesley
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1769; d. September 14 1852
Noble titles: Viscount Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1809 – 1852); Count of Vimeiro in the nobility of Portugal (1811 – 1852); Earl of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1812 – 1852); Marquess of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1812 – 1852); Duke of Vitória in the nobility of Portugal (1812 – 1852); Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo in the nobility of Spain (1812 – 1852); Duke of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1814 – 1852); Prince of Waterloo in the nobility of the Netherlands (1815 – 1852)
Military ranks: Major-General (1802 – 1808); Lieutenant-General (1808 – 1811); General (1811 – 1813); Field Marshal (1813 – 1852)
1807 – 1809
Sir Robert Peel
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1788; d. July 2 1850
Also known as: Robert Peel (1788 – 1815); Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet (1830 – 1850)
1812 – 1818
Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1799; d. October 23 1869
Titles of nobility: Baron Stanley of Bickerstaffe in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1844 – 1869); Earl of Derby in the Peerage of England (1851 – 1869)
1830 – 1833
Sir John Young, 2nd Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 31 1807; d. October 6 1876
Also known as: John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar (1870 – 1876)
Other offices held: Governor General of Canada (1869 – 1872); Governor of New South Wales (1861 – 1867); Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (1831 – 1855)
1853 – 1855
Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1833; d. March 24 1908
Noble titles: Duke of Devonshire in the Peerage of England (1891 – 1908)
1871 – 1874
Lord Frederick Charles Cavendish
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 30 1836; d. May 6 1882
1882
Arthur James Balfour
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 25 1848; d. March 19 1930
Titles of nobility: Earl of Balfour in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1922 – 1930)
1887 – 1891
Middle East
Chief Administrator of Palestine
General Sir Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1861; d. May 14 1936
Titles of nobility: Viscount Allenby in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1919 – 1936).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1909. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1916. Promoted to general, 1917. Promoted to field marshal, 1919.
1917 – 1918
South Asia
India
Viceroy of India
James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, 12th Earl of Kincardine
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 20 1811; d. November 20 1863.
Titles of nobility: Earl of Elgin in the Peerage of Scotland (1841 – 1863); Earl of Kincardine in the Peerage of Scotland (1841 – 1863); Baron Elgin in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1849 – 1863).
1862 – 1863
Edward Robert Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Baron Lytton
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 8 1831; d. November 24 1891
Noble titles: Baron Lytton (1873 – 1891); Earl of Lytton (1880 – 1891)
1876 – 1880
George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 24 1827; d. July 9 1909
Noble titles: Earl of Ripon (1859 – 1909); Marquess of Ripon (1871 – 1909)
1880 – 1884
Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Earl of Dufferin
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1826; d. February 12 1902
Other titles: Baron Dufferin and Claneboyne (1850 – 1902); Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1888 – 1902)
1884 – 1888
Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 14 1845; d. June 3 1927
Noble titles: Marquess of Lansdowne (1866 – 1927)
1888 – 1894
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 9 1845; d. March 1 1914
Noble titles: Earl of Minto in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1891 – 1914)
1905 – 1910
Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Baron Irwin
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1881; d. December 23 1959
Titles of nobility: Baron Irwin in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1925 – 1959); Viscount Halifax in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1934 – 1959); Earl of Halifax in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1944 – 1959).
1926 – 1931
Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Earl of Willingdon
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 12 1866; d. August 12 1941
Titles of nobility: Baron Willingdon in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1910 – 1941); Viscount Willingdon in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1924 – 1941); Earl of Willingdon in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1931 – 1941); Marquess of Willingdon in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1936 – 1941)
1931 – 1936
Victor Alexander John Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 24 1887; d. January 5 1952
Titles of nobility: Marquess of Linlithgow in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1908 – 1952).
1936 – 1943
Governor of Bombay
Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1815; d. May 29 1884
1862 – 1867
George Sydenham Clarke
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 4 1848; d. February 7 1933
Noble titles: Baron Sydenham of Combe in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1913 – 1933).
1907 – 1913
Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Baron Willingdon
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 12 1866; d. August 12 1941
Titles of nobility: Baron Willingdon in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1910 – 1941); Viscount Willingdon in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1924 – 1941); Earl of Willingdon in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1931 – 1941); Marquess of Willingdon in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1936 – 1941)
1913 – 1918
Governor of Madras
John Sinclair, 1st Baron Pentland
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 7 1860; d. January 11 1925
Noble titles: Baron Pentland in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1909 – 1925)
1912 – 1919
Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Baron Willingdon
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 12 1866; d. August 12 1941
Titles of nobility: Baron Willingdon in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1910 – 1941); Viscount Willingdon in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1924 – 1941); Earl of Willingdon in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1931 – 1941); Marquess of Willingdon in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1936 – 1941)
1919 – 1924
Sir George Frederick Stanley
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 14 1872; d. July 1 1938
1929 – 1934