List of colonial heads of Mauritius
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List of Colonial Heads of MauritiusMauritiusMauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)| Term | Incumbent | Notes |
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| Dutch Suzerainty | ||
| Claimed for the Netherlands by Captain Wybrant Warwijk, only brief settlement | ||
| 20 September 1598 to 1598 | Wybrant Warwijck, Opperhoofd | Commander |
| 1598 to 6 May 1638 | Abandoned | |
| Dutch colony of Mauritius Dutch Mauritius Mauritius was an official settlement of the Dutch East India Company on the island of Mauritius between 1638 and 1710, and used a refreshing station for passing ships... ; under the Dutch East India Company Dutch East India Company The Dutch East India Company was a chartered company established in 1602, when the States-General of the Netherlands granted it a 21-year monopoly to carry out colonial activities in Asia... rule |
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| 6 May 1638 to 7 November 1639 | Cornelis Simonszoon Gooyer Cornelius Gooyer Cornelius Gooyer was a Dutchman who established a settlement in Mauritius. He served as the island's governor from 1639 to 1640. He was succeeded by Adriaan van der Stel.... , Opperhoofd |
Commander |
| 7 November 1639 to 1645 | Adriaan van der Stel Adriaan van der Stel Adriaan van der Stel was opperhoofd of Mauritius from 1640? to 1645. He was succeeded by Jacob van der Meersch.Adriaan Van Der Stel succeeded Governor Cornelius Gooyer. He landed on the island with seventy men, of whom forty were invalids. the latter thought that they would recover their health.... , Opperhoofd |
Commander |
| 1645 to September 1648 | Jacob van der Meersch Jacob van der Meersch Jacob van der Meersch was governor of Mauritius from 1644 to 1648. He was succeeded by Reinier Por.... , Opperhoofd |
Commander |
| 1648 to 1653 | Reinier Por Reinier Por Reinier or Reiner Por was the Dutch opperhoofd or governor of Mauritius from 1648 to 1653... , Opperhoofd |
Commander |
| 1653 to 1654 | Joost van der Woutbeekr, Opperhoofd | Commander |
| 1654 to 1656 | Maximiliaan de Jongh, Opperhoofd | Commander |
| 1656 to 16 July 1658 | Abraham Evertszoon, Opperhoofd | Commander |
| 16 July 1658 to 1664 | Abandoned | |
| 1664 to May 1665 | Jacobus van Nieuwlant, Opperhoofd | Commander |
| 1665 to 1667 | Georg Frederick Wreede George Frederik Wreeden Georg Friedrich Wreede or Georgius Fredericius Wreede was governor of Mauritius from 1665 to 1672, with a break between 1668-1669.... , Opperhoofd |
Commander, 1st time |
| 1667 to 1668 | Jan van Jaar, Opperhoofd | Commander |
| 1668 to 1669 | Dirk Janszoon Smient Dirk Jansz Smient Dirk Jansz Smient was governor of Mauritius in the new settlement at Grand Port from 1666 to 1669, when he returned to Cape of Good Hope. He was replaced by George Frederik Wreede. In November 1676 he led a punitive expedition from Cape Town to a group of Hottentots led by Chief Goenema, which... , Opperhoofd |
Commander |
| 1669 to 1672 | Georg Frederick Wreede George Frederik Wreeden Georg Friedrich Wreede or Georgius Fredericius Wreede was governor of Mauritius from 1665 to 1672, with a break between 1668-1669.... , Opperhoofd |
Commander, 2nd time |
| 1672 | Swen Felleson, Opperhoofd | Commander |
| 1672 to 13 February 1673 | Philip Col, Opperhoofd | Commander |
| 13 February 1673 to 4 October 1677 | Hubert Hugo Hubert Hugo Hubert Hugo was a merchant in Dutch Suratte, a privateer on the Red Sea, and governor of Dutch Mauritius from 1672 to 1677.-Life:... , Opperhoofd |
Commander |
| 4 October 1677 to 22 October 1692 | Isaac Johannes Lamotius, Opperhoofd | Commander |
| 22 October 1692 to 25 November 1703 | Roelof Deodati, Opperhoofd | Commander |
| 25 November 1703 to 17 February 1710 | Abraham Momber van de Velde Abraham Momber Van de Velde Abraham Momber a.k.a. Abraham Momber van de Velde was the last commander of the Dutch East India Company settlement on Mauritius. He followed Roelof Deodati as the de facto Dutch governor on November 25, 1703. On November 15, 1707 the Company's premises, goods, and administration were almost... , Opperhoofd |
Commander |
| 17 February 1710 to 6 September 1718 | Abandoned | |
| French Suzerainty | ||
