List of colonial heads of British Cameroons
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[edit] List of Colonial Heads of British Cameroons
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August 1914 to 7 April 1916 | Joseph Gauderique Aymerich, Military Commander | Military Commander of French Cameroon | |
| 7 April 1916 to 8 October 1916 | Joseph Gauderique Aymerich, Administrator | Administrator of French Cameroon | |
| 8 October 1916 to 6 March 1919 | Lucien Louis Fourneau, Administrator | Administrator of French Cameroon | |
| 6 March 1919 to 28 June 1919 | Jules Gaston Henri Carde, Commissioner | Commissioner of French Cameroon | |
| 28 June 1919 | Formal division into French and British Cameroons | ||
| British-occupied territory | |||
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 to 1916 | Kenneth V. Elphinstone, Resident | ||
| 1916 to 1917 | E.C. Duff, Resident | ||
| 1917 to 1919 | P.V. Young, Resident | ||
| 1919 to 1919 | W.G. Ambrose, Resident | ||
| 1919 to 1919 | John C. Maxwell, Resident | ||
| 28 June 1919 | Formal division into French and British Cameroons | ||
| 1919 to 20 July 1920 | John Humphrey Davidson, Resident | ||
| British Cameroons, League of Nations Mandated Territory | |||
| 20 July 1920 to 1925 | William Edgar Hunt, District Officer | ||
| 1925 to 1928 | Edward John Arnett, Resident | 1st Term | |
| 1928 to 1928 | H.J. Aveling, acting Resident | ||
| 1928 to 1928 | Buchanan Smith, Resident | ||
| 1928 to 1929 | Edward John Arnett, Resident | 2nd Term | |
| 1929 to 1932 | Granville St.John Orde Brown, Senior Officer | ||
| 1932 to 193? | Frederick Bernard Carr, District Officer | ||
| 193? to 193? | J.W.C. Rutherford, Resident | ||
| 193? to 193? | D.W. Firth, Senior Resident | ||
| 193? to 193? | George Hugo Findlay, Senior Resident | ||
| 193? to 193? | K.V. Hanitsch, Deputy Resident | ||
| 193? to 1939 | A.E.F. Murray, Resident | ||
| 1939 to 1942 | N.C. Denton, Resident | ||
| 1942 to 194? | Sealy-King, Resident | ||
| 194? to 194? | P.G. Harris, Resident | ||
| 1943 to 1945 | J. Macrae Simpson, Resident | ||
| 20 March 1945 to 10 October 1945 | A. Leeming, Senior District Officer | ||
| 1945 to 1946 | A.F.B. Bridges, Resident | ||
| 14 February 1946 to 13 December 1946 | N. Mackenzie, Senior District Officer | ||
| British Cameroons, United Nations trust territory | |||
| 13 December 1946 to 4 August 1949 | N. Mackenzie, Senior District Officer | ||
| 25 August 1949 to 31 December 1949 | D.A.F. Shute, Senior Resident | ||
| 1949 to 1 October 1954 | Edward John Gibbons, Special Resident | ||
| October 1954 | Autonomous territory within Nigeria | ||
| 1 October 1954 to 1956 | Edward John Gibbons, Commissioner | ||
| 1956 to 1 October 1961 | John Osbaldiston Field, Commissioner | ||
| (1 June 1961) | Northern British Cameroons incorporated into Nigeria | ||
| 1 October 1961 | Southern British Cameroons incorporated into Republic of Cameroon | ||
