This is a list of colonial administrators in the Gambia from the establishment of the Fort James by the United Kingdom in 1815 until the independence of the Gambia in 1965.
Commandants of Fort James (1815–1829)
Alexander Grant, 1815–1821
In 1821, the Gambia became a British colony. A lieutenant governor was appointed in 1829, subordinate to the Governor of Sierra Leone.
Alexander Findlay, 1829–1830
George Rendall, 1830–1837
Thomas Lewis Ingram, 1837–1838, first time
William Mackie, 1838–1839
Thomas Lewis Ingram, 1839–1840, second time
Sir Henry Vere Huntley, 1840–1841
Thomas Lewis Ingram, 1841–1843, third time
Between 1843 and 1866, a governor was appointed who was independent of the Governor of Sierra Leone.
Henry Froude Seagram, 1843
Edmund Norcott, 1843–1844
Charles Fitzgerald, 1844–1847
Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, 1847–1851
Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy, 1851–1852
Luke Smythe O'Connor, 1852–1859
George Abbas Kooli D'Arcy, 1859–1866
In 1866 the post of governor was replaced with that of an administrator, once again subordinate to the Governor of Sierra Leone.
Charles George Edward Patey, 1866–1869
Alexander Bravo, 1869–1871
Jeremiah Thomas Fitzgerald Callaghan, 1871–1873
Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright, 1873–1875
Sir Samuel Rowe, 1875–1877
Valerius Skipton Gouldsbury, 1877–1884
Sir Cornelius Alfred Moloney, 1884–1886
Sir James Shaw Hay, 1886–1888
Sir Gilbert Thomas Carter, 1888–1891
Sir Robert Baxter Llewelyn, 1891–1900
Sir George Chardin Denton, 7 November 1900–11 January 1901
In 1901, an independent governor was again appointed. The governor also acted as Commander-in-Chief of the colony.
Sir George Chardin Denton, 11 January 1901 – 21 December 1911
George Basil Haddon-Smith, Colonial Secretary of Sierra Leone, administered the government 29 June 1901 – late 1901
Henry Lionel Galway, 21 December 1911 – 11 April 1914
Edward John Cameron, 11 April 1914 – 1918
Herbert Henniker, 1918–1919, acting, first time
Sir Edward John Cameron, 1919–1920, continued
Herbert Henniker, 1920 – 3 January 1921, acting, second time
Sir Cecil Hamilton Armitage, 3 January 1921 – 10 March 1927
Sir John Middleton, 10 March 1927 – 29 November 1928
Sir Edward Brandis Denham, 29 November 1928 – 11 September 1930
Sir Herbert Richmond Palmer, 11 September 1930 – 12 April 1933
Sir Arthur Frederick Richards, 12 April 1933 – 22 October 1936
Sir Thomas Southorn, 22 October 1936 – 23 March 1942
Hilary Rudolph Robert Blood, 23 March 1942 – 29 March 1947
Andrew Barkworth Wright, 29 March 1947 – December 1949
Percy Wyn-Harris, December 1949 – 19 June 1958
Sir Edward Henry Windley, 19 June 1958 – 29 March 1962
Sir John Warburton Paul, 29 March 1962 – 18 February 1965
In 1965, the Gambia achieved independence from the United Kingdom. After independence, the viceroy in the Gambia was the Governor-General of the Gambia.