| Claimed for France (Île de France) by Chevalier Jean-Baptiste Garnier de Fougeray, taking possession on 24 December 1721; under French East India Company French East India Company The French East India Company was a commercial enterprise, founded in 1664 to compete with the British and Dutch East India companies in colonial India.... rule |
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| 24 December 1721 to 7 April 1722 | Julien Duronguët le Toullec, acting Governor | |
| 7 April 1722 to 16 December 1725 | Denis, chevalier de Nyon, Governor | |
| 4 May 1722 to 13 June 1722 | Duval de Hauville, acting Governor | Acting for Nyon |
| 13 July 1722 to 3 December 1722 | Jacques Gast d'Hauterive, acting Governor | Acting for Nyon |
| 16 December 1725 to 13 March 1729 | Denis de Brousse, acting Governor | |
| 13 March 1729 to 20 August 1729 | Pierre Benoît Dumas Pierre Benoît Dumas Pierre Benoît Dumas was the French Governor General for Pondichéry and Réunion. Predecessor of La Bourdonnais on the Isles and Dupleix in the Indies, Dumas hailed from Southern France. There is still a street in Pondicherry named after him.... , Governor |
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| 20 August 1729 to 4 June 1735 | Nicolas de Maupin, Governor | |
| French Mascarene Islands colony; under French East India Company French East India Company The French East India Company was a commercial enterprise, founded in 1664 to compete with the British and Dutch East India companies in colonial India.... rule |
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| 4 June 1735 to 23 March 1746 | Bertrand François Mahé, comte de La Bourdonnais, Governor-General | |
| 20 March 1740 to 14 August 1741 | Didier de Saint-Martin, acting Governor-General | Acting for La Bourdonnais, 1st time |
| 1741 to 18 December 1742 | Didier de Saint-Martin, acting Governor-General | Acting for La Bourdonnais, 2nd time |
| Separate colony; under French East India Company French East India Company The French East India Company was a commercial enterprise, founded in 1664 to compete with the British and Dutch East India companies in colonial India.... rule |
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| 23 March 1746 to 6 October 1746 | Didier de Saint-Martin, acting Governor-General | 3rd time |
| 6 October 1746 to 10 February 1753 | Pierre Félix Barthélemy David, Governor-General | |
| 10 February 1753 to 3 December 1755 | Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier Jean Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier was a French sailor, explorer, and governor of the Mascarene Islands.He was orphaned at the age of seven and after having been educated in Paris, he was sent to Saint Malo to study navigation. He became a lieutenant of the French East India Company in 1731... , Governor-General |
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| 3 December 1755 to 4 November 1759 | René Magon de la Villebague, Governor-General | |
| 4 November 1759 to 14 July 1767 | Antoine Marie Desforges-Boucher, Governor-General | |
| French crown colony | ||
| 14 July 1767 to 27 November 1768 | Jean Daniel Dumas, Governor-General | |
| 27 November 1768 to 6 June 1769 | Jean Guillaume Steinauer, acting Governor-General | |
| 6 June 1769 to 23 August 1772 | François Julien du Dresnay, chevalier Desroches, Governor-General | |
| 23 August 1772 to 2 December 1776 | Charles Henri Louis d'Arsac, chevalier de Ternay, Governor-General | |
| 2 December 1776 to 28 April 1779 | Antoine de Guiran, chevalier de La Brillanne, Governor-General | |
| 28 April 1779 to 30 April 1779 | Joseph Murinais, comte de Saint-Maurice, acting Governor-General | |
| 1 May 1779 to 3 November 1787 | François, vicomte de Souillac, Governor-General | Acting to 30 January 1780 |
| 5 April 1785 to 28 June 1785 | Camille Charles Leclerc, chevalier de Fresne Chevalier de Fresne Camille Charles Leclerc, Chevalier de Fresne was Governor General of Mauritius and Pondicherry in French Colonial Empire.-Significant event in his life:... , acting Governor-General |
Acting for Souillac |
| 28 June 1785 to 7 November 1785 | chevalier de Fleury, acting Governor-General | Acting for Souillac |
| 5 November 1787 to 14 November 1789 | Joseph Antoine Raimond de Bruni, chevalier d'Entrecasteaux, Governor-General | |
| 14 November 1789 to 29 July 1790 | Thomas, comte de Conway, Governor-General | |
