Great Britain · Government / Government of Great Britain. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
38Records
1841–2006Date range
32Named people
10Places
Chronological records
1841
James Brooke1841
Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor of Brunei
1884
Charles George Hamilton Gordon1884
Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor General of the Sudan, 2nd term
Charles George Hamilton Gordon1884
Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor General of Sudan
1888
Frederick Arthur Stanley Derby, 16th1888
Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor General of Canada
1889
Hope Hope, 7th1889
Victoria · Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor of Victoria, Australia
1900
Hope Hope, 7th1900
Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia
1902
Alfred Milner Milner, 1st1902
Transvaal · Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor of the Transvaal
1910
William Ewart Gladstone1910
Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor General of South Africa
1911
Thomas Denman1911
Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor General of Australia
1912
Hugh Charles Clifford1912
Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor General of the Gold Coast
1919
Bede Edmund Hugh Clifford1919
Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor General of Australia
Hugh Charles Clifford1919
Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor General of Nigeria
1920
Forster Lepe1920
Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor General of Australia
John Rushworth Rushworth Jellicoe, 1st1920
Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor General of New Zealand
1921
Julian Hedworth George Byng Vimy, 1st1921
Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor General of Canada
Bede Edmund Hugh Clifford1921
Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor General of South Africa
1925
John Lawrence Baird Stonehaven,1st1925
Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor General of Australia
Hugh Charles Clifford1925
Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor General of Ceylon
1931
Villiers Clarendon, 6th1931
Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor General of the Union of South Africa
1932
John Anderson1932
Bengal · Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor of Bengal
1936
Hope Hope, 8th1936
Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor General of India
1937
Robert Brooke-Popham1937
Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor of Kenya
Roger Lumley1937
Bombay · Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor of Bombay
1938
Ironside Ironside, 1st1938
Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor General of Gibraltar
1940
Edward VIII1940
Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor of the Bahamas, 1940-45
1941
Vereker Gort, 6th1941
Gibraltar · Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor of Gibraltar
1944
Winston Joseph Dugan1944
Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor General of Australia, 1st term
1945
Albert of Gloucester1945
Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor General of Australia
1947
Winston Joseph Dugan1947
Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor General of Australia, 2nd term
1949
Herwald Ramsbotham1949
Colombo · Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor General of Sri Lanka
1955
John HardingSeptember 1955
Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor of Cyprus
1957
Foot1957
Cyprus · Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor of Cyprus
1959
Morrison Dunrossil1959
Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor General of Australia
1982
Edward Youde1982
Hong Kong · Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor of Hong Kong
1984
Francis Baker1984
St Helena · Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor of St Helena
1992
Christopher Francis Patten1992
Hong Kong · Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor of Hong Kong
1996
Richard Ralph8 January 1996
Falkland Islands · Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor of the Falkland Islands
2006
Alan Huckle2006
Falkland Islands · Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor of the Falkland Islands
Names involved
Alan HuckleAlbert of GloucesterAlfred Milner Milner, 1stBede Edmund Hugh CliffordCharles George Hamilton GordonChristopher Francis PattenEdward VIIIEdward YoudeFootForster LepeFrancis BakerFrederick Arthur Stanley Derby, 16thHerwald RamsbothamHope Hope, 7thHope Hope, 8thHugh Charles CliffordIronside Ironside, 1stJames BrookeJohn AndersonJohn HardingJohn Lawrence Baird Stonehaven,1stJohn Rushworth Rushworth Jellicoe, 1stJulian Hedworth George Byng Vimy, 1stMorrison DunrossilRichard RalphRobert Brooke-PophamRoger LumleyThomas DenmanVereker Gort, 6thVilliers Clarendon, 6thWilliam Ewart GladstoneWinston Joseph Dugan
Provenance
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