Administrators of Uganda during the Colonial Era
Before attaining independence, Uganda was governed by Britain through Her Majesty’s appointed representatives.
Administrator
26 Dec 1890 – May 1892 Frederick Lugard (born. 1858 – died. 1945)
Commissioners
| 1 Apr 1893 – May 1893 | Sir Gerald Herbert Portal | (b. 1858 – d. 1897) |
| May 1893 – Nov 1893 | James Ronald Leslie MacDonald | (b. 1862 – d. 1927) |
| Nov 1893 – 1895 | Henry Edward Colville | (b. 1852 – d. 1907) |
| 1895 – Dec 1899 | Ernest James Berkeley | (b. 1857 – d. 1932) |
| Dec 1899 – Nov 1901 | Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston | (b. 1858 – d. 1927) |
| Nov 1901 – Nov 1907 | Sir James Hayes Sadler | (b. 1851 – d. 1910) |
| Nov 1907 – 1909 | Henry Hesketh Joudou Bell | (b. 1864 – d. 1952) |
| 1 Feb 1910 – Oct 1910 | Harry Edward Spiller Cordeaux | (b. 1870 – d. 1943) |
Governors
| Oct 1910 – Apr 1911 | Harry Edward Spiller Cordeaux | (s.a.) |
| 3 Apr 1911 – 10 Feb 1918 | Sir Frederick John Jackson | (b. 1859 – d. 1929) |
| 10 Feb 1918 – 15 Aug 1922 | Robert Thorne Coryndon | (b. 1870 – d. 1925) |
| 15 Aug 1922 – 18 May 1925 | Sir Geoffrey Francis Archer | (b. 1882 – d. 1964) |
| 18 May 1925 – 23 Nov 1932 | Sir William Frederick Gowers | (b. 1875 – d. 1954) |
| 23 Nov 1932 – 17 Oct 1935 | Sir Bernard Henry Bourdillon | (b. 1883 – d. 1948) |
| 17 Oct 1935 – 7 Jul 1940 | Philip Euen Mitchell | (b. 1890 – d. 1964) |
| 7 Jul 1940 – 1 Jan 1945 | Sir Charles Cecil Farquharson Dundas | (b. 1884 – d. 1956) |
| 1 Jan 1945 – 17 Jan 1952 | Sir John Hathorn Hall | (b. 1894 – d. 1979) |
| 17 Jan 1952 – 26 Feb 1957 | Sir Andrew Benjamin Cohen | (b. 1909 – d. 1968) |
| 26 Feb 1957 – 19 Oct 1961 | Sir Frederick Crawford | (b. 1906 – d. 1978) |
| 19 Oct 1961 – 9 Oct 1963 | Sir Walter Fleming Coutts | (b. 1912 – d. 1988) |
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