| 29 July 1790 to 19 August 1790 | Dominique Prosper de Chermont Dominique Prosper de Chermont Dominique Prosper de Chermont was Governor General of Inde française in Second French Colonial Empire.-Titles:... , acting Governor-General |
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| 19 August 1790 to 18 June 1792 | David Charpentier de Cossigny David Charpentier de Cossigny David Charpentier de Cossigny was Governor General of Pondicherry, Réunion and Mauritius.-Birth & death:David Charpentier de Cossigny was born in Gaillac in the Tarn on 9 February 1740. He is member of a famous family of the île de France that includes scientists and soldiers. He died in... , acting Governor-General |
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| 18 June 1792 to 28 July 1800 | Anne Joseph Hippolyte de Maurès, comte de Malartic Anne Joseph Hippolyte de Maurès, Comte de Malartic Anne Joseph Hippolyte de Maurès, Comte de Malartic was a French colonial governor and general, notable for his service in Canada and Mauritius. The Canadian town of Malartic is named after him.... , Governor-General |
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| 28 July 1800 to 3 February 1803 | François Louis Magallon de la Morlière, Governor-General | |
| Part of French colony of Indes-Orientales | ||
| 3 February 1803 to 25 September 1803 | François Louis Magallon de la Morlière, Governor-General | |
| 26 September 1803 to 3 December 1810 | Charles Mathieu Isidore, comte Decaen, Captain-General | |
| 26 September 1803 to 3 December 1810 | Louis Léger Louis Léger Louis Léger was a French writer and pioneer in Slavic studies. Léger studied under Aleksander Chodźko at the Collège de France, whose position he eventually succeeded in 1885 by taking up the Slav Literature and Language chair of Adam Mickiewicz, which he occupied until 1923... , Prefect |
Deposed after invasion of Île de France Invasion of Île de France The Invasion of Île de France was a complicated but successful amphibious operation in the Indian Ocean, launched in November 1810 during the Napoleonic Wars. During the operation, a substantial British military force was landed by the Royal Navy at Grand Baie on Île de France... by the British |
| British Suzerainty | ||
| Colony of Mauritius | ||
| 4 December 1810 to 20 May 1823 | Robert Townsend Farquhar Robert Townsend Farquhar Sir Robert Townsend Farquhar, 1st Baronet was an influential British merchant of the early nineteenth century who served as a colonial governor and Member of Parliament.During his lengthy service for both the East India Company and the British government,Farquhar gained a reputation as an... , Governor |
From 28 July 1821, Sir Robert Townsend Farquhar |
| 18 April 1811 to 15 July 1811 | Henry Warde, acting Governor | Acting for Farquhar |
| 10 November 1817 to 10 December 1818 | Gage Hall, acting Governor | Acting for Farquhar |
| 10 December 1818 to 6 February 1819 | John Dalrymple John Dalrymple -Nobles:*John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair *John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair *John Dalrymple, 5th Earl of Stair *John Dalrymple, 6th Earl of Stair *John Dalrymple, 7th Earl of Stair... , acting Governor |
Acting for Farquhar |
| 6 February 1819 to 6 July 1820 | Ralph Darling Ralph Darling General Sir Ralph Darling, GCH was a British colonial Governor and Governor of New South Wales from 1825 to 1831.-Early career:... , acting Governor |
Acting for Farquhar, 1st time |
| 20 May 1823 to 12 June 1823 | Ralph Darling Ralph Darling General Sir Ralph Darling, GCH was a British colonial Governor and Governor of New South Wales from 1825 to 1831.-Early career:... , acting Governor |
2nd time |
| 12 June 1823 to 17 June 1828 | Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole, Governor | |
| 17 June 1828 to 3 February 1833 | Sir Charles Colville Charles Colville Sir Charles Colville was a British military leader who fought in the Peninsular War and in action near the Battle of Waterloo, and rose to the rank of Lieutenant General. He was the son of John Colville, 8th Lord Colville of CulrossAmong other battles, Colville led the 2nd Brigade in Picton's 3rd... , Governor |
