Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland

The following is a list of the men who served as Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (also known as the Central African Federation). The Federation was formed on 1 August 1953 from the former colonies of Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland, and was formally dissolved on 31 December 1963.

Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
StyleHis Excellency The Right Honourable
ResidenceGovernment House, Salisbury
AppointerQueen of the United Kingdom
Formation4 September 1953
First holderThe 1st Baron Llewellin
Final holderThe Rt Hon. Sir Humphrey Gibbs (Acting)
Abolished31 December 1963

As Salisbury (now Harare) became the capital of the Federation as well as Southern Rhodesia, Government House, previously used as the residence of the Governor of Southern Rhodesia, became the residence of the Governor-General of the Federation.[1] During this time, the Governor of Southern Rhodesia resided in Governor's Lodge in the suburb of Highlands.[2]

List of governors-general of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Monarch Prime Minister
Took office Left office Time in office
1 The 1st Baron Llewellin
(1893–1957)		 4 September 1953 24 January 1957† 3 years, 142 days Elizabeth II Huggins
Welensky
– Sir Robert Clarkson Tredgold
(1899–1977)
Acting		 24 January 1957 February 1957 8 days Welensky
– Sir William Lindsay Murphy
(1888–1965)
Acting		 February 1957 8 October 1957 249 days
2 The 16th Earl of Dalhousie
(1914–1999)		 8 October 1957 May 1963 5 years, 205 days
– Sir Humphrey Gibbs
(1902–1990)
Acting
[lower-alpha 1]		 May 1963 31 December 1963 244 days

Notes
  1. Simultaneously served as the Governor of Southern Rhodesia.

See also

Sources
  • Bidwell, Robin Leonard (1974). The British Empire and Successor States, 1900–1972. London: Frank Cass. p. 153. ISBN 0-7146-3017-9.

References
  1. Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Newsletter, Issues 27-52, 1960, page 428
  2. East Africa and Rhodesia, Volume 42, Africana, 1965, pages 339, 464
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