Governor of Southern Rhodesia
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This page contains a list of Governors of Southern Rhodesia from 1923 to 1980, and includes the period of UDI (1965-1970) when a competing position to the legal Governor was created. See also Ian Douglas Smith, Prime Minister of Rhodesia, list of Presidents of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe.
[edit] List of Governors
| Start Date | End Date | Name | Additional |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 October 1923 | 15 June 1928 | Sir John Robert Chancellor | First Governor of Self-Governing Colony of Southern Rhodesia. |
| 15 June 1928 | 24 November 1928 | Sir Murray Bisset | acting |
| 24 November 1928 | 1 May 1934 | Sir Cecil Hunter-Rodwell | |
| 1 May 1934 | 8 January 1935 | Sir Alexander Fraser Russell | 1st time acting |
| 8 January 1935 | 8 January 1942 | Sir Herbert James Stanley | |
| 8 January 1942 | 10 December 1942 | Sir Alexander Fraser Russell | 2nd time acting |
| 10 December 1942 | 26 October 1944 | Sir Evelyn Baring | |
| 26 October 1944 | 20 February 1945 | Sir Robert James Hudson | 1st time acting |
| 20 February 1945 | 2 February 1946 | Sir William Eric Campbell Tait | |
| 2 February 1946 | 19 July 1946 | Sir Alexander Fraser Russell | 3rd time acting |
| 19 July 1946 | 14 January 1947 | Sir Robert James Hudson | 2nd time acting |
| 14 January 1947 | 21 November 1953 | Sir John Noble Kennedy | |
| 21 November 1953 | 26 November 1954 | Sir Robert Clarkson Tredgold | acting |
| 26 November 1954 | 28 December 1959 | Sir Peveril Barton Reiby Wallop William-Powlett | |
| 28 December 1959 | 24 June 1969 | Sir Humphrey Vicary Gibbs | After 11 November 1965, position not recognized by Rhodesian Government. |
| 24 June 1969 | 11 December 1979 | No Governor | On 1 September 1977, Lord Carver was named as Resident Commissioner-designate. |
| 11 December 1979 | 18 April 1980 | Lord Soames | Last Governor of Rhodesia |
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