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| 4 February 1833 to 20 February 1840 | Sir William Nicolay William Nicolay Lieutenant General Sir William Nicolay KCH, CB was the third son of Frederick de Nicolay, Principal Page to Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife of King George III. He was born at St. James's Palace on the 14th April 1771 and was a member of the British branch of the Nicolay family.He... , Governor |
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| 20 February 1840 to 16 July 1840 | James Power James Power Dr. James "Jim" Power is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. He is the husband of Margaret Power, and with her the father of Alex, Julie, Jack, and Katie Power.- Fictional character biography :... , acting Governor |
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| 16 July 1840 to 2 January 1842 | Sir Lionel Smith Sir Lionel Smith, 1st Baronet General Sir Lionel Smith, 1st Baronet GCB GCH was a British diplomat, colonial administrator, and soldier.His mother was noted writer and feminist Charlotte Turner Smith.... , Governor |
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| 3 January 1842 to 21 November 1842 | William Staveley William Staveley Lieutenant-General William Staveley was Commander and Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong.-Military career:... , acting Governor |
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| 21 November 1842 to 5 May 1849 | Sir William Maynard Gomm William Maynard Gomm Field Marshal Sir William Maynard Gomm GCB , was a British Army commander.-Military career:He was gazetted to the 9th Foot at the age of ten in recognition of the services of his father, Lieutenant-Colonel William Gomm, who was killed in the attack on Guadaloupe... , Governor |
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| 5 May 1849 to 8 June 1849 | Thomas Blanchard Thomas Blanchard Thomas Blanchard was an American inventor who lived much of his life in Springfield, Massachusetts, where in 1819, he pioneered the assembly line style of mass production in America, and also invented the major technological innovation known as interchangeable parts. Blanchard worked, for much of... , acting Governor |
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| 8 June 1849 to 19 October 1850 | Sir George William Anderson George William Anderson George William Anderson was the officiating governor of Bombay during the British Raj from 28 April 1841 to 9 June 1842.... , Governor |
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| 19 October 1850 to 8 January 1851 | ), acting Governor | 1st time |
| 8 January 1851 to 20 September 1857 | Sir James Macaulay Higginson James Macaulay Higginson James Macaulay Higginson was Governor of Antigua from 1847 to 1850.Sir James Macaulay Higginson was 8th Governor of Mauritius from 8 Jan 1851 to 20 Sep 1857.He was made a Companion of the Order of Bath in 1851 and a Knight Commander in 1857.... , Governor |
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| 14 April 1854 to 18 January 1855 | William Sutherland William Sutherland William Sutherland is the name of:* William Sutherland , fought in the American Revolutionary War* William Sutherland , Australian physicist* William Sutherland William Sutherland is the name of:* William Sutherland (British Army officer), fought in the American Revolutionary War* William... , acting Governor |
Acting for Higginson, 2nd time |
| 18 January 1855 to 12 June 1855 | C.M. Hay, acting Governor | Acting for Higginson |
| 20 September 1857 to 9 January 1863 | Sir William Stevenson William Stevenson (colonial administrator) Sir William Stevenson was the 9th Governor of Mauritius from 20 Sep 1857 - 9 Jan 1863.-References:... , Governor |
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| 10 January 1863 to 21 August 1863 | M.G. Johnstone, acting Governor | |
| 21 August 1863 to 3 June 1870 | Sir Henry Barkly, Governor | |
| 4 June 1870 to 21 February 1871 | E. Selby Smith, acting Governor | 1st time |
| 21 February 1871 to 18 August 1874 | Sir Arthur Charles Hamilton-Gordon, Governor | |
| 19 August 1871 to 29 September 1871 | E. Selby Smith, acting Governor | Acting for Hamilton-Gordon, 2nd time |
| 21 October 1871 to 28 October 1872 | Edward Norton Edward Norton Edward Harrison Norton is an American actor, screenwriter, film director and producer. In 1996, his supporting role in the courtroom drama Primal Fear garnered him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor... , acting Governor |
Acting for Hamilton-Gordon, 1st time |
