Governor of North Borneo
| Governor of North Borneo | |
|---|---|
| Style | His Excellency |
| Residence | Sandakan (before 1946), Jesselton (1946-1963) |
| Inaugural holder | William Hood Treacher |
| Formation | 1881-1963 |
| Final holder | William Allmond Codrington Goode |
| Abolished | 1963 |
The Governor of North Borneo was the appointed head of the government of North Borneo.
Originally the Governor was appointed by the North Borneo Chartered Company, which was responsible for the administration of the protectorate. Upon North Borneo becoming a Crown colony in 1946, in the aftermath of the Second World War, the Governor of British North Borneo became an appointee of the Crown (i.e. of the Government of the United Kingdom).
List of Governors appointed by the Company
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| William Hood Treacher | 1881 | 1887 |
| William Maunder Crocker | 1887 | 1888 |
| Charles Vandeleur Creagh | 1888 | 1895 |
| Leicester Paul Beaufort | 1895 | 1900 |
| Hugh Charles Clifford | 1900 | 1901 |
| Ernest Woodford Birch | 1901 | 1903 |
| Edward Peregrine Gueritz | 1904 | 1911 |
| Francis Robert Ellis | 1911 | 1912 |
| Sir James Scott Mason | 1912 | 1913 |
| Cecil William Chase Parr | 1913 | 1915 |
| Aylmer Cavendish Pearson (first appointment) |
1915 | 1922 |
| William Henry Rycroft | 1922 | 1925 |
| Aylmer Cavendish Pearson (second appointment) |
1925 | 1926 |
| John Lisseter Humphreys | 1926 | 1929 |
| Arthur Frederick Richards | 1930 | 1933 |
| Douglas James Jardine | 1934 | 1937 |
| Charles Robert Smith | 1937 | 1942 |
| Administration interrupted by the Japanese occupation | ||
| Charles Robert Smith (resumed administration) |
1945 | 1946 |
List of Governors appointed by the Crown
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Francis Twining | 1946 | 1949 |
| Herbert Ralph Hone | 1950 | 1954 |
| Roland Evelyn Turnbull | 1954 | 1959 |
| William Allmond Codrington Goode | 1959 | 1963 |
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