List of governors of British South African colonies

Map of South Africa in July 1885, prior to the Second Boer War. It is showing British possessions and protectorates, the two Boer Republics (ZAR and Orange Free State), besides German South West Africa and Portuguese Mozambique.

This article lists the governors of British South African colonies, including the colonial prime ministers. It encompasses the period from 1797 to 1910, when present-day South Africa was divided into four British colonies namely: Cape Colony (preceded by Dutch Cape Colony), Natal Colony, Orange River Colony and Transvaal Colony.

After the colonies were disestablished as a result of the creation of the Union of South Africa, the area was divided into four provinces of the Union: Cape Province, Natal Province, Orange Free State Province and Transvaal Province.

Cape Colony

Map of the Cape Colony (orange) within South Africa (yellow).

Governors

Flag of the governor of the Cape Colony (1876–1910).

Prime Ministers

Natal Colony

Map of the Natal Colony (orange) within South Africa (yellow).

Governors

Flag of the governor of the Natal Colony (1905–1907).

Prime Ministers

Orange River Colony

Map of the Orange River Colony (orange) within South Africa (yellow).

Governors

Flag of the governor of the Orange River Colony (1902–1910).

Prime minister

Transvaal Colony

Map of the Transvaal Colony (orange) within South Africa (yellow).

Governors of the Transvaal

Flag of the governor of the Transvaal Colony (1904–1910).

Lieutenant-Governors of the Transvaal

Prime Minister of the Transvaal

See also

• High Commissioner for Southern Africa
• Commander-in-Chief of British Forces in South Africa
• List of administrators of former South African provinces

References

• Cana, Frank Richardson (1911). "Natal" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
• Ingram, Joseph Forsyth (1895). The Colony of Natal: An Official Illustrated Handbook and Railway Guide. London: J. Causton and Sons. p. 26. OCLC 813121.
• "Governors & Administrators of Natal". Natal Almanac, Directory and Yearly Register. No. 35. Pietermaritzburg: P. Davis & Sons. 1897. p. 304.
• "South Africa: Cape Colony", worldstatesmen.org © Ben Cahoon.
• "South Africa: Natal Colony", worldstatesmen.org © Ben Cahoon.
• "South Africa: Orange Free State", worldstatesmen.org © Ben Cahoon.
• "South Africa: Transvaal", worldstatesmen.org © Ben Cahoon.

External links

• World Statesmen – South Africa