| 20 January 1873 to 20 October 1873 | Edward Norton Edward Norton Edward Harrison Norton is an American actor, screenwriter, film director and producer. In 1996, his supporting role in the courtroom drama Primal Fear garnered him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor... , acting Governor |
Acting for Hamilton-Gordon, 2nd time |
| 18 August 1874 to 21 September 1874 | Edward Norton Edward Norton Edward Harrison Norton is an American actor, screenwriter, film director and producer. In 1996, his supporting role in the courtroom drama Primal Fear garnered him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor... , acting Governor |
3rd time |
| 21 September 1874 to 31 December 1878 | Sir Arthur Purves Phayre Arthur Purves Phayre Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Purves Phayre, GCMG, KCSI, CB was a career British Indian Army officer who was the first Commissioner of British Burma, 1862–1867, Governor of Mauritius, 1874–1878, and author.... , Governor |
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| 31 December 1878 to 4 April 1879 | Frederick Napier Broome, acting Governor | 1st time |
| 4 April 1879 to 9 December 1880 | Sir George Ferguson Bowen, Governor | |
| 9 December 1880 to 5 May 1883 | Sir Frederick Napier Broome, Governor | 2nd time |
| 5 May 1883 to 1 June 1883 | Charles Bruce Charles Bruce Charles Bruce may refer to:*Charles Bruce , colonial administraor*Charles Bruce , Scottish astrophysicist*Charles Lennox Cumming Bruce , Scottish politician... , acting Governor |
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| 1 June 1883 to 11 December 1889 | Sir John Pope Hennessy John Pope Hennessy Sir John Pope Hennessy, KCMG , was an Irish and British politician and colonial administrator who served as the eighth Governor of Hong Kong.-Early life:... , Governor |
Suspended from 14 December 1886 until 12 July 1887 |
| 24 September 1884 to 15 October 1884 | Henry Nicholas Duverger-Beyts, acting Governor | Acting for Hennessy, 1st time |
| 29 September 1886 to 12 December 1886 | Henry Nicholas Duverger-Beyts, acting Governor | Acting for Hennessy, 2nd time |
| 15 December 1886 to 18 December 1886 | Sir Hercules George Robert Robinson, acting Governor | Acting for Hennessy |
| 18 December 1886 to 2 July 1887 | William Hanbury Hawley, acting Governor | Acting for Hennessy |
| 2 July 1887 to 11 December 1888 | Francis Fleming Francis Fleming Sir Francis Fleming KCMG was a British colonial administrator.His father was James Fleming, Q.C.. He attended Downside College near Bath, and studied law at the Middle Temple, and was called to the bar in 1866.... , acting Governor |
Acting for Hennessy, 1st time |
| 11 December 1888 to 22 December 1888 | T.E.A. Hall, acting Governor | Acting for Hennessy, 1st time |
| 11 December 1889 to 17 December 1889 | Francis Fleming Francis Fleming Sir Francis Fleming KCMG was a British colonial administrator.His father was James Fleming, Q.C.. He attended Downside College near Bath, and studied law at the Middle Temple, and was called to the bar in 1866.... , acting Governor |
2nd time |
| 17 December 1889 to 20 December 1889 | T.E.A. Hall, acting Governor | 2nd time |
| 21 December 1889 to 12 March 1892 | Sir Charles Cameron Lees Charles Lees Sir Charles Cameron Lees KCMG was a British military officer and colonial administrator.He was born 11 March 1837. He was originally commissioned into the 1st West India Regiment, but transferred to the 76th Foot in 1854, was promoted Lieutenant, and transferred to the 23rd Foot as adjutant in 1858... , Governor |
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| 12 March 1892 to 15 January 1897 | Hubert Edward Henry Jerningham, Governor | Acting to 20 September 1892; From 2 January 1893, Sir Hubert Edward Henry Jerningham |
| 17 January 1894 to 24 July 1894 | Charles Anthony King-Harman, acting Governor | Acting for Jerningham, 1st time |
| 2 March 1896 to 19 September 1896 | Charles Anthony King-Harman, acting Governor | Acting for Jerningham, 2nd time |
| 15 January 1897 to 11 May 1897 | Charles Anthony King-Harman, acting Governor | 3rd time |
| 11 May 1897 to 30 October 1903 | Sir Charles Bruce Charles Bruce (governor) Sir Charles Bruce was 18th Governor of Mauritius from 11 May 1897 to 30 October 1903.-References:... , Governor |
