Governor of Northern Rhodesia

Governor of Northern Rhodesia
Coat of arms of Northern Rhodesia
Style	His Excellency The Right Honourable
Appointer	King/Queen of the United Kingdom
Formation	1 April 1924
First holder	The Rt Hon. Herbert Stanley
Final holder	The Rt Hon. Evelyn Dennison Hone
Abolished	24 October 1964

This page contains a list of Governors of Northern Rhodesia from 1924 to 1964. On 20 February 1924, 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...

Governors of Northern Rhodesia (1924–1964)

From	To	Name	Comments
1 April 1924	June 1927	Sir Herbert Stanley
June 1927	27 October 1932	Sir James Maxwell
27 October 1932	19 February 1934	Sir Ronald Storrs
19 February 1934	5 May 1938	Major Sir Hubert Winthrop Young
5 May 1938	9 April 1941	Sir John Maybin	Died in office
30 May 1941	16 December 1947	Sir John Waddington
16 December 1947	1 April 1954	Sir Gilbert Rennie
1 May 1954	23 April 1959	Sir Arthur Benson
23 April 1959	24 October 1964	Sir Evelyn Dennison Hone

For continuation after independence, see: List of Presidents of Zambia

See also

• List of Presidents of Zambia
• Prime Minister of Zambia