Governor of Northern Rhodesia
# Governor of Northern Rhodesia

The governor of Northern Rhodesia was the representative of the British monarch in the self-governing colony of Northern Rhodesia from 1924 to 1964. The governor was appointed by the Crown and acted as the local head of state, receiving instructions from the British government.

## Establishment of the office

The office was established on 20 February 1924, when the Northern Rhodesia Order in Council, 1924 was adopted. It provided that "In place of the Administrator for whose appointment provision is made by the Northern Rhodesia Order in Council, 1911, there shall be a Governor and Commander in Chief in and over Northern Rhodesia...".

## List of governors of Northern Rhodesia

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Monarch | Prime minister of Zambia |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Monarch | Prime minister of Zambia |
| 1 | | Sir Herbert Stanley (1872–1955) | 1 April 1924 | 25 July 1927 | 3 years, 115 days | George V | Position not established |
| – | | Richard Allmond Jeffrey Goode (1873–1953) Acting | 25 July 1927 | 31 August 1927 | 37 days | George V | Position not established |
| 2 | | Sir James Maxwell (1869–1932) | 31 August 1927 | 1 December 1932 | 5 years, 92 days | George V | Position not established |
| 3 | | Sir Ronald Storrs (1881–1955) | 1 December 1932 | 7 January 1935 | 2 years, 37 days | George V | Position not established |
| 4 | | Major Sir Hubert Winthrop Young (1885–1950) | 7 January 1935 | July 1938 | 3 years, 175 days | George V Edward VIII George VI | Position not established |
| 5 | | Sir John Maybin (1889–1941) | 1 September 1938 | 9 April 1941† | 2 years, 220 days | George VI | Position not established |
| – | | William Marston Logan (1889–1968) Acting | 9 April 1941 | 16 October 1941 | 190 days | George VI | Position not established |
| 6 | | Sir John Waddington (1890–1957) | 16 October 1941 | 16 October 1947 | 6 years | George VI | Position not established |
| – | | Robert Christopher Stafford Stanley (1899–1981) Acting | 16 October 1947 | 19 February 1948 | 126 days | George VI | Position not established |
| 7 | | Sir Gilbert Rennie (1895–1981) | 19 February 1948 | 8 March 1954 | 6 years, 17 days | George VI Elizabeth II | Position not established |
| 8 | | Alexander Williams (1903–1984) | 8 March 1954 | 25 May 1954 | 78 days | Elizabeth II | Position not established |
| 9 | | Sir Arthur Benson (1907–1987) | 25 May 1954 | 22 April 1959 | 4 years, 332 days | Elizabeth II | Position not established |
| 10 | | Sir Evelyn Hone (1911–1979) | 22 April 1959 | 24 October 1964 | 5 years, 185 days | Elizabeth II | Kaunda (22 April–24 October 1964) |

For continuation after independence, see: President of Zambia