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| 12 July 1900 to 11 May 1901 | Graham John Bower, acting Governor | Acting for Bruce, 1st time |
| 30 October 1903 to 20 August 1904 | Graham John Bower, acting Governor | 2nd time |
| 20 August 1904 to 10 April 1911 | Sir Charles Cavendish Boyle Charles Cavendish Boyle Sir Charles Cavendish Boyle, KCMG was a British colonial administrator. He joined the British Colonial Office and was made magistrate in the Leeward Islands in 1879. He served as Colonial Secretary in Bermuda from 1882 to 1888 and in Gibraltar from 1888 to 1894 and was granted a knighthood for his... , Governor |
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| 14 April 1906 to 14 September 1906 | Graham John Bower, acting Governor | Acting for Boyle, 3rd time |
| 17 October 1908 to 23 April 1909 | Graham John Bower, acting Governor | Acting for Boyle, 4th time |
| 10 April 1911 to 13 September 1911 | George Smith, acting Governor | |
| 13 September 1911 to 28 January 1916 | John Robert Chancellor, Governor | From 3 June 1913, Sir John Robert Chancellor |
| 10 March 1914 to 22 September 1914 | John Middleton John Middleton (administrator) Sir John Middleton was a British colonial administrator.Middleton joined the Colonial Office in 1901, serving in south Nigeria for six years as a junior official before moving on to Mauritius until 1920 when he was promoted to governor of the Falkland Islands from 1920 to 1927, Gambia from 1927 to... , acting Governor |
Acting for Chancellor, 1st time |
| 28 January 1916 to 18 May 1916 | John Middleton John Middleton (administrator) Sir John Middleton was a British colonial administrator.Middleton joined the Colonial Office in 1901, serving in south Nigeria for six years as a junior official before moving on to Mauritius until 1920 when he was promoted to governor of the Falkland Islands from 1920 to 1927, Gambia from 1927 to... , acting Governor |
2nd time |
| 18 May 1916 to 16 August 1924 | Sir Henry Hesketh Joudou Bell Henry Hesketh Bell Sir Henry Hesketh Joudou Bell GCMG was a British colonial administrator and author.He began his career in the colonial service in the Bahamas with a minor position but was promoted to Administrator of Dominica within a few years... , Governor |
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| 8 February 1919 to 17 November 1919 | John Middleton John Middleton (administrator) Sir John Middleton was a British colonial administrator.Middleton joined the Colonial Office in 1901, serving in south Nigeria for six years as a junior official before moving on to Mauritius until 1920 when he was promoted to governor of the Falkland Islands from 1920 to 1927, Gambia from 1927 to... , acting Governor |
Acting for Bell, 3rd time |
| 2 February 1921 to 3 April 1921 | Edward Brandis Denham Edward Brandis Denham Sir Edward Brandis Denham, GCMG, KBE was a British colonial administrator. He served as Governor of The Gambia , British Guiana and Jamaica .-Life:... , acting Governor |
Acting for Bell, 1st time |
| 8 May 1922 to 3 March 1923 | Edward Brandis Denham Edward Brandis Denham Sir Edward Brandis Denham, GCMG, KBE was a British colonial administrator. He served as Governor of The Gambia , British Guiana and Jamaica .-Life:... , acting Governor |
Acting for Bell, 2nd time |
| 16 August 1924 to 19 February 1925 | Edward Allan Grannum, acting Governor | 1st time |
| 19 February 1925 to 9 December 1929 | Sir Herbert James Read Herbert James Read Sir Herbert James Read was the 22nd Governor of Mauritius from 19 February 1925 to 9 December 1929.- References :... , Governor |
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| 2 September 1926 to 17 October 1926 | Edward Allan Grannum, acting Governor | Acting for Read, 2nd time |
| 3 August 1927 to 17 May 1928 | Edward Allan Grannum, acting Governor | Acting for Read, 3rd time |
| 9 December 1929 to 30 August 1930 | Sir Edward Allan Grannum, acting Governor | 4th time |
| 30 August 1930 to 7 June 1937 | Wilfrid Edward Francis Jackson Wilfrid Edward Francis Jackson Sir Wilfrid Edward Francis Jackson was a British colonial governor.Jackson was the 23rd Governor of Mauritius from August 30, 1930, to June 7, 1937, and was knighted on June 3, 1931. During this period the constitution was modified in 1933, and Dr Maurice Curé founded the worker's party as first... , Governor |
From 3 June 1931, Sir Wilfrid Edward Francis Jackson |
