List of commissioners of Bechuanaland

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This is a list of the '''commissioners of the Protectorate''', which gained full independence as [[Botswana]] in 1966. From 1885 to 1891, the post was known as '''Deputy Commissioner'''; from 1891 to 1964 as '''Resident Commissioner'''; and from 1964 to independence as '''Queen's Commissioner'''.<ref>{{cite book|first=Fred|last=Morton|first2=Jeff|last2=Ramsay|first3=Part Themba|last3=Mgadla|title=Historical Dictionary of Botswana|series=African Historical Dictionaries|volume=108|location=Metuchen, New Jersey|publisher=Scarecrow Press|edition=4th|year=2008|isbn=978-0-8108-5467-3|contribution=Resident Commissioner|pages=288–9}}</ref>

In the table below, dates in italics indicate ''de facto ''continuation of office.
==commissioners==

{| class="wikitable"
|- align=left
!No
!'''Portrait'''
! width="40%"|Name
! colspan="2" width="18%" |Tenure
! width="20%" |Notes
|-
| colspan="6" |'''British Suzerainty'''
|- valign=top
| colspan="6" |'''[[Bechuanaland Protectorate]]'''
|-
|
|||'''[[John Mackenzie (missionary)|John Mackenzie]]''', {{small|Resident}}
|1884
|January 1885|| 
|-
|
|||[[Charles Warren|{{small|Sir}} '''Charles Warren''']], {{small|Special Commissioner, Military Commander}}
|23 March 1885
|24 September 1885||
|-
|
|||{{small|Lieutenant-Colonel}} '''[[Frederick Carrington]]''', {{small|Special Commissioner, Military Commander}}
|24 September 1885
|30 September 1885||
|- valign=top
| colspan="6" |(30 September 1885 to 16 November 1885) ''Divided into '''British Bechuanaland Crown Colony''' (south) and '''Bechuanaland Protectorate''' (north)''
|-
|
|||{{small|Lieutenant-Colonel}} '''[[Frederick Carrington]]''', {{small|Special Commissioner, Military Commander}}
|30 September 1885
| 23 October 1885||
|-
|
|||[[Sidney Godolphin Alexander Shippard|'''Sidney''' Godolphin Alexander '''Shippard''']], {{small|Administrator}}
|23 October 1885
| 16 November 1885||
|- valign="top"
| colspan="6" |'''[[Bechuanaland]] Protectorate'''
|-
|
|||[[Sidney Godolphin Alexander Shippard|'''Sidney''' Godolphin Alexander '''Shippard''']], {{small|Administrator}}
|30 September 1885
| 9 May 1891||{{small|knighted during tenure }}
|- valign="top"
| colspan="6" |'''Bechuanaland High Commission Territory'''
|-
|
|||[[Sidney Godolphin Alexander Shippard|{{small|Sir}} '''Sidney''' Godolphin Alexander '''Shippard''']], {{small|Resident Commissioner}}
|9 May 1891
| 1895|| 
|- valign="top"
| colspan="6" |''Under the High Commissioner for Southern Africa to 3 October 1963''
|-
|
|||[[Francis James Newton|'''Francis''' James '''Newton''']], {{small|Resident Commissioner}}
|1895
| 1897|| 
|-
|
|||[[Hamilton John Goold-Adams|'''Hamilton''' John '''Goold-Adams''']], {{small|Resident Commissioner}}
|1897
| 1901|| 
|-
|
|||[[Ralph Champneys Williams|{{small|Sir}} '''Ralph''' Champneys '''Williams''']], {{small|Resident Commissioner}}
|1901
| 1906|| 
|-
|
|||[[Francis William Panzera|'''Francis''' William '''Panzera''']], {{small|Resident Commissioner}}
|1906
| 1917|| 
|-
|
|||[[Edward Garraway|'''Edward''' Charles Frederick '''Garraway''']], {{small|Resident Commissioner}}
|1917
| 1917|| 
|-
|
|||[[James Comyn Macgregor|'''James''' Comyn '''Macgregor''']], {{small|Resident Commissioner}}
|1917
| 1923|| {{small|knighted during tenure }}
|-
|
|||'''[[Jules Ellenberger]]''', {{small|Resident Commissioner}}
|1923
| 1928|| 
|-
|
|||[[Rowland Mortimer Daniel|'''Rowland''' Mortimer '''Daniel''']], {{small|Resident Commissioner}}
|1928
| 1930|| 
|-
|
|||[[Charles Fernand Rey|'''Charles''' Fernand '''Rey''']], {{small|Resident Commissioner}}
|1930
| 1937|| 
|-
|
|||[[Charles Noble Arden-Clarke|'''Charles''' Noble '''Arden-Clarke''']], {{small|Resident Commissioner}}
|1937
| 1942|| 
|-
|
|||[[Aubrey Denzil Forsyth-Thompson|'''Aubrey''' Denzil '''Forsyth-Thompson''']], {{small|Resident Commissioner}}
|1942
| 1946|| 
|-
|
|||'''[[Anthony Sillery]]''', {{small|Resident Commissioner}}
|1946
| 1950|| 
|-
|
|||[[Edward Betham Beetham|'''Edward''' Betham '''Beetham''']], {{small|Resident Commissioner}}
|1950
| 1953|| 
|-
|
|||[[Martin Osterfield Wray|'''Martin''' Osterfield '''Wray''']], {{small|Resident Commissioner}}
|1953
| 1953|| 
|-
|
|||[[William Forbes Mackenzie (colonial administrator)|'''William''' Forbes '''Mackenzie''']], {{small|Resident Commissioner}}
|1954
| 1959|| 
|-
|
|||[[John Redcliffe Maud|'''John''' Redcliffe '''Maud''']], {{small|Resident Commissioner}}
|1959
| 1960|| 
|-
| colspan="3" |''Independence Day '''[[Republic of Botswana]]'''''
| colspan="2" |30 September 1960
|
|-
|
|||'''[[Peter Fawcus]]''', {{small|Resident Commissioner }}
|1960
| 1965|| 
|-
|
|||[[Hugh Selby Norman-Walker|'''Hugh''' Selby '''Norman-Walker''']], {{small|Commissioner }}
|1965
| 30 September 1966||{{small|knighted during tenure }}
|- valign="top"
| colspan="5" |30 September 1966
|''Independence Day '''[[Republic of Botswana]]'''''
|}

For continuation after independence ''see:'' [[Heads of State of Botswana]]

==Sources==
* http://www.rulers.org/rulb1.html#botswana
* '''''African States and Rulers''', John Stewart, McFarland''
* '''''Heads of State and Government, 2nd Edition''', John V da Graca, MacMillan Press 2000''
* '''''Whitaker's Almanack 1965''', J. Whitaker and Sons Ltd''

==See also==
*[[High Commissioner for Southern Africa]]
*[[Botswana]]
**[[Heads of state of Botswana]]
**[[Heads of government of Botswana]]
**[[Vice-Presidents of Botswana]]
*[[Lists of office-holders]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bechuanaland, List of Commissioners}}
[[Category:Bechuanaland Protectorate]]
[[Category:Government of Botswana]]
[[Category:Lists of political office-holders in Botswana|Colonial heads]]
[[Category:Commissioners of the Bechuanaland Protectorate|*List]]

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