List of commissioners of Bechuanaland

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>Template:Cite book</ref>

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

commissioners

No	Portrait	Name	Tenure		Notes
British Suzerainty
Bechuanaland Protectorate
		John Mackenzie, Template:Small	1884	January 1885
		[[Charles Warren|Template:Small Charles Warren]], Template:Small	23 March 1885	24 September 1885
		Template:Small Frederick Carrington, Template:Small	24 September 1885	30 September 1885
(30 September 1885 to 16 November 1885) Divided into British Bechuanaland Crown Colony (south) and Bechuanaland Protectorate (north)
		Template:Small Frederick Carrington, Template:Small	30 September 1885	23 October 1885
		Sidney Godolphin Alexander Shippard, Template:Small	23 October 1885	16 November 1885
Bechuanaland Protectorate
		Sidney Godolphin Alexander Shippard, Template:Small	30 September 1885	9 May 1891	Template:Small
Bechuanaland High Commission Territory
		[[Sidney Godolphin Alexander Shippard|Template:Small Sidney Godolphin Alexander Shippard]], Template:Small	9 May 1891	1895
Under the High Commissioner for Southern Africa to 3 October 1963
		Francis James Newton, Template:Small	1895	1897
		Hamilton John Goold-Adams, Template:Small	1897	1901
		[[Ralph Champneys Williams|Template:Small Ralph Champneys Williams]], Template:Small	1901	1906
		Francis William Panzera, Template:Small	1906	1917
		Edward Charles Frederick Garraway, Template:Small	1917	1917
		James Comyn Macgregor, Template:Small	1917	1923	Template:Small
		Jules Ellenberger, Template:Small	1923	1928
		Rowland Mortimer Daniel, Template:Small	1928	1930
		Charles Fernand Rey, Template:Small	1930	1937
		Charles Noble Arden-Clarke, Template:Small	1937	1942
		Aubrey Denzil Forsyth-Thompson, Template:Small	1942	1946
		Anthony Sillery, Template:Small	1946	1950
		Edward Betham Beetham, Template:Small	1950	1953
		Martin Osterfield Wray, Template:Small	1953	1953
		William Forbes Mackenzie, Template:Small	1954	1959
		John Redcliffe Maud, Template:Small	1959	1960
Independence Day Republic of Botswana			30 September 1960
		Peter Fawcus, Template:Small	1960	1965
		Hugh Selby Norman-Walker, Template:Small	1965	30 September 1966	Template:Small
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