| 24 August 1932 to 29 April 1933 | Edward Walter Evans, acting Governor | Acting for Jackson, 1st time |
| 3 September 1934 to 26 October 1934 | Edward Walter Evans, acting Governor | Acting for Jackson, 2nd time |
| 7 April 1936 to 4 December 1936 | Edward Walter Evans, acting Governor | Acting for Jackson, 3rd time |
| 7 June 1937 to 23 October 1937 | Edward Walter Evans, acting Governor | 4th time |
| 23 October 1937 to 16 April 1942 | Sir Bede Edward Hugh Clifford Bede Edward Hugh Clifford Sir Bede Edmund Hugh Clifford was the 24th Governor of Mauritius from 23 Oct 1937 to 16 Apr 1942.-References:... , Governor |
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| 29 January 1940 to 10 September 1940 | Sydney Moody, acting Governor | Acting for Clifford, 1st time |
| 16 April 1942 to 5 July 1942 1940 | Sydney Moody, acting Governor | 2nd time |
| 5 July 1942 to 5 December 1948 | Sir Donald Mackenzie-Kennedy Donald Mackenzie-Kennedy Sir Donald C. Mackenzie-Kennedy was a British colonial administrator who was governor of Nyasaland between 1939 and 1942, and 25th Governor of Mauritius from 5 Jul 1942 to 5 Dec 1948.... , Governor |
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| 23 May 1945 to 3 January 1946 | Sydney Moody, acting Governor | Acting for Mackenzie-Kennedy, 3rd time |
| 8 May 1947 to 10 January 1948 | Sydney Moody, acting Governor | Acting for Mackenzie-Kennedy, 4th time |
| 5 December 1948 to 26 September 1949 | James Dundas Harford, acting Governor | 1st time |
| 26 September 1949 to 11 January 1954 | Sir Hilary Rudolph Robert Blood Hilary Rudolph Robert Blood Sir Hilary Rudolph Robert Blood was the 26th Governor of Mauritius from 26 Sep 1949 to 11 Jan 1954.- References :... , Governor |
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| 26 June 1950 to 17 November 1950 | James Dundas Harford, acting Governor | Acting for Blood, 2nd time |
| 22 May 1952 to 14 October 1952 | James Dundas Harford, acting Governor | Acting for Blood, 3rd time |
| 11 January 1954 to 22 March 1954 | Robert Newton Robert Newton Robert Newton was an English stage and film actor. Along with Errol Flynn, Newton was one of the most popular actors among the male juvenile audience of the 1940s and early 1950s, especially with British boys... , acting Governor |
1st time |
| 22 March 1954 to 10 July 1959 | Sir Robert Scott Robert Scott (governor) Sir Robert Scott was the 27th Governor of Mauritius from 22 Mar 1954 - 10 Jul 1959. He wrote a history of the Islands called Limuria: The Lesser Dependencies of Mauritius... , Governor |
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| 8 November 1956 to 18 April 1957 | Robert Newton Robert Newton Robert Newton was an English stage and film actor. Along with Errol Flynn, Newton was one of the most popular actors among the male juvenile audience of the 1940s and early 1950s, especially with British boys... , acting Governor |
Acting for Scott, 2nd time |
| 10 July 1959 to 2 November 1959 | Robert Newton Robert Newton Robert Newton was an English stage and film actor. Along with Errol Flynn, Newton was one of the most popular actors among the male juvenile audience of the 1940s and early 1950s, especially with British boys... , acting Governor |
3rd time |
| 2 November 1959 to 10 July 1962 | Sir Colville Montgomery Deverell Colville Deverell Sir Colville Montgomery Deverell, GBE, KCMG was an Irish cricketer and colonial administrator.-Cricket:... , Governor |
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| 11 June 1961 to 20 July 1961 | Thomas Douglas Vickers, acting Governor | Acting for Deverell, 1st time |
| 10 July 1962 to 17 September 1962 | Thomas Douglas Vickers, acting Governor | 2nd time |
| 17 September 1962 to 12 March 1968 | Sir John Shaw Rennie John Shaw Rennie - References :... , Governor |
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| 24 August 1964 to 30 November 1964 | Thomas Douglas Vickers, acting Governor | Acting for Rennie, 3rd time |
| 11 October 1966 to 28 December 1966 | Thomas Douglas Vickers, acting Governor | Acting for Rennie, 4th time |
| 12 March 1968 | Independence as Mauritius Mauritius Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar... |
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For continuation after independence, see: List of Governors-General of Mauritius