The Governor of Labuan was the appointed head of the government of Labuan.
Governor of Labuan | |
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Style | His Excellency |
Residence | Victoria |
Inaugural holder | James Brooke |
Formation | 1848–1946 |
Final holder | Shenton Thomas |
Abolished | 1946 |
From 1848 to 1890, the governors were appointed by the British authorities in London. When the administration was taken over by the North Borneo Chartered Company in 1890, the company became responsible for the appointment of the governors until the Straits Settlements administration took over in 1906.
Name | From | To |
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James Brooke
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1848 | 1852 |
George Warren Edwardes | 1856 | 1861 |
Thomas Fitzgerald Callaghan | 1861 | 1866 |
Hugh Low (acting) | 1866 | 1867 |
John Pope Hennessy | 1867 | 1871 |
Henry Bulwer | 1871 | 1875 |
Herbert Taylor Ussher | 1875 | 1879 |
Charles Cameron Lees | 1879 | 1881 |
Peter Leys (acting) | 1881 | 1888 |
Arthur Shirley Hamilton | 1888 | 1890 |
Name | From | To |
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Charles Creagh | 1890 | 1895 |
Leicester Beaufort | 1895 | 1899 |
Hugh Clifford | 1900 | 1901 |
Ernest Birch | 1901 | 1903 |
Edward Peregrine Gueritz | 1904 | 1906 |
Name | From | To |
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John Anderson | 1906 | 1911 |
Arthur Young | 1911 | 1920 |
Laurence Guillemard | 1920 | 1927 |
Hugh Clifford | 1927 | 1930 |
Cecil Clementi | 1930 | 1934 |
Shenton Thomas | 1934 | 1941 |
Administration interrupted by the Japanese occupation | ||
Shenton Thomas (resumed administration) |
1945 | 